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Anneila Sargent

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Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, and in 1995/6 chaired the Visiting Committee to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. She has been Chair of NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee since 1994. She is also Director of the Combined Array for Research in Millimeterwave
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is named in her honor. The University of Edinburgh named her Alumnus of the Year in 2002 and conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science on her in 2008. Sargent was elected an Honorary Fellow of the
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from 2000 to 2002, continuing to serve on the council since. Sargent was the Vice President for Student Affairs at Caltech from 1 December 2007 until 2016.
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Sargent was nominated in 2011 by President Obama to serve a six-year term on the
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in 1963, and then immigrated to the United States, first studying at the
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From Burntisland to the Outer Limits: the Journey of Anneila Cassells
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Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy
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Murray, Geraldine (1999) "'Bossy' Scot in Star Job",
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Alumnus of the Year: Professor Anneila Sargent - 2002
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She has served on committees such as the 627:California Institute of Technology faculty 283:In the June 2023 Graduation Ceremonies at 39: 20: 622:University of California, Berkeley alumni 612:People educated at Kirkcaldy High School 632:Scottish emigrants to the United States 308: 272:She was elected a Legacy Fellow of the 647:21st-century Scottish women scientists 439:DISCOVERING HOW PLANETARY SYSTEMS FORM 342: 340: 338: 336: 617:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 580:, 14 March 1999, retrieved 2010-08-28 445:, 16 April 2010, retrieved 2010-08-28 173:, 1942) is a Scottish–American 7: 295:Her husband was fellow astronomer 217:and has served as director of the 211:California Institute of Technology 207:University of California, Berkeley 148:California Institute of Technology 85:California Institute of Technology 81:University of California, Berkeley 14: 276:in 2020. She was elected to the 225:. She served as president of the 652:21st-century Scottish scientists 116:Caltech Woman of the Year Award 532:, National Academy of Sciences 219:Owens Valley Radio Observatory 1: 480:"RSE Welcomes 60 New Fellows" 274:American Astronomical Society 227:American Astronomical Society 278:National Academy of Sciences 16:Scottish-American astronomer 402:September 26, 2011, at the 61:1942 (age 81–82) 678: 637:American women astronomers 484:Royal Society of Edinburgh 443:Royal Astronomical Society 326:Sommerville, Iain (2000) " 267:Royal Society of Edinburgh 189:Sargent was brought up in 255:NASA Public Service Medal 209:, and then from 1967 the 153: 122: 113:NASA Public Service Medal 38: 285:University of St Andrews 607:People from Burntisland 467:University of Edinburgh 408:University of Edinburgh 397:Alumni: Anneila Sargent 203:University of Edinburgh 77:University of Edinburgh 469:, retrieved 2010-08-28 461:March 9, 2012, at the 410:, retrieved 2010-08-28 361:, retrieved 2010-08-28 234:National Science Board 161:Anneila Isabel Sargent 47:National Science Board 25:Anneila Isabel Sargent 353:May 31, 2010, at the 297:Wallace L. 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Sargent" 245:Astronomy (CARMA). 177:who specializes in 486:. 15 February 2017 249:Honours and awards 529:2021 NAS Election 482:(Press release). 376:www.nasonline.org 157: 156: 124:Scientific career 669: 581: 572: 566: 565: 563: 561: 547: 541: 540: 539: 537: 524: 518: 517: 515: 513: 502: 496: 495: 493: 491: 476: 470: 452: 446: 435: 429: 428: 417: 411: 393: 387: 386: 384: 382: 368: 362: 344: 331: 324: 171:Anneila Cassells 58:Anneila Cassells 45:Sargent at 2017 43: 21: 677: 676: 672: 671: 670: 668: 667: 666: 587: 586: 585: 584: 573: 569: 559: 557: 549: 548: 544: 535: 533: 526: 525: 521: 511: 509: 504: 503: 499: 489: 487: 478: 477: 473: 463:Wayback Machine 453: 449: 436: 432: 427:. 29 July 2011. 419: 418: 414: 404:Wayback Machine 394: 390: 380: 378: 370: 369: 365: 355:Wayback Machine 348:Anneila Sargent 345: 334: 325: 310: 305: 293: 251: 187: 117: 115: 83: 79: 73:Alma mater 68: 62: 60: 59: 49: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 675: 673: 665: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 589: 588: 583: 582: 567: 542: 519: 497: 471: 447: 430: 425:whitehouse.gov 412: 388: 363: 332: 307: 306: 304: 301: 292: 289: 250: 247: 186: 183: 179:star formation 155: 154: 151: 150: 145: 141: 140: 134:Star formation 131: 127: 126: 120: 119: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 74: 70: 69: 63: 57: 55: 51: 50: 44: 36: 35: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 674: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 602:Living people 600: 598: 595: 594: 592: 579: 578: 577:Sunday Herald 571: 568: 556: 552: 546: 543: 531: 530: 523: 520: 507: 506:"AAS Fellows" 501: 498: 485: 481: 475: 472: 468: 464: 460: 457: 451: 448: 444: 440: 434: 431: 426: 422: 416: 413: 409: 405: 401: 398: 392: 389: 377: 373: 367: 364: 360: 356: 352: 349: 343: 341: 339: 337: 333: 329: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 309: 302: 300: 298: 291:Personal life 290: 288: 286: 281: 279: 275: 270: 268: 263: 262:18244 Anneila 260: 256: 248: 246: 243: 239: 235: 230: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 165: 162: 152: 149: 146: 142: 139: 135: 132: 128: 125: 121: 114: 111: 107: 103: 99: 96: 93: 89: 86: 82: 78: 75: 71: 66: 56: 52: 48: 42: 37: 33: 30: 22: 19: 575: 570: 558:. 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FRSE
DSc

National Science Board
Kirkcaldy
University of Edinburgh
University of California, Berkeley
California Institute of Technology
Wallace L. W. Sargent
NASA Public Service Medal
Star formation
astronomy
California Institute of Technology
FRSE
DSc
astronomer
star formation
Burntisland
Fife
Kirkcaldy High School
University of Edinburgh
University of California, Berkeley
California Institute of Technology
Caltech
Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy
American Astronomical Society
National Science Board
NRC
NSF

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