Amy Barger

Amy J. Barger (born January 18, 1971) is an American astronomer. Barger earned a B.A. in Astronomy-Physics in 1993 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in Astronomy in 1997 from King's College, University of Cambridge where she was a Marshall scholar. Her discoveries have most concerned quasars, black holes, and other far distant objects. She helped show that the activity of black holes in nearby galaxies was greater and more recent than expected. She also worked with others on discoveries concerning stellar activity in distant galaxies. She currently is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is a member of the International Astronomical Union.[1]

Amy Barger
Born	(1971-01-18) January 18, 1971
Nationality	American
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Awards	Annie J. Cannon Award Newton Lacy Pierce Prize Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research

After earning her Ph.D, Barger worked on the Morphs collaboration studying the formation and morphologies of distant galaxies.[2]

Honors and Awards

• 1992 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship[3]
• 1993 Marshall Scholarship[4]
• 1999 NASA Hubble Fellowship[5]
• 1999 Chandra Fellow[6]
• 2001 Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy[7]
• 2002 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize of the American Astronomical Society[8]
• 2002 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow[9]
• 2003 Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow[10]
• 2003 David and Lucille Packard Fellow[11]
• 2007 American Physical Society Fellow[12]
• 2007 Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award of the American Physical Society[13]
• 2015 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow[14]
• 2011 Vilas Associates Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison[15]
• 2017 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow[16]
• 2017 Kellett Mid-Career Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison[17]

Notes

1. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
2. "The Morphs" Durham University, United Kingdom
3. "Goldwater Scholars – Undergraduate Academic Awards – UW–Madison". awards.advising.wisc.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
4. "1993 Marshall Scholarshiop" (PDF). Marshall Scholars Annual Report 2018. 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
5. "2017 and Prior Fellows". STScI.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
6. "Einstein, Chandra, and Fermi Fellows". cxc.harvard.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
7. "Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
8. "Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
9. "Past Fellows". sloan.org. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
10. Mayeshiba, Tam T.; Morgan, Dane D. (November 2016). "Factors controlling oxygen migration barriers in perovskites". Solid State Ionics. 296: 71–77. arXiv:1609.03456. Bibcode:2016arXiv160903456M. doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2016.09.007. ISSN 0167-2738.
11. "Barger, Amy J." The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
12. "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
13. "2007 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient: Amy Barger". American Physical Society. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
14. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Amy J. Barger". Retrieved January 30, 2020.
15. "Past Winners Vilas Associates | Research | UW–Madison". Retrieved January 30, 2020.
16. 2017 Fellows, American Association for the Advancement of Science, archived from the original on December 1, 2017, retrieved November 20, 2017
17. "Past Winners Kellett Mid-Career | Research | UW–Madison". Retrieved January 30, 2020.

External links

• Popular Science
• Outreach
• Dr. Barger's personal webpage