Sallie Baliunas
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Sallie Louise Baliunas (born February 23, 1953)[1] is a retired astrophysicist. She formerly worked at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and was the Deputy Director of the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1991 to 2003.
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Sallie L. Baliunas | |
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Born | (1953-02-23) February 23, 1953 (age 71) New York City, United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Villanova University, Harvard University |
Awards | Bok Prize (1988), Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy (1988) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Mount Wilson Observatory, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
Thesis | Optical and ultraviolet studies of stellar chromospheres of Lambda Andromedae and other late-type stars (1980) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrea Dupree |
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