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Yaël Nazé (born 1976) is a Belgian astrophysicist who works at the
Yaël Nazé (born 1976) is a Belgian astrophysicist who works at the University of Liège
The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301� ...
. She specializes in massive stars
This is a list of the most massive stars that have been discovered, in solar masses ().
Uncertainties and caveats
Most of the masses listed below are contested and, being the subject of current research, remain under review and subject to consta ...
and their interactions with their surroundings.
Biography
She came from what she described as a poor part ofBelgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
where people enjoyed stargazing. At ten she considered meteorology
Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did no ...
, but by twelve became interested in astronomy. She received her PhD in March, 2004 and qualified as a permanent National Fund for Scientific Research
The National Fund for Scientific Research (NFSR) (Dutch: ''Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek'' (NFWO), French: ''Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique'' (FNRS)) was once a government institution in Belgium for supporting scient ...
(FNRS) researcher since 2009. She devotes part of her leisure to the popularization of sciences through conferences, animations, exhibitions, and articles. She has written several books that have earned her several awards. Her scientific work has been just as rewarded and repeatedly so.
Bibliography
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* In 2018, Nazé analyzed the controversy over a