Louise Edwards

Louise Edwards
Born (1978-11-21) November 21, 1978 (age 46)
CitizenshipCanada, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Alma materUniversité Laval
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics, Astronomy
InstitutionsCalifornia Polytechnic State University

Louise Olivia Violet Edwards[2] (born 21 November 1978[1]) is a Canadian astronomer and associate professor of physics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly),[3] and is one of the first Black Canadians to receive a PhD in astronomy. In 2002, she was pictured on a Canadian stamp.[4]

  1. ^ a b Edwards, Louise (2003). Molecular hydrogen in the cooling flow cluster Abell 1795 (Thesis). ProQuest 305252781.
  2. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Louise Edwards". Physics Department. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dr. L.O.V. Edwards". www.astro.yale.edu. Retrieved June 10, 2020.