Feryal Özel
Feryal Özel (born May 27, 1975) is a Turkish astrophysicist born in Istanbul, Turkey, specializing in the physics of compact objects and high energy astrophysical phenomena, having worked especially in the field of neutron stars, magnetars, and black holes. She is currently an associate professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in the Astronomy Department and Steward Observatory. She has been a member and Hubble Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey[1] She has appeared on numerous TV documentaries including Big Ideas on PBS and the Universe series in the History Channel.
Education
Honors and awards
- Harvard University Bart J. Bok Prize 2010
- San Diego Astronomy Association Lucas Award 2010
- Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Foundation Visiting Scholar Fellowship 2007
- Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship 2002-2005
- Distinguished Scholar Award, Daughters of Atatürk Foundation 2003
- Keck Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study 2002
- Van Vleck Fellowship, Harvard University 1999
- Kostrup Prize, Niels Bohr Institute 1997
- Niels Bohr Institute Graduate Fellowship 1996-1997
- Applied Mathematics Faculty Award, Columbia University 1996
- Fu Foundation Scholarship, Columbia University 1994-1996
- CERN Research Fellowship 1995
- Turkish Health and Education Foundation Scholarship 1992-1994
References
- ^ [1] School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, website
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