Jacqueline van Gorkom explained

Jacqueline van Gorkom
Fields:Radio Astronomy
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Workplaces:Columbia University
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Thesis Title:Aperture synthesis observations of recombination lines from compact HII regions
Alma Mater:University of Groningen

Jacqueline Henrie͏̈tte van Gorkom (born 30 March 1947)[1] is a Dutch radio astronomer and Rutherfurd Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University.[2] [3] [4] [5] Van Gorkom is known for her contributions to the field of galaxy evolution, particularly through observations of neutral hydrogen gas.

Education and career

Jacqueline van Gorkom was born in Voorburg.[1] She received her Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Groningen Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in 1980.[6] [7] [8] She worked at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Socorro, New Mexico for 8 years as a research scientist before joining the faculty at Columbia in 1988.[9] She has held visiting appointments at the Raman Research Institute, Princeton University, California Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, and the Kapteyn Institute. She has served as chair and Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Astronomy and is currently the Rutherfurd Professor of Astronomy at Columbia.

Research

Van Gorkom specializes in studies of neutral hydrogen, the most abundant element in the Universe, through observations of the 21cm hydrogen line. Her research focuses on the structure and evolution of galaxies and the role of gas in galaxy formation. Her research aims to address questions such as:

She currently leads the COSMOS HI Large Extra-galactic Survey (CHILES) project, a 1000-hour observation using the Very Large Array. CHILES will study the morphology and kinematics of gas in galaxies between redshift z=0 and z=0.45 and serve as a pathfinder experiment for the Square Kilometre Array.[10]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Book: D. J. van de Kaa. Kaa. Y. de Roo. De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen: Een Demografisch Perspectief: 1808 Tot 2008. 19 December 2008. Amsterdam University Press. 978-90-6984-552-4. 282.
  2. Web site: Columbia University Department of Astronomy. www.astro.columbia.edu. 2019-05-23.
  3. Web site: 2016 Jansky Lecturer: Prof. Jacqueline van Gorkom — Science Website. science.nrao.edu. 2019-05-23.
  4. Web site: Columbia University Astronomy Astrobrochure.
  5. Web site: International Astronomical Union IAU. www.iau.org. 2019-05-23.
  6. Gorkom. Jacqueline Henriëtte van. 1980. Aperture synthesis observations of recombination lines from compact HII regions. Radio Recombination Lines. 80. 67–73. en. 1980ASSL...80...67V. 10.1007/978-94-009-9024-1_6. Astrophysics and Space Science Library. 978-94-009-9026-5. 11370/afb95cd3-52a5-4b92-ada0-132d428059b4. free.
  7. Web site: Columbia University Department of Astronomy. www.astro.columbia.edu. 2019-05-23.
  8. Web site: CV.
  9. News: National Radio Astronomy Observatory Quarterly Report. 1986. NRAO library.
  10. Fernández. Ximena. Gorkom. J. H. van. Hess. Kelley M.. Pisano. D. J.. Kreckel. Kathryn. Momjian. Emmanuel. Popping. Attila. Oosterloo. Tom. Chomiuk. Laura. 2013. The Astrophysical Journal. en. 770. 2. L29. 10.1088/2041-8205/770/2/L29. 2041-8205. 1303.2659. A Pilot for a Very Large Array H I Deep Field. 2013ApJ...770L..29F. 44860811 .
  11. Web site: The 18th Hintze Lecture: Professor Jacqueline van Gorkom University of Oxford Department of Physics. www2.physics.ox.ac.uk. 2019-05-23.
  12. Web site: Jansky Lectureship — Science Website. science.nrao.edu. 2019-05-23.
  13. Web site: NRAO eNews. science.nrao.edu. 2019-05-23.
  14. Web site: 2016 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to Columbia Professor. National Radio Astronomy Observatory. en-US. 2019-05-23.
  15. Web site: Inmagic DB/Text WebPublisherPRO listing: Records of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. www.nrao.edu. 2019-05-23.
  16. Web site: Jacqueline van Gorkom . https://web.archive.org/web/20200425151503/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/correspondents/7177 . Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences . 25 April 2020.
  17. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#9023254 - Faculty Award for Women - An Atomic Hydrogen (HI) Image of the Universe. www.nsf.gov. 2019-05-23.

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