Beth Willman

Beth Willman
Beth Willman
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University (B.A.); University of Washington (Ph.D.);
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Haverford College; NOIRLab; LSST Corporation;
Thesis	A Survey for Resolved Milky Way Dwarf Galaxy Satellites (2003)
Doctoral advisor	Julianne Dalcanton

Beth Willman is an American astronomer who is the Chief Executive Officer of the LSST Discovery Alliance,^[1] an astronomical organization notable for its support of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. She was previously the deputy director of the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) and an associate professor of astronomy at Haverford College.

Education

Beth Willman received her B.A. in

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.^[2]^[4]

Research

Beth mainly focuses her research on cosmology. Her specialty is investigating the least luminous galaxies in our known Universe.^[5]^[6] The galaxy Willman 1, which she discovered during her postdoc, is named after her.^[7]

References

^ "Directors, Officers, Advisors & Staff | Corporate". www.lsstcorporation.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lotozo, Eils (September 22, 2008). "Astronomer Beth Willman Joins Faculty". Haverford College. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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OCLC 55506260 – via ProQuest
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^ "Beth Willman: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities". SPIE. June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Spitz, Anna (October 2009). "Beth Willman—Enjoying New Challenges at LSST and in Philadelphia, PA". LSST E-News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Haverford College—Beth Willman". Haverford.edu. Haverford College. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ Finkbeiner, Ann (August 17, 2012). "Beth Willman Really Does Have A Galaxy". The Awl. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

External links

Beth Willman on LinkedIn

[1] "Directors, Officers, Advisors & Staff | Corporate". www.lsstcorporation.org. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[:0-2] Lotozo, Eils (September 22, 2008). "Astronomer Beth Willman Joins Faculty". Haverford College. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[:1-3] 
OCLC 55506260 – via ProQuest
.

[4] "Beth Willman: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Construction Progress and Scientific Opportunities". SPIE. June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[5] Spitz, Anna (October 2009). "Beth Willman—Enjoying New Challenges at LSST and in Philadelphia, PA". LSST E-News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[6] "Haverford College—Beth Willman". Haverford.edu. Haverford College. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[7] Finkbeiner, Ann (August 17, 2012). "Beth Willman Really Does Have A Galaxy". The Awl. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI
Academics	Google Scholar Mathematics Genealogy Project ORCID

v t e NOIRLab
Programs	Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Gemini Observatory Kitt Peak National Observatory Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Telescopes and Instruments	Víctor M. Blanco Telescope Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope DECam
People	Beth Willman Lars Lindberg Christensen Dara Norman
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