Virginia Louise Trimble

Virginia Louise Trimble
Trimble in 1988
Born (1943-11-15) November 15, 1943 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUCLA, Caltech, Cambridge
Known forAnnual reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics Research
Studies of telescope productivity
SpouseJoseph Weber
AwardsNAS Award for Scientific Reviewing
Klopsteg Memorial Award
George Van Biesbroeck Prize
honorary doctorate from the University of Valencia
Andrew Gemant Award
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics, cosmology, history of astronomy, history of science
Thesis Motions and structure of the filamentary envelope of the Crab Nebula [1]
Doctoral advisorGuido Münch
Websitehttp://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=3060

Virginia Louise Trimble (born November 15, 1943) is an American astronomer specializing in the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies, and the history of astronomy.[2] She has published more than 600 works in Astrophysics,[3] and dozens of other works in the history of other sciences. She is famous for an annual review of astronomy and astrophysics research that was published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and often gives summary reviews at astrophysical conferences.[4] In 2018, she was elected a Patron of the American Astronomical Society, for her many years of intellectual, organizational, and financial contributions to the society.[5]

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  5. ^ "Virginia Trimble Honored by AAS and IAU | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.