Cohen, Judith G. (Judith Gamora), 1946- (Astronomer)
Biographical/Historical
Background: Professor of Astronomy, 1979-present; Executive Officer for Astronomy, 1995-96; Caltech alumna (MS, 1969; PhD 1971).
Biographical/Historical
Description: A native of New York City, Cohen received her BA from Radcliffe College in 1967 and her master's and doctoral degrees from Caltech in 1969 and 1971 respectively. After a period as assistant astronomer at Kitt Peak Observatory, she was appointed Associate Professor at Caltech in 1979 and Professor in 1988. Among other accomplishments, she was the designer and builder of the low-resolution spectrograph for the Keck Telescope.
Biographical/Historical
Collection Notes: Oral history: in progress.
Papers, 1970-1999. The papers represent at present a small collection of documents in specific subject areas, including JPL and classified research, the Arroyo Center, women's issues at Caltech, and the status of instrument builders in astronomy.
Collection size: .5 linear feet
Inventory available in archives.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Globular Clusters As Clues To Origin Of Our Galaxy
Judith Cohen Oral History Interview with Shelley Erwin, 1998-03-31 - 1998-05-12
Judith G. Cohen is Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy at Caltech. The interview is open as of May 2015.
Judith Cohen Oral History Interview with Shelley Erwin [sound recording], 1998-03-31 - 1998-05-12
Judith G. Cohen is Kate Van Nuys Page Professor of Astronomy at Caltech. The interview is open as of May 2015.
Keck: the Early Childhood of a Scientific Giant
Keck: the Early Childhood of a Scientific Giant
Papers of Judith Cohen
Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Groundbreaking
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- Unprocessed Material 5
- Archival Object 2
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- Astronomy 3
- Women 3
- Watson Lecture 2
- Frontiers Of Science 1
- Manuscript Collection 1
