Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen

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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen
University of Leiden
Known forExtragalactic astrophysics
Scientific career
InstitutionsChalmers University of Technology

Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is a professor of astrophysics in the department of Space, Earth and Environment at Chalmers University of Technology.[1] Her research concerns galaxy formation and evolution.

She is a member of the Swedish Young Academy [2] and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) [3]

Early life and education

Knudsen studied at the

University of Leiden
where she received a PhD.

Research and career

Knudsen's research focuses particularly on star forming galaxies at cosmological distances. She uses large, modern telescopes such as ALMA, VLT, IRAM PdBI, and VLA to study the properties of redshift z=2–7 (lensed) submillimeter galaxies and quasar host galaxies.[1]

Awards and honours

  • 2018 Birger Karlsson Award[4]
  • 2012 Wallenberg Academy Fellow[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen | Chalmers". www.chalmers.se.
  2. ^ "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen - Sveriges Unga Akademi". www.sverigesungaakademi.se.
  3. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org.
  4. ^ "Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg (KVVS) | Vetenskaps- och lärarpriser".
  5. ^ "With her sights set on the outermost limits of the universe". Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.