Andrea M. Ghez
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 60 |
| Official site | astro.ucla.edu |
| Date of birth | June 16,1965 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Discovered | S55 |
| Spouse | Tom LaTourrette |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| BS | |
| California Institute of Technology | |
| MS | |
| Known for | Discovery of a supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center; Adaptive optics |
| Galactic Center | |
| Adaptive optics | |
| Books | You Can be a Woman Astronomer |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
| Crafoord Prize | |
| Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| Nationality | American |
| Doctor advisor | Gerry Neugebauer |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3642061 |
Andrea M. Ghez Life story
Andrea Mia Ghez is an American astrophysicist and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine chair in Astrophysics, at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on the center of the Milky Way galaxy.