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Past Member

Eve Ostriker

Affiliation

Natural Sciences

Field of Study

Theoretical Astrophysics
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Eve Ostriker's research is in theoretical and computational astrophysics, with interests in the initiation and control of star formation; the dynamics, thermodynamics, and chemistry of the magnetized, turbulent interstellar medium (ISM), including radiation and cosmic ray interactions; and the structure and evolution of spiral galaxies.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Natural Sciences

Degrees

University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.
1993
Harvard University
A.B.
1987

Honors

2022
Member, National Academy of Sciences
2020
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2017
Simons Investigator in Astrophysics
2009
Guggenheim Fellow

Appointments

Princeton University
2019
Associate Chair, Astrophysical Sciences
Princeton University
2021
Lyman Spitzer, Jr., Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Princeton University
2012
Professor, Astrophysical Sciences
University of Maryland
1996–2012
Professor, Astronomy