Andreja Gomboc
Andreja Gomboc (born 10 November 1969), is a
Biography
Andreja Gomboc was born in Murska Sobota, Slovenia.
Andreja Gomboc graduated in 1995 at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (FMF) at University of Ljubljana with diploma work The appearance of a star falling in a black hole (Kako je videti padec zvezde v črno luknjo.).
From 1995 to 2001 she was a postgraduate student of
For her Ph.D. dissertation she received the Pomurje research award in 2002.[2]
From 2002 to 2004 she was a
In January 2010 she delivered a talk entitled "Us and the Universe" (Vesolje in mi)[11] in National Assembly of Republic of Slovenia as part of the project "Harvesting Knowledge".[12]
She is a member of the
In period 2011–2014 she was the PI of the ESA project "Relativistic Global Navigation System".
Her research fields are
She publishes popular science articles on astronomy and astrophysics in Slovenian astronomical magazine Spika. She is the founder and editor of the web portal Portal v vesolje.
In the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA)[14] she was the Single Point of Contact and Coordinator for Slovenia.[15] Among other IYA activities she initiated and organized exhibition of astro-photographs From Earth to the Universe at the Jakopič promenade in Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, Travelling exhibition From Earth to the Universe, Open door days at Astronomical and Geophysical Observatory Golovec (AGO) and other.[16] She was also co-editor of the proceedings of the workshop Slovenia and Space – yesterday, today and tomorrow and of the catalogue of the exhibition From Earth to the Universe. She received award Prometheus of Science 2007 (Prometej znanosti 2007) for co-editing monography Physics, My Profession – Life and Work of Our Female Physicists (Fizika, moj poklic – življenje in delo naših fizičark) and Prometheus of Science 2009 (for leading the Organizing Committee of International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Slovenia).[17][18]
She is the president of the national committee for astronomy competition organized since 2009 by Society of Mathematicians, Physicists and Astronomers of Slovenia. Andreja Gomboc is a member of Marie Curie Fellows Organization[19] PAZU,[20] European Astronomical Society (EAS)[21] and International Astronomical Union (IAU).
In 2015 she received Zois Certificate of Recognition, a Slovenian state award, for important research findings concerning Gamma Ray Bursts.
In 2016 she organized astronomical symposium New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics,[22] the first International Astronomical Union Symposium in Slovenia.
See also
Notes
- ^ "homepage of Andreja Gomboc".
- ^ "Pomurje research award 2002". Pomurska izobraževalna fundacija (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Astrophysics Research Institute". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Liverpool John Moores University". Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "LT". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Faulkes Telescope Project". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "RINGO Wins Times Higher Education Supplement "Research Project of the Year" Award". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Times Higher Education". TSL Education Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ Mundell; et al. (2007).
- ^ Racusin; et al. (2008).
- ^ "Vesolje in mi". National Assembly (Slovenia) (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Harvesting Knowledge". Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Gaia overview". Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "International Year of Astronomy 2009". Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Mednarodno leto astronomije – MLA" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "AGO". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Neformalna mreža slovenskih fizičark" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Prejemniki priznanj "PROMETEJ ZNANOSTI" za leto 2009" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Marie Curie Fellows Association". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-09-24.,
- ^ "PAZU". Pomurska akademsko znanstvena unija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "European Astronomical Society". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "IAU Symposium 324;". New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics.
References
- doi:10.1051/aas:1996246. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- Gomboc, A.; Čadež, Andrej (2005). "Effects of Black Hole's Gravitational Field on the Luminosity of Star During Close Encounter" (PDF). S2CID 8092635. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- Gomboc, A.; et al. (2008). "Multiwavelength analysis of the intriguing GRB 061126: the reverse shock scenario and magnetization". Astrophysical Journal. 687 (1): 443–455. S2CID 14911102.
- Mundell, Carole G.; et al. (2007-03-30). "Early Optical Polarization of a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow". S2CID 8378469.
- Racusin, J. L.; et al. (2010-09-11). "Broadband observations of the naked-eye γ-ray burst GRB 080319B". S2CID 205214609.
Further reading
- Strnad, Janez; Sajovic, Tomaž. Dr. Andreja Gomboc, astrofizičarka [Dr. Andreja Gomboc, Astrophysicist] (in Slovene). Proteus 74/1. September 2011. Natural History Society of Slovenia. ISSN 0033-1805. (an interview with Andreja Gomboc)