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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen

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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen
Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen in front of the 20 m radio telescope at Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
University of Leiden
Known forExtragalactic astrophysics
Scientific career
InstitutionsChalmers University of Technology

Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is a professor of astrophysics in the department of Space, Earth and Environment at Chalmers University of Technology.[1] Her research concerns galaxy formation and evolution.

She is a member of the Swedish Young Academy [2] and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) [3]

Early life and education

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Knudsen studied at the University of Copenhagen, and at the University of Leiden where she received a PhD.

Research and career

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Knudsen's research focuses particularly on star forming galaxies at cosmological distances. She uses large, modern telescopes such as ALMA, VLT, IRAM PdBI, and VLA to study the properties of redshift z=2–7 (lensed) submillimeter galaxies and quasar host galaxies.[1]

Awards and honours

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  • 2018 Birger Karlsson Award[4]
  • 2012 Wallenberg Academy Fellow[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen | Chalmers". www.chalmers.se.
  2. ^ "Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen - Sveriges Unga Akademi". www.sverigesungaakademi.se.
  3. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org.
  4. ^ "Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg (KVVS) | Vetenskaps- och lärarpriser".
  5. ^ "With her sights set on the outermost limits of the universe". Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.