Harriet Dinerstein
- Professor
- Astronomy
Contact Information
PMA
Room Number:17.23
Research
Dr. Dinerstein's research interests include: Planetary nebulae; abundances in gaseous nebulae; infrared, optical, and ultraviolet spectroscopy of emission lines; extragalactic H II regions and star formation in disk galaxies; classical novae. She also discovered in 1973 on photographic plates the recurrent nova V3890 Sagittarii, which erupted in May or June 1962, April 1990, and on 27 August 2019.
Research Areas
- Cosmology or Space
Fields of Interest
- Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics
- Interstellar Medium
Centers and Institutes
- McDonald Observatory
Education
- B.S., Yale University (1975)
- Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz (1980)
Awards
- 1989 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy (American Astronomical Society)
- 1984 Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (American Association of University Women/American Astronomical Society)