Constance M. Rockosi

Constance M. Rockosi
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Education
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Institutions
ThesisDetection and analysis of the tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 in the SDSS commissioning data (2001)
Doctoral advisorDonald G. York

Constance "Connie" Mary Rockosi (born c. 1972[1]) is a professor and former department chair in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2] She earned her PhD in 2001 and helped design the camera for the telescope that was used as part of the initial Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).[3][4] She also was in charge of the SDSS-III domain for the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE) project[5] and is the primary investigator on SEGUE-2.[6] Her focuses involve the study of the Milky Way galaxy, with a focus on the evolution that it took to reach its current state.[7]

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  2. ^ "Faculty Directory". UC Santa Cruz Astronomy & Astrophysics. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  3. ^ Koppes, Steve (15 November 2007). "Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Universe of data changes face of astronomy". Chronicle. 27 (5). Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "UCO Lick Observatory". ucolick.org.
  5. ^ Janek, Vanessa (6 January 2015). "Hearing the Early Universe's Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings". Universe Today. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ Moskowitz, Clara (10 January 2012). "Milky Way Galaxy's Past Revealed Through New Star Census". Space. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ "UCSC Faculty Pages".