Young Scientist Prize for Mary Williams
Dr Mary Williams.
Credit: Mary WilliamsMary Williams, a scientist at AIP, has been awarded the science and engineering Brandenburg Young Scientist Prize for her discovery and research of a new stream of stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way called the “Aquarius Stream”. The post-doctoral prize comes with a cash award of 20,000 euro.
After finishing university in New Zealand and her PhD in Australia, 34 year old Mary Williams started her research at Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) in 2007. She published her discovery in her paper titled "The Dawning of the Stream of Aquarius in RAVE".
The Judging Panel found her work to be both an excellent scientific achievement and a successful illustration of public outreach. The award ceremony will take place on 13 December in the Schlosstheater, Neues Palais.
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Dr Mary Williams.
Credit: Mary WilliamsMary Williams, a scientist at AIP, has been awarded the science and engineering Brandenburg Young Scientist Prize for her discovery and research of a new stream of stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way called the “Aquarius Stream”. The post-doctoral prize comes with a cash award of 20,000 euro.
After finishing university in New Zealand and her PhD in Australia, 34 year old Mary Williams started her research at Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) in 2007. She published her discovery in her paper titled "The Dawning of the Stream of Aquarius in RAVE".
The Judging Panel found her work to be both an excellent scientific achievement and a successful illustration of public outreach. The award ceremony will take place on 13 December in the Schlosstheater, Neues Palais.
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