Vicky Kalogera

Vassiliki Kalogera is a Greek astrophysicist. She is a professor at Northwestern University and the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA). She is a leading member of the LIGO Collaboration that observed gravitational waves in 2015.

Vicky Kalogera
Vassiliki Kalogera
Born15 February 1971 (1971-02-15) (age 49)
Serres, Greece
Alma materUniversity of Thessaloniki
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Spouse(s)Frederic A. Rasio, Astrophysicist
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences Fellow (2018)
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2018)
Hans Bethe Prize (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsGravitational waves
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Websitewww.physics.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core-faculty/vicky-kalogera.html
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Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) at Northwestern University

Kalogera is a leading theorist in the study of gravitational waves, the emission of X-rays from compact binary objects and the coalescence of neutron-star binaries.

Early life and education

Kalogera was born in 1971 in Serres, Greece. She received her B.S. degree in physics in 1992 from the University of Thessaloniki. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for graduate school, where she completed her Ph.D. in astronomy in 1997. She joined the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as a CfA postdoctoral fellow and was awarded the Clay Fellowship in 2000. She joined the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University in 2001.[1]

Career and research

Kalogera is the Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor at Northwestern University. She serves as the Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA). Her current research covers[2] a range a topics in theoretical astrophysics, including the study of gravitational waves detected by LIGO, the development of models for X-ray binaries, LSST, and predicting the progenitors of supernovae.[3]

Awards and honors
  • Legacy Fellow, American Astronomical Society, 2020[4]
  • Crain's Chicago Business Notable Women in STEM, 2020[5]
  • Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019[6]
  • Elected Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2018[7]
  • Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, 2018. The award, administered by the American Institute of Physics and the American Astronomical Society, cites Kalogera's “fundamental contributions to advancing our understanding of the evolution and fate of compact objects in binary systems, with particular regard to their electromagnetic and gravitational wave signals.”[8]
  • Senior Fellow (2017-2021), CIFAR, Gravity and the Extreme Universe Program, 2017[9]
  • Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence, Northwestern University, 2017[10]
  • Hans A. Bethe Prize, 2016. The award, administered by the American Physical Society, cites Kalogera's "key contributions to the study of the electromagnetic and gravitational wave radiation from binary compact objects, including the now-verified prediction that neutron star mergers produce short gamma-ray bursts that will be found in all galaxy types."[11]
  • Simons Foundation Fellow in Theoretical Astrophysics, 2012[12]
  • Kavli Fellow, Kavli Frontiers of Science German-American Symposium, National Academy of Sciences, 2009[13]
  • Fellow, American Physical Society, 2008. Nominated by the Division of Astrophysics for "fundamental contributions to understanding the structure, formation and evolution of compact objects in binary systems, using X-ray and radio observations to study their importance for gravitational wave detectors."[14]
  • Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award, American Physical Society, 2008[15]
  • Selected as one of Astronomy Magazine's "10 Rising Stars of Astronomy", 2008[16]
  • National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award in Astronomy, Theoretical Studies of Compact Objects in Binary Systems, 2005[17]
  • Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, 2004[18]
  • Annie Jump Cannon Award, American Astronomical Society, for outstanding research and promise for future research by a postdoctoral woman researcher, 2002[19]
  • Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 2002[20]

References
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  2. "Kalogera Research Group". Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "8 Greek scientists In the team that detected for the third time gravitational waves". Ellines.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "AAS Fellows Program | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. "Crain's 2020 Notable Women in STEM". Crain's Chicago Business. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. "AAAS Announces Leading Scientists Elected as 2019 Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. "May 1 2018 NAS Election". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. "Vicky Kalogera to Receive 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics". www.aip.org. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. "Fellows & Advisors". CIFAR. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. "Past Recipients: Office of the Provost - Northwestern University". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. "Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  12. "Simons Fellows in Theoretical Physics". Simons Foundation. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  13. "2009 German-American Symposium". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  14. "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  15. "Prize Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  16. "Vicky Kalogera Named 'Rising Star of Astronomy': Northwestern University News". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  17. "NSF Award Search: Award#0449558 - CAREER: Theoretical Studies of Compact Objects in Binary Systems". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  18. Advancement, Research Corporation for Science. "RCSA Community Participates in LIGO Discovery". Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  19. "Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  20. "Fellowship Directory". The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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