Imke de Pater explained

Imke de Pater
Workplaces:University of California, Berkeley
Alma Mater:Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (Leiden University)
Thesis Title:Observations and models of the decimetric radio emission from Jupiter
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1980
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Imke de Pater is a Dutch astronomer working at the University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her research on the large planets and led the team using the Keck Telescope to image the 1994 impact of the comet Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter.

Education and career

De Pater was introduced to astronomy in high school when a family friend gave her an astronomy textbook and introduced her to someone in Utrecht so she could learn about the field.[1] She earned her Ph.D. from Leiden University (1980) while working on radio emissions from Jupiter. de Pater is a professor of astronomy, earth and planetary science from the University of California, Berkeley, and served as the chair of the Astronomy Department.[2] In 2015 year, De Pater was named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union who cited her for:[3]

Research

De Pater's research centers on observations of the large planets and their rings and satellites (Jupiter,[4] [5] Neptune,[6] Titan,[7] and Uranus[8]) using adaptive optics and radio observations. When the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, she led the campaign to observe the impact using the Keck Telescope[9] [10] [11] [12] and the animations of the impact of the comet are readily available to the general public.[13] Her research on the rearrangement of the rings of Uranus indicated they are dynamic feature of the planet[14] [15] [16] and she revealed the presence of new dust belts surrounding Uranus.[17]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007. W.M. Keck Observatory Annual Report. Keck Observatory. 10.
  2. Web site: Eastbay Astronomical Society EAS Awards Dinner and Honored Speaker Night Sky Network. 2021-07-23. nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov.
  3. Web site: de Pater. 23 July 2021. Honors Program.
  4. Web site: Staff. Aishwarya Kaimal . 2019-08-27. UC Berkeley study finds ammonia plumes changing Jupiter's atmosphere. 2021-07-27. The Daily Californian. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-19. Researchers just measured Jupiter's stratospheric winds for the first time—and they're a doozy. 2021-07-27. Popular Science. en-US.
  6. News: 1988-08-02. SCIENCE WATCH; Neptune's Magnetism. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-23. 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: 2019-11-20. The first global map of Titan reveals Earth-like features with a peculiar twist. 2021-07-27. Popular Science. en-US.
  8. News: Fountain. Henry. 2006-04-11. Measuring for Liftoff (That First Flight Is Crucial). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-23. 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: 03.08.95 - Keck's Comet 'Video' Most Detailed. 2021-07-29. www.berkeley.edu.
  10. de Pater . I . Heiles . C . Wong . M . Maddalena . R. . Bird . M. . Funke . O . Neidhoefer . J . Price . R. . Kesteven . M . Calabretta . M . Klein . M. . Gulkis . S . Bolton . S. . Foster . R. . Sukumar . S . Strom . R. . LePoole . R. . Spoelstra . T . Robison . M . Hunstead . R. . Campbell-Wilson . D . Ye . T . Dulk . G . Leblanc . Y . Lecacheux . A . et . A. . Outburst of Jupiter's synchrotron radiation after the impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 . Science . 30 June 1995 . 268 . 5219 . 1879–1883 . 10.1126/science.11536723. 11536723 . 1995Sci...268.1879D .
  11. News: Browne. Malcolm W.. 1994-07-12. Astronomers Prepare for Comet's Collision With Jupiter. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-23. 0362-4331.
  12. News: Browne. Malcolm W.. 1994-07-22. 4 Blasts Start the End of Jupiter Fireworks. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-23. 0362-4331.
  13. Web site: Fragment A Collision Animation. 2021-07-29. www2.jpl.nasa.gov.
  14. Minkel. J. R.. August 23, 2007. Dark Side of Uranus' Rings Reveals Dramatic Changes. Scientific American. en.
  15. de Pater. I.. Hammel. H. B.. Showalter. M. R.. van Dam. M. A.. 28 September 2007. The Dark Side of the Rings of Uranus. Science. 317. 5846. 1888–1890. 10.1126/science.1148103. 17717152. 2007Sci...317.1888D . 23875293. free.
  16. Science podcast. Science Podcasts . American Association for the Advancement of Science . August 24, 2007 . 11:22 . July 28, 2021.
  17. de Pater. Imke. Hammel. Heidi B.. Gibbard. Seran G.. Showalter. Mark R.. 7 April 2006. New Dust Belts of Uranus: One Ring, Two Ring, Red Ring, Blue Ring. Science. en. 312. 5770. 92–94. 10.1126/science.1125110. 16601188. 2006Sci...312...92D . 957162. 32250745. 0036-8075.
  18. Web site: C.J. Jok Jury Award - All winners since 1971. 2021-07-23. www.universiteitleiden.nl. en.
  19. Web site: URSI Awards. 2021-07-23. www.ursi.org.
  20. News: 1985-03-10. 90 SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS WIN SLOAN RESEARCH AWARDS. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-07-23. 0362-4331.
  21. Book: de Pater . Imke . Lissauer . Jack J. . Planetary Sciences . 2015 . Cambridge University Press . 9781316195697 .
  22. Web site: Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award American Astronomical Society. 2021-07-23. aas.org.
  23. Web site: de Pater. 23 July 2021. Honors Program.
  24. Web site: May 2017. Oort Lecture 2017: What wonderful worlds: A journey through our Solar System. 2021-07-23. Leiden University. en.

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