Helen J. Walker
Helen J. Walker | |
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| Born | Helen Joan Walker 2 January 1953 Warwick, England |
| Died | 19 September 2017 (aged 64) Wantage, Oxfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
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| Thesis | A spectroscopic and photometric investigation of the extreme helium-rich star HD 168476 |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip W. Hill |
Helen Joan Walker (2 January 1953 โ 19 September 2017) was a UK space scientist.
Personal life
She was born in Warwick on 2 January 1953.[1][2]
She died in Wantage, Oxfordshire, on 19 September 2017, after a five-month illness, and her funeral was in Oxfordshire on 9 October.[3][2]
Education and career
A space scientist,[1] her research was focused on planets and pre-planetary material around stars,[3] in particular in the infrared.[1]
Walker was an undergraduate student at the
She returned to RAL in 1989 as the co-investigator of ISOPHOT on the
She was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society,[3] serving on its council as secretary then senior secretary from 2001 to 2011.[1] She was also a supporter of the Society for Popular Astronomy,[3] serving as president in 2008โ09, and Treasurer in 2011โ2017.[1] She was active in astronomy outreach,[1] and was involved with the International Year of Astronomy in 2009,[3] leading the "Telescopes for Schools" project.[1] She was an advocate for woman in astronomy.[3]
References
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- ^ doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380380. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ a b c d e f g Hollis, Morgan (21 September 2023). "Helen Walker 1953-2017". www.ras.org.uk.
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