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Lisa Kaltenegger

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Lisa Kaltenegger (born 4 March 1977) is an Austrian astronomer specialising in the modeling and characterization of exoplanets and the search for life. On 1 July 2014, she was appointed Associate Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University. Previously, she held a joint position at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg where she was the Emmy Noether Research Group Leader for the "Super-Earths and Life" group, and at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, MA. She was appointed Lecturer in 2008 at Harvard University and 2011 at University of Heidelberg. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lisa Kaltenegger is the 644th most popular astronomer, the 1,372nd most popular biography from Austria and the 4th most popular Austrian Astronomer.

Lisa Kaltenegger is an Austrian astronomer renowned for her work in exoplanet research and the study of habitable environments beyond Earth. She is particularly known for her contributions to the understanding of the atmospheres of exoplanets and the potential for life in the universe.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Lisa Kaltenegger ranks 644 out of 644. Before her are Zdeněk Moravec, Heidi Hammel, Richard Kowalski, Tetsuo Kagawa, James Gall, and John J. Kavelaars. After her are Konstantin Batygin, Amy Mainzer, Feryal Özel, Anna Frebel, Natalie Batalha, and Robert S. McMillan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Lisa Kaltenegger ranks 1,113. Before her are Leszek Blanik, Miranda Raison, Beau Willimon, Yelena Mikulich, Karin Mortensen, and Jan-Michael Gambill. After her are Maike Nollen, Dimos Dikoudis, Jun Uchida, Daisuke Nakaharai, Sonja Aldén, and César Augusto Ramírez.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Lisa Kaltenegger ranks 1,372 out of 1,424. Before her are Christian Planer (1975), Felix Kammerer (1995), Philipp Lienhart (1996), Eva Pinkelnig (1988), Marco Haller (1991), and Katharