Sidney C. Wolff

For the American physician, see Sidney M. Wolfe.
Sidney C. Wolff
Photo of Sidney C. Wolff
Born
Sidney Carne

1941
Sioux City, Iowa
EducationBS Astronomy (1962), PhD Astronomy (1966)
Alma materCarleton College; University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Astrophysicist, researcher, public educator, author
Scientific career
Thesis A Spectroscopic and Photometric Study of the Peculiar A-Stars  (1966)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Preston

Sidney Carne Wolff (born 1941) is an American astrophysicist, researcher, public educator, and author. She is the first woman in the United States to head a major observatory, and she provided significant contributions to the construction of six telescopes.[1] Wolff served as Director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO).[2] She is a member of the International Astronomical Union's Division G: Stars and Stellar Physics.[3]

  1. ^ Carleton Alumni Network (7 June 2012). "Sidney Carne Wolff '62". Carleton.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NOAO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ IAU (2017). "Affiliations with Division G Stars and Stellar Physics". International Astronomical Union.