Tracy Slatyer Explained

Honorific Prefix:Professor
Tracy Slatyer
Nationality:Australian
Fields:particle physics, astrophysics
Workplaces:MIT
Education:PhD, Harvard
Thesis Title:Signatures of a new force in the dark matter sector
Thesis Url:http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990125428540203941/catalog
Thesis Year:2010
Doctoral Advisor:Douglas P. Finkbeiner
Awards:New Horizons in Physics Prize
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Tracy Robyn Slatyer is a professor of particle physics with a concentration in theoretical astrophysics[1] [2] with tenure at MIT. She was a 2014 recipient of the Rossi Prize for gamma ray detection of Fermi bubbles, which are unexpected large structure in our galaxy.[3] [4] [5] Her research also involves seeking explanations for dark matter and the gamma ray haze at the center of the Milky Way.[6] In 2021, she was awarded a New Horizons in Physics Prize for "major contributions to particle astrophysics, from models of dark matter to the discovery of the "Fermi Bubbles."[7] [8]

Early life and education

Slatyer was born in the Solomon Islands and grew up in Australia and Fiji. She studied at Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia.[9] In 2005, she completed her undergraduate in theoretical physics at the Australian National University,[10] and her doctorate in physics at Harvard University in 2010 under the direction of Douglas Finkbeiner.[11]

Career and research

From 2010 to 2013, she was a John N. Bahcall Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. She joined the faculty at MIT the same year and received tenure in 2019.[12]

Honors and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracy Slatyer. Institute for Advanced Study. 2016-06-15.
  2. Web site: Physics - Tracy R. Slatyer. physics.aps.org. 2016-06-15.
  3. Web site: 2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su. astronomy.fas.harvard.edu. 2016-06-15.
  4. Web site: Meng Su wins 2014 Bruno Rossi Prize (along with Tracy Slatyer, MIT, and Douglas Finkbeiner, CfA) MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. space.mit.edu. 2016-06-15.
  5. Web site: HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners High Energy Astrophysics Division. head.aas.org. 2016-06-15.
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  7. Web site: Four from MIT awarded 2021 New Horizons in Physics and New Frontiers in Mathematics prizes . Physicists Tracy Slatyer and Netta Engelhardt and mathematicians Lisa Piccirillo and Nina Holden PhD ’18 are honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. . Jennifer Chu . 2020-09-10.
  8. Web site: WINNERS OF THE 2021 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES IN LIFE SCIENCES, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS ANNOUNCED . 2020-09-10 .
  9. News: Celebrating ACT Public School alumni. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416041854/http://citynews.com.au/2014/celebrating-act-public-school-alumni/. 16 April 2016. 6 November 2014. John. Griffiths. CityNews.com.au.
  10. Web site: Tracy Slatyer » MIT Physics . 2021-03-25 . MIT Physics . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su . 2016-06-15 . astronomy.fas.harvard.edu.
  12. Web site: Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Science - Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments. . July 10, 2019 . .
  13. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. 2019-07-02. en. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2019-08-03.
  14. Web site: 2017 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics. American Physical Society.

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