Dara Norman

Dara J. Norman
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS (1988) University of Washington, MS (1994) University of Washington, PhD (1999)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Doctoral advisor	Craig Hogan

Dara J. Norman is an astronomer and the deputy director of the Community Science and Data Center at the National Science Foundation's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) in Tucson, Arizona. She is also the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Diversity Advocate at NOAO. Her research centers on the influence of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) on the evolution of galaxies. In 2020, she was inducted into the inaugural cohort of American Astronomical Society Fellows in recognition of her leadership and achievements.^[1]