Judith Gamora Cohen

Judith Gamora Cohen
Born1946 [1]
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRadcliffe College, California Institute of Technology
Known forBeing one of the designers of the Keck observatory
AwardsErnest F. Fullam Award of the Dudley Observatory
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of California Berkeley, Kitt Peak National Observatory, California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorGuido Münch
Websitehttps://www.pma.caltech.edu/content/judith-g-cohen and http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jlc/

Judith Gamora Cohen (born 1946), is an American astronomer and the Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. She is a recognized expert regarding the Milky Way Galaxy, particularly with respect to the Galaxy's outer halo. She also played a key role in the design and construction of the Keck Telescope.[2]

  1. ^ Cohen, Judith G. (Judith Gamora), 1946- Alternative names. "Cohen, Judith G. (Judith Gamora), 1946". Socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Judith G. Cohen" (biography), in "Member Directory." National Academy of Sciences, retrieved online July 20, 2019.