Judith Young (astronomer)

Judith Young
Born
Judith Sharn Rubin

(1952-09-15)September 15, 1952
DiedMay 23, 2014(2014-05-23) (aged 61)
Alma mater
Spouse
Michael Young
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(m. 1975⁠–⁠1990)​
Children1
Parents
RelativesKarl Rubin (brother)
AwardsMaria Goeppert-Mayer Award
Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (1982)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Thesis The Isotopic Composition of Cosmic Rays  (1979)
Doctoral advisorPhyllis S. Freier

Judith Sharn Young (née Rubin; September 15, 1952 – May 23, 2014)[1] was an American physicist, astronomer,[2] and educator. The American Physical Society honored Young with the first Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award for being the best young physicist in the world in 1986.[3][4][5] Astronomer Nick Scoville of Caltech writes of her research: "Her pioneering galactic structure research included some of the earliest mapping of CO emission in galaxies followed by the most extensive surveys molecular gas and star formation in nearby galaxies."[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Larsen, Kristine (December 31, 1999). "Vera Cooper Rubin". Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Jewish Women's Archive. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Oakes, E.H. (2007). "Young, Judith Sharn". Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Facts on File Science Library. Facts On File. p. 792. ISBN 978-1-4381-1882-6. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Maria Goeppert Mayer Award". American Physical Society. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Judy Young, Astronomer Who Built Campus Sunwheel". University of Massachusetts Amherst. May 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Scoville, Nick; Schneider, Steve (January 31, 2014). "Judith S. Young (1952–2014)". Bulletin of the AAS. 46 (1). American Astronomical Society: 007. Bibcode:2014BAAS...46..007S. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2023.