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Barbara Ercolano
Barbara Ercolano is an Italian astrophysics, astrophysicist known for her work on Cosmic dust, interstellar dust, star formation, and protoplanetary disks. She is the Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics in the at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Ercolano is originally from Naples, and studied astrophysics at University College London. After postdoctoral research at University College London, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, and the University of Cambridge, she became a lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Exeter. She moved to the University of Munich as a professor in 2010. Ercolano is the 2010 winner of the Fowler Award in Astronomy of the Royal Astronomical Society. References External linksHome page {{DEFAULTSORT:Ercolano, Barbara Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Italian astrophysicists German astrophysicists Women astrophysicists Alumni of University College Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the heavenly bodies, rather than their positions or motions in space–''what'' they are, rather than ''where'' they are." Among the subjects studied are the Sun, other stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background. Emissions from these objects are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition. Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, ''astrophysicists'' apply concepts and methods from many disciplines of physics, including classical mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |