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Constance M. Rockosi

Constance "Connie" Mary Rockosi (born c. 1980[1]) is a chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[2] She earned her PhD in 2001 and helped design the camera for the telescope that was used as part of the initial Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).[3][4] She also was in charge of the SDSS-III domain for the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE) project[5] and is the primary investigator on SEGUE-2.[6] Her focuses involve the study of the Milky Way galaxy, with a focus on the evolution that it took to reach its current state.[7]

Constance M. Rockosi
Born1980 (age 42–43)
Education
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Institutions
ThesisDetection and analysis of the tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 in the SDSS commissioning data (2001)
Doctoral advisorDonald G. York

Early life and education

Rockosi completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University, earning a BSE. in electrical engineering. During her degree, she worked with James Gunn on the camera for SDSS-I/II.[8]

She received a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago in 2001.[4][9] Part of her graduate research work was developing the imaging camera for the SDSS,[3][10] which she still helps to maintain.[4]

Career and research

After graduating, Rockosi was a Hubble postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington in Seattle[11] until 2004 when she became an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC).[4][12]

Rockosi is currently a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the UCSC and Astronomer at University of California Observatories (UCO)/Lick Observatory.[7] She became a full professor in 2012.[12] She is Technical Laboratories Associate Director at UCSC and has previously been Chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics department.[13] She is Commissioning Scientist and calibration scientist on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI).[13][14] She is the interim director of UCO since 2021, taking over for Claire Max.[15][16]

Rockosi was a lead on the SDSS-III area of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE) project which used light spectra from over 200,000 stars in the Milky Way to map out the galaxy.[5][17] She was also a principal investigator on SEGUE-2.[6]

Rockosi is heavily involved in detector design and calibration. She works or has worked on detectors for the SDSS, the Keck Cosmic Reionization Mapper, the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer, the DESI and the Keck Planet Finder.[13]

She believes that through the study of our own galaxy, and the way that it formed - sometimes called "galactic archeology",[1] we can understand the formation of other galaxies during the redshift phase of their creation. Her work uses the position, motion, and chemical composition of ancient stars to better inform our understanding of the Milky Way's evolution and properties.[6][18] Rockosi is interested in furthering understanding of dark energy throughout the universe through her leadership on the DESI project.[19]

Her research has continued to help her and her students understand the reasons why spiral galaxies form and exist as they do today.[2] One focus of her research is to explore the effects of major accretion events in the formation of the Milky Way. In particular, her interests include studying the metal content of stars and the distribution of metal within the galaxy.[20][21]

