Emily Rice

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Emily Rice is an astronomy professor at the Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York. In addition to her scientific contributions to the study of the atmospheric properties of low mass astronomical bodies, she has become well known for her astronomy-related public outreach projects. She is the co-founder of the astro-centric fashion shop STARtorialist, a host for the public outreach series Astronomy on Tap, a parody video creator, and a current research associate for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.[1] She has appeared as a guest on the popular podcast StarTalk (podcast), and was a host for their spinoff show, StarTalk All-Stars. Rice also served as a public presenter at the Hayden Planetarium in New York.[1][2]

Education

Rice attended the University of Pittsburgh where she was awarded two B.A. degrees, one in Physics & Astronomy, and the other in German. Following her graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, she then moved to Los Angeles where she completed her M.S. and her Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] Her master's thesis centered around the characterization of stars within the a young star cluster in the constellation of Aquila.[4] The results of her thesis, which relied upon high-resolution spectra obtained by Lisa Prato, were published in the Astrophysical Journal in 2006 and in the upcoming Handbook of Star Forming Regions.[4] For her Ph.D., Rice investigated the physical properties of brown dwarf atmospheres and current model deficiencies via near-infrared spectra.[4] Once her Ph.D. was completed, she served as a postdoctoral fellow for Rebecca Oppenheimer at the American Museum of Natural History in the Exoplanet Group.[2][4]

Career

Rice is a current faculty member in the

exoplanets, as well as investigating stellar and planetary system formation mechanisms.[2][5] Her work has resulted in over 30 co-authored publications.[6] Rice also co-designed and authored a collection of introductory astronomy labs for use in entry-level astronomy courses entitled Astronomy Labs: A Concept Oriented Approach.[6]

She is also well known for her continued involvement with the American Museum of Natural History as a research associate and occasional planetarium presenter at the Hayden Planetarium.[2]

In 2015, she was awarded the Henry Wasser Award for Outstanding Scholarship from CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences.[6]

Public outreach

Though she has made tremendous contributions to her field of research, Rice stands out for her successful public outreach activities. She is the co-founder, with Summer Ash of an astronomy-centered fashion blog called the STARtorialist, which boasts the tagline: "Where science meets fashion and scientists get fabulous".[2][5][6][7]

She also dons the moniker DJ Carly Sagan, in honor of the legendary science popularizer Carl Sagan, to organize and host engaging, free-to-the-public science gatherings and presentations at bars in New York City as part of the Astronomy on Tap series.[2][5][6][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Hanson, Alex. "Astrophysics, Fashion, and DJ Carly Sagan: An Interview with Emily Rice"[permanent dead link], HERpothesis, 20 January 2016. Retrieved on 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Staff Directory - Emily Rice". American Museum of Natural History.
  3. ^ "Faculty Directory - Emily Rice". City University of New York. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  4. ^ a b c d Rice, Emily. "Emily L. Rice - UCLA Astronomy". www.astro.ucla.edu. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Faculty Alpha List - Emily Rice". City University of New York. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  6. ^ a b c d e "About Emily Rice". Star Talk.
  7. ^ Rice, Emily; Ash, Summer. "STARtorialist". startorialist.com.
  8. ^ "Astronomy On Tap". astronomyontap.org.
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