Renée Hložek
Renée Hložek | |
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Born | 15 November 1983 |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town University of Oxford |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Toronto Princeton University |
Thesis | Probing the early universe and dark energy with multi-epoch cosmological data |
Doctoral advisor | Jo Dunkley |
Website | https://www.reneehlozek.com |
Renée Hložek (born 15 November 1983) is a South African cosmologist, Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and an Azrieli Global Scholar within the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.[1] She studies the cosmic microwave background, Type Ia supernova and baryon acoustic oscillations. She is a Senior TED Fellow and was made a Sloan Research Fellow in 2020.
Early life and education
Hložek studied Mathematics at the University of Pretoria and the University of Cape Town graduating in 2008.[2][3] During her undergraduate studies she worked with on dark energy.[4] She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 2011.[5][3] Her thesis, "Probing the early universe and Dark Energy with multi-epoch cosmological data", used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey.[6] Her doctoral advisor was Jo Dunkley.[6] During her time at Oxford, she appeared on Chris Lintott's Pub Astronomy podcast and 365 Days of Astronomy.[7][8]
Research and career
After her PhD Hložek joined Princeton University as a Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellow.[2] At Princeton University she prepared for the polarisation-sensitive Atacama Cosmology Telescope.[2] In 2012 she was appointed a Spitzer-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University.[2][9] At Princeton she took part in a prison teaching initiative, and formed the Hope-Princeton exchange to bring young black women into Princeton's astronomy departments.[2][10] She took part in the Story Collider.[11] In 2013 she took part in the Science Train started by Lucianne Walkowicz at Princeton, where she took to the New York City Subway to talk to the public about astronomy.[12]
She joined the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in 2016.[13] She continues to work with the polarisation instrument on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, alongside data from Planck and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and BICEP and Keck Array.[14] She looks to classify radio transient signals using the Algonquin 46m radio telescope.[15] She has worked with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.[16] In 2017 she took part in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Untangling the Cosmos event.[17] In 2020 she was awarded a Sloan Research Fellow.[18]
Hložek was named a TED Fellow in 2012 and a Senior Fellow in 2014.[19] Her contribution to TEDed "The death of the universe" has been viewed 1.1 Million times.[20][21] She has spoken at several TED events, including the 2014 TED conference in Vancouver.[22][23][24][25] She takes part in several activities to improve gender balance in science.[26][27][28][29][30]
References
- ^ "Meet the 2019-2021 cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars". CIFAR. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e University, Princeton. "Renée Hlozek - Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts". www.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ a b "Renée Hlozek | TED Fellow | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | University of Toronto - Academia.edu". utoronto.academia.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | University of Oxford Department of Physics". www2.physics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ a b "Theses | Atacama Cosmology Telescope". act.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "365 Days of Astronomy". 365 Days of Astronomy. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Welcome pubastronomy.com - BlueHost.com". www.pubastronomy.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Hlozek, Renée (2014). "Small-scale CMB cosmology ACT, Planck and beyond" (PDF). Cornell University. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Hope-Princeton Exchange | TED Blog". blog.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek: Who Looks Like A Scientist?". The Story Collider. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Lemonick, Michael D. "Ride the Science Train—aka the New York Subway". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renée Hložek | Astrophysicist, Cosmology Theorist And Astrostatistics Expert |". Successness. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "TAP Colloquium: Dr. Renée Hlozek | Lunar and Planetary Laboratory | The University of Arizona". www.lpl.arizona.edu. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek | SOSCIP". SOSCIP. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renee Hlozek - Inside The Perimeter". Inside The Perimeter. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - CIFAR : CIFAR". www.cifar.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Renée Hložek awarded Sloan Research Fellowship". www.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Dr Renée Hlozek, Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University on TED - Womanthology". Womanthology. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "The death of the universe - Renée Hlozek". TED-Ed. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ Popova, Maria (2015-07-16). "The Science of How the Universe Will End, in a Poetic Animation". Brain Pickings. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ TED Archive (2017-08-25), The making of cosmic soup | Renee Hlozek, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ^ TED Archive (2017-12-12), Making sense of everything we know about space | Renée Hlozek, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ^ TEDx Talks (2014-03-25), Disruptive cosmology | Renee Hlozek | TEDxPrincetonU, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ^ TEDxYouth (2014-02-27), Cosmology- Discovering the Unknown: Renee Hlozek at TEDxSpenceSchool, retrieved 2018-05-27
- ^ "Renee Hlozek". Ignite - Global Fund for Women. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek | The Strong Women's Club". www.thestrongwomensclub.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Women in Science, Interview with Renee Hlozek, Princeton University Cosmologist & TED Fellow | Lady Paragons". ladyparagons.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "The Real Deal: Renee Hlozek, Cosmologist". highheelsinthelab.blogspot.co.uk. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "The Strong Women's Club: Fitness business in depth. Health and wellness as tools for success for business women, corporations, female entrepreneurs. : 032: Strong Women in Science: Cosmologist Prof. Renee Hlozek". thestrongwomensclub.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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- 1983 births
- 21st-century South African scientists
- 21st-century Canadian astronomers
- TED Fellows
- Cosmologists
- Living people
- Princeton University fellows
- South African Rhodes Scholars
- South African women scientists
- University of Cape Town alumni
- University of Pretoria alumni
- University of Toronto faculty
- LGBT scientists