In 2010, Rockosi appeared in a documentary film called "The Joy of Stats".[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Deep in Space". City on a Hill Press. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ^ a b "Chemical Abundance Trends in the Milky Way Disk: Implications on the Origin of the Galactic Thick Disk". eScholarship. UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California: UC Santa Cruz. June 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Koppes, Steve (15 November 2007). "Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Universe of data changes face of astronomy". Chronicle. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago. 27 (5). Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "UCO Lick Observatory". ucolick.org.
  5. ^ a b Janek, Vanessa (6 January 2015). "Hearing the Early Universe's Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings". Universe Today. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Moskowitz, Clara (10 January 2012). "Milky Way Galaxy's Past Revealed Through New Star Census". Space. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b "UCSC Faculty Pages".
  8. ^ "Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Largest Color Image of the Sky Ever Made". www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  9. ^ Rockosi, Constance M. (2001). "Detection and analysis of the tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 in the SDSS commissioning data /". catalog.lib.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  10. ^ "New Sky Atlas Opens to First Pages". www.science.org. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  11. ^ "2017 and Prior Fellows". STScI.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  12. ^ a b Rockosi, Constance (2017). "Constance M. Rockosi" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "UCO Technical Laboratories". University of California Observatories. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  14. ^ "Dark Energy Instrument's Lenses See the Night Sky for the First Time". Tech Explorist. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  15. ^ "UCO Advisory Committee". University of California Observatories. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  16. ^ Stephens, Tim. "Claire Max to retire as director of UC Observatories". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  17. ^ Yanny, Brian; Rockosi, Constance; Newberg, Heidi Jo; Knapp, Gillian R.; Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K.; Alcorn, Bonnie; Allam, Sahar; Prieto, Carlos Allende; An, Deokkeun; Anderson, Kurt S. J.; Anderson, Scott (2009-04-07). "SEGUE: A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240,000 STARS WITHg= 14-20". The Astronomical Journal. 137 (5): 4377–4399. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/5/4377. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 39279981.
  18. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 1616540 - Learning how the Milky Way was Assembled through Measurements of Positions, Velocities and Elements in Stars in the Halo". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  19. ^ Stephens, Tim. "DESI opens its 5,000 eyes to capture the colors of the cosmos". UC Santa Cruz News. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  20. ^ Lai, David K.; Rockosi, Constance M.; Bolte, Michael; Johnson, Jennifer A.; Beers, Timothy C.; Lee, Young Sun; Prieto, Carlos Allende; Yanny, Brian (20 May 2009). "A Unique Star in the Outer Halo of the Milky Way". The Astrophysical Journal. doi:10.15781/T23T9D87M. ISSN 0004-637X.
  21. ^ Lee, Young Sun; Beers, Timothy C.; Masseron, Thomas; Plez, Bertrand; Rockosi, Constance M.; Sobeck, Jennifer; Yanny, Brian; Lucatello, Sara; Sivarani, Thirupathi; Placco, Vinicius M.; Carollo, Daniela (2013-10-17). "Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars in SDSS/Segue. I. Carbon Abundance Estimation and Frequency of Cemp Stars". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (5): 132. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/5/132. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 118468060.
  22. ^ Hillman, Dan (2010-12-07), The Joy of Stats (Documentary), Wingspan Productions, retrieved 2022-04-10

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Constance Connie Mary Rockosi born c 1980 1 is a chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department at the University of California Santa Cruz 2 She earned her PhD in 2001 and helped design the camera for the telescope that was used as part of the initial Sloan Digital Sky Survey SDSS 3 4 She also was in charge of the SDSS III domain for the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration SEGUE project 5 and is the primary investigator on SEGUE 2 6 Her focuses involve the study of the Milky Way galaxy with a focus on the evolution that it took to reach its current state 7 Constance M RockosiBorn1980 age 42 43 EducationPrinceton University BSE University of Chicago PhD Scientific careerFieldsAstronomyInstitutionsUniversity of Washington University of California Santa CruzThesisDetection and analysis of the tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 in the SDSS commissioning data 2001 Doctoral advisorDonald G York Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and research 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education EditRockosi completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University earning a BSE in electrical engineering During her degree she worked with James Gunn on the camera for SDSS I II 8 She received a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago in 2001 4 9 Part of her graduate research work was developing the imaging camera for the SDSS 3 10 which she still helps to maintain 4 Career and research EditAfter graduating Rockosi was a Hubble postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington in Seattle 11 until 2004 when she became an Assistant Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz UCSC 4 12 Rockosi is currently a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the UCSC and Astronomer at University of California Observatories UCO Lick Observatory 7 She became a full professor in 2012 12 She is Technical Laboratories Associate Director at UCSC and has previously been Chair of the Astronomy and Astrophysics department 13 She is Commissioning Scientist and calibration scientist on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument DESI 13 14 She is the interim director of UCO since 2021 taking over for Claire Max 15 16 Rockosi was a lead on the SDSS III area of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration SEGUE project which used light spectra from over 200 000 stars in the Milky Way to map out the galaxy 5 17 She was also a principal investigator on SEGUE 2 6 Rockosi is heavily involved in detector design and calibration She works or has worked on detectors for the SDSS the Keck Cosmic Reionization Mapper the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer the DESI and the Keck Planet Finder 13 She believes that through the study of our own galaxy and the way that it formed sometimes called galactic archeology 1 we can understand the formation of other galaxies during the redshift phase of their creation Her work uses the position motion and chemical composition of ancient stars to better inform our understanding of the Milky Way s evolution and properties 6 18 Rockosi is interested in furthering understanding of dark energy throughout the universe through her leadership on the DESI project 19 Her research has continued to help her and her students understand the reasons why spiral galaxies form and exist as they do today 2 One focus of her research is to explore the effects of major accretion events in the formation of the Milky Way In particular her interests include studying the metal content of stars and the distribution of metal within the galaxy 20 21 In 2010 Rockosi appeared in a documentary film called The Joy of Stats 22 References Edit a b Deep in Space City on a Hill Press 2010 04 15 Retrieved 2022 04 10 a b Chemical Abundance Trends in the Milky Way Disk Implications on the Origin of the Galactic Thick Disk eScholarship UC Santa Cruz Santa Cruz California UC Santa Cruz June 2012 Retrieved October 31 2015 a b Koppes Steve 15 November 2007 Sloan Digital Sky Survey Universe of data changes face of astronomy Chronicle Chicago Illinois The University of Chicago 27 5 Retrieved October 31 2015 a b c d UCO Lick Observatory ucolick org a b Janek Vanessa 6 January 2015 Hearing the Early Universe s Scream Sloan Survey Announces New Findings Universe Today Retrieved 31 October 2015 a b c Moskowitz Clara 10 January 2012 Milky Way Galaxy s Past Revealed Through New Star Census Space Retrieved 31 October 2015 a b UCSC Faculty Pages Sloan Digital Sky Survey Largest Color Image of the Sky Ever Made www spaceref com Retrieved 2022 04 10 Rockosi Constance M 2001 Detection and analysis of the tidal tails around the globular cluster Palomar 5 in the SDSS commissioning data catalog lib uchicago edu Retrieved 2022 04 10 New Sky Atlas Opens to First Pages www science org 8 June 1998 Retrieved 2022 04 10 2017 and Prior Fellows STScI edu Retrieved 2022 04 10 a b Rockosi Constance 2017 Constance M Rockosi PDF Retrieved 10 April 2022 a b c UCO Technical Laboratories University of California Observatories Retrieved 2022 04 10 Dark Energy Instrument s Lenses See the Night Sky for the First Time Tech Explorist 2019 04 04 Retrieved 2022 04 10 UCO Advisory Committee University of California Observatories Retrieved 2022 04 10 Stephens Tim Claire Max to retire as director of UC Observatories UC Santa Cruz News Retrieved 2022 04 10 Yanny Brian Rockosi Constance Newberg Heidi Jo Knapp Gillian R Adelman McCarthy Jennifer K Alcorn Bonnie Allam Sahar Prieto Carlos Allende An Deokkeun Anderson Kurt S J Anderson Scott 2009 04 07 SEGUE A SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF 240 000 STARS WITHg 14 20 The Astronomical Journal 137 5 4377 4399 doi 10 1088 0004 6256 137 5 4377 ISSN 0004 6256 S2CID 39279981 NSF Award Search Award 1616540 Learning how the Milky Way was Assembled through Measurements of Positions Velocities and Elements in Stars in the Halo www nsf gov Retrieved 2022 04 10 Stephens Tim DESI opens its 5 000 eyes to capture the colors of the cosmos UC Santa Cruz News Retrieved 2022 04 10 Lai David K Rockosi Constance M Bolte Michael Johnson Jennifer A Beers Timothy C Lee Young Sun Prieto Carlos Allende Yanny Brian 20 May 2009 A Unique Star in the Outer Halo of the Milky Way The Astrophysical Journal doi 10 15781 T23T9D87M ISSN 0004 637X Lee Young Sun Beers Timothy C Masseron Thomas Plez Bertrand Rockosi Constance M Sobeck Jennifer Yanny Brian Lucatello Sara Sivarani Thirupathi Placco Vinicius M Carollo Daniela 2013 10 17 Carbon Enhanced Metal Poor Stars in SDSS Segue I Carbon Abundance Estimation and Frequency of Cemp Stars The Astronomical Journal 146 5 132 doi 10 1088 0004 6256 146 5 132 ISSN 0004 6256 S2CID 118468060 Hillman Dan 2010 12 07 The Joy of Stats Documentary Wingspan Productions retrieved 2022 04 10External links Editpartial list of publications permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Constance M Rockosi amp oldid 1138941995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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