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Linda French is an American astronomer and Emerita Professor of Physics at Illinois Wesleyan University.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Career[edit]
French earned her AB in Astronomy at Indiana University and her MS and PhD in Astronomy at Cornell University.
French has been active in the leadership of the astronomical science community, serving as Education Officer of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society from 1993-1997, after which she served as DPS Executive Secretary (2003-2006) and member of the DPS Education Advisory Board (2008-2010). French was elected to the Committee of the Historical Astronomy Division (2012-2015). French was a member of the Education Task Force for the NASA Office of Space Science (1996). She also served on the Education Advisory Panel, NASA Space Telescope Science Institute (1993) and the Education Advisory Panel, American Association of Variable Star Observers (1991).
Honors and Recognition[edit]
French was elected a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society in 2020. [1]
French was named the Kemp Professor of the Year by Illinois Wesleyan University in 2016.
The Herbert C. Pollack Award for Research in History of Astronomy Dudley Observatory was awarded to French in 2010.
Asteroid 3506 French is named for her.
Personal life[edit]
French is an accomplished mountain climber, and a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club 4000 Footer Club, honoring those who have climbed all 48 4000-ft. peaks.
French is married to Ron Emmons, a retired English teacher, theater director, and track coach. She has two daughters, and one step-daughter.
References[edit]
- ↑ "AAS Fellows". AAS. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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