Nadia Zakamska
Nadia Zakamska is a Russian-American astronomer who is a professor at Johns Hopkins University.Early life and education
Zakamska graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a master's degree in theoretical physics in 2001. Zakamska then attended Princeton University for her PhD, which she received in 2005.Career and research
Zakamska's research involves multi-wavelength work on Type II quasars. She also studies supermassive black holes and their role in galaxy formation. In addition, she studies extrasolar planets and extragalactic astronomy.Awards and honors
Zakamska is a Sloan Fellow. In 2014, she received the American Astronomical Society's Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, which is awarded to recognize at least five years of outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research.. Early in her career she was awarded a Spitzer Fellowship in 2005 to conduct research on Quasars at the Institute for Advanced Studies. From 2008 to 2010 she was a John Bahcall Fellow also at the Institute for Advanced Studies.Publications
- Zakamska, Nadia L.; Hamann, Fred; Pâris, Isabelle; Brandt, W. N.; Greene, Jenny E.; Strauss, Michael A.; Villforth, Carolin; Wylezalek, Dominika; Alexandroff, Rachael M.. "". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459 : 3144–3160. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw718. ISSN 0035-8711.
- Zakamska, Nadia L.; Lampayan, Kelly; Petric, Andreea; Dicken, Daniel; Greene, Jenny E.; Heckman, Timothy M.; Hickox, Ryan C.; Ho, Luis C.; Krolik, Julian H.. "". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 455 : 4191–4211. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2571. ISSN 0035-8711.
