Renée Hložek Explained

Renée Hložek
Birth Date:15 November 1983
Workplaces:University of Toronto
Princeton University
Alma Mater:University of Cape Town
University of Pretoria
University of Oxford
Thesis Title:Probing the early universe and dark energy with multi-epoch cosmological data
Thesis Url:https://act.princeton.edu/sites/act/files/hlozek_thesis.pdf
Doctoral Advisor:Jo Dunkley
Website:https://www.reneehlozek.com

Renée Hložek (born 15 November 1983) is a South African cosmologist, Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and an Azrieli Global Scholar within the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[1] She studies the cosmic microwave background, Type Ia supernova and baryon acoustic oscillations. She is a Sloan Research Fellow in 2020. Hložek identifies as bisexual.[2]

Early life and education

Hložek studied mathematics at the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town graduating in 2008.[3] [4] During her undergraduate studies she worked on dark energy.[5] She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2011.[6] Her thesis, "Probing the early universe and Dark Energy with multi-epoch cosmological data", used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey.[7] Her doctoral advisor was Jo Dunkley. During her time at Oxford, she appeared on Chris Lintott's Pub Astronomy podcast and 365 Days of Astronomy.[8] [9]

Research and career

After her PhD Hložek joined Princeton University as a Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellow. At Princeton University she prepared for the polarisation-sensitive Atacama Cosmology Telescope. In 2012 she was appointed a Spitzer-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University.[10] At Princeton she took part in a prison teaching initiative, and formed the Hope-Princeton exchange to bring young black women into Princeton's astronomy departments.[11] She took part in the Story Collider.[12] In 2013 she took part in the Science Train started by Lucianne Walkowicz at Princeton, where she took to the New York City Subway to talk to the public about astronomy.[13]

She joined the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in 2016.[14] She continues to work with the polarisation instrument on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, alongside data from Planck and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and BICEP and Keck Array.[15] She looks to classify radio transient signals using the Algonquin 46m radio telescope.[16] She has worked with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[17] In 2017 she took part in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Untangling the Cosmos event.[18] In 2020 she was awarded a Sloan Research Fellow.[19]

Hložek was named a TED Fellow in 2012 and a Senior Fellow in 2014,[20] however she resigned the fellowship in 2024.[21] Her contribution to TEDed "The death of the universe" has been viewed 1.1 Million times.[22] [23] She has spoken at several TED events, including the 2014 TED conference in Vancouver. She takes part in several activities to improve gender balance in science.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars. CIFAR. 4 September 2019 . en. 2019-10-24.
  2. Web site: Renee Hlozek . 2023-06-09 . 500 Queer Scientists . en-US.
  3. Web site: Renée Hlozek - Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts. University. Princeton. www.princeton.edu. 2018-05-27.
  4. Web site: Renée Hlozek TED Fellow TED. www.ted.com. en. 2018-05-27.
  5. Web site: Renee Hlozek University of Toronto - Academia.edu. utoronto.academia.edu. en. 2018-05-27.
  6. Web site: Renee Hlozek University of Oxford Department of Physics. www2.physics.ox.ac.uk. en. 2018-05-27.
  7. Web site: Theses Atacama Cosmology Telescope. act.princeton.edu. en. 2018-05-27.
  8. Web site: 365 Days of Astronomy. 365 Days of Astronomy. 14 November 2010 . en-US. 2018-05-27.
  9. Web site: Welcome pubastronomy.com - BlueHost.com. www.pubastronomy.com. en. 2018-05-27.
  10. Web site: Small-scale CMB cosmology ACT, Planck and beyond. Hlozek. Renée. 2014. Cornell University. 2018-05-27.
  11. Web site: Hope-Princeton Exchange TED Blog. blog.ted.com. 26 July 2013 . en. 2018-05-27.
  12. News: Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?. The Story Collider. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  13. Ride the Science Train—aka the New York Subway. Lemonick. Michael D.. Time. 2018-05-27. en-US. 0040-781X.
  14. News: Renée Hložek Astrophysicist, Cosmology Theorist And Astrostatistics Expert . 2015-11-13. Successness. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  15. Web site: TAP Colloquium: Dr. Renée Hlozek Lunar and Planetary Laboratory The University of Arizona. www.lpl.arizona.edu. en. 2018-05-27. 2017-08-10.
  16. News: Renee Hlozek SOSCIP. SOSCIP. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  17. News: Renee Hlozek - Inside The Perimeter. Inside The Perimeter. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  18. Web site: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - CIFAR : CIFAR. www.cifar.ca. en-US. 2018-05-27.
  19. Web site: Renée Hložek awarded Sloan Research Fellowship. www.utoronto.ca. en. 2020-02-13.
  20. News: Dr Renée Hlozek, Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University on TED - Womanthology. 2014-03-25. Womanthology. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  21. News: McGreal . Chris . 2024-01-24 . Ted fellows resign from organisation after Bill Ackman named as speaker . 2024-02-01 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  22. Web site: The death of the universe - Renée Hlozek. TED-Ed. en. 2018-05-27.
  23. News: The Science of How the Universe Will End, in a Poetic Animation. Popova. Maria. 2015-07-16. Brain Pickings. 2018-05-27. en-US.
  24. News: Renee Hlozek. 2015-01-06. Ignite - Global Fund for Women. 2018-05-27. en.
  25. Web site: 032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek The Strong Women's Club. www.thestrongwomensclub.com. en-US. 2018-05-27.
  26. Web site: Women in Science, Interview with Renee Hlozek, Princeton University Cosmologist & TED Fellow Lady Paragons. ladyparagons.com. en-US. 2018-05-27.
  27. Web site: The Real Deal: Renee Hlozek, Cosmologist. highheelsinthelab.blogspot.co.uk. 2018-05-27. 2013-09-30.
  28. Web site: The Strong Women's Club: Fitness business in depth. Health and wellness as tools for success for business women, corporations, female entrepreneurs. : 032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek. thestrongwomensclub.libsyn.com. 2018-05-27.