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Sandra Faber
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sandra Moore Faber, S. Faber, S. M. Faber, Sandra M. Faber, Sandra M Faber, S M Faber, S Faber, Faber
American astrophysicist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Photometry of elliptical galaxies in multiple systems
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Switzerland
- Active from
- 1993-04-18
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,516x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,613x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,776x
- SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor
· 2020 · cited 17,421x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
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Key facts
- Born
- Sandra Moore , ( 1944-12-28 ) December 28, 1944 (age 81) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Swarthmore College , Harvard University
- Known for
- Faber–Jackson relation , Designing the Keck Observatory
- Awards
- Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (1985) , National Medal of Science (2011) , Bruce Medal (2012) , Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2017) , Magellanic Premium (2018) , Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2020)
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- University of California, Santa Cruz , Lick Observatory
- Thesis
- Photometry of elliptical galaxies in multiple systems (1971)
- Doctoral advisor
- I. John Danziger
- Doctoral students
- Cristina Dalle Ore Tod R. Lauer
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Encyclopedic overview
Sandra Moore Faber (born December 28, 1944) is an American astrophysicist known for her research on the evolution of galaxies. She is the University Professor emerita of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and works at the Lick Observatory. She has made discoveries linking the brightness of galaxies to the speed of stars within them and was the co-discoverer of the Faber–Jackson relation. Faber was also instrumental in designing the Keck telescopes in Hawaii.
Early life and education
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