Rebekah Dawson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wellesley College, Harvard University, Miller Institute |
Awards | Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (2017) Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (2021) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Hot Jupiters |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
Thesis | On the Migratory Behavior of Planetary Systems (2013) |
Doctoral advisor | Ruth Murray-Clay |
Rebekah Dawson is an American astrophysicist and a former associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University.[1] Her research focuses on simulating the evolution of exoplanetary orbits and compositions to better understand how planetary systems form.[2][3]