Tracy Slatyer

Professor
Tracy Slatyer
NationalityAustralian
EducationPhD, Harvard
AwardsNew Horizons in Physics Prize[1]
Scientific career
Fieldsparticle physics, astrophysics
InstitutionsMIT
ThesisSignatures of a new force in the dark matter sector (2010)
Doctoral advisorDouglas P. Finkbeiner
Websiteweb.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/slatyer_tracy.html
Artist's conception of Fermi Bubbles

Tracy Robyn Slatyer is a professor of particle physics with a concentration in theoretical astrophysics[2][3] with tenure at MIT.[4] She was a 2014 recipient of the Rossi Prize for gamma ray detection of Fermi bubbles, which are unexpected large structure in our galaxy.[5][6][7] Her research also involves seeking explanations for dark matter and the gamma ray haze at the center of the Milky Way.[8] In 2021, she was awarded a New Horizons in Physics Prize for "major contributions to particle astrophysics, from models of dark matter to the discovery of the "Fermi Bubbles."[1][9]

Early life and education

Slatyer was born in the Solomon Islands and grew up in Australia and Fiji. She studied at Narrabundah College in Canberra, Australia.[10] In 2005, she completed her undergraduate in theoretical physics at the Australian National University,[11] and her doctorate in physics at Harvard University in 2010 under the direction of Douglas Finkbeiner.[12]

Career and research

From 2010 to 2013, she was a John N. Bahcall Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study.[2] She joined the faculty at MIT the same year and received tenure in 2019.[4]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ a b Jennifer Chu (10 September 2020). "Four from MIT awarded 2021 New Horizons in Physics and New Frontiers in Mathematics prizes". Physicists Tracy Slatyer and Netta Engelhardt and mathematicians Lisa Piccirillo and Nina Holden PhD '18 are honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
  2. ^ a b "Tracy Slatyer". Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Physics - Tracy R. Slatyer". physics.aps.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Science - Eight faculty members are granted tenure in five science departments". MIT. 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su". astronomy.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Meng Su wins 2014 Bruno Rossi Prize (along with Tracy Slatyer, MIT, and Douglas Finkbeiner, CfA) | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research". space.mit.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ^ "HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners | High Energy Astrophysics Division". head.aas.org. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ Sokol, Joshua (1 September 2016), "A Seeker of Dark Matter's Hidden Light: The physicist Tracy Slatyer is searching for faint wisps of dark matter annihilating in the early universe — and perhaps in hiding places closer to home", Quanta.
  9. ^ "WINNERS OF THE 2021 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES IN LIFE SCIENCES, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS ANNOUNCED". 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ Griffiths, John (6 November 2014). "Celebrating ACT Public School alumni". CityNews.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Tracy Slatyer » MIT Physics". MIT Physics. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ "2014 Rossi prize awarded to Douglas Finkbeiner, Tracy Slatyer, and Meng Su". astronomy.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  13. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers". whitehouse.gov. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via National Archives.
  14. ^ "2017 Henry Primakoff Award for Early-Career Particle Physics". American Physical Society.