Tracy Slatyer

Tracy Slatyer is a particle physicist with a concentration in theoretical astrophysics.[1][2] She was a 2014 recipient of the Rossi Prize for gamma ray detection of Fermi bubbles, which are unexpected large structure in our galaxy.[3][4][5] Her research also involves seeking explanations for dark matter and the gamma ray haze at the center of the Milky Way.[6]

Early life and education

She studied at Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia.[7] Slatyer received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Harvard University.[3]

Career and research

• 9/2010 - 7/2013 Member of Institute for Advanced Study[1]
• Assistant Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Honors and awards

• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[8]
• 2017 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics from the American Physical Society[9]
• 2014 Rossi Prize with Douglas Finkbeiner and Meng Su[3]

References

1. "Tracy Slatyer". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
2. "Physics - Tracy R. Slatyer". physics.aps.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
3. "2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su". astronomy.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
4. "Meng Su wins 2014 Bruno Rossi Prize (along with Tracy Slatyer, MIT, and Douglas Finkbeiner, CfA) | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research". space.mit.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
5. "HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners | High Energy Astrophysics Division". head.aas.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
6. Sokol, Joshua (1 September 2016), "A Seeker of Dark Matter's Hidden Light: The physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for faint wisps of dark matter annihilating in the early universe — and perhaps in hiding places closer to home", Quanta.
7. Griffiths, John (6 November 2014). "Celebrating ACT Public School alumni". CityNews.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
8. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". www.whitehouse.gov. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
9. "2017 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics". American Physical Society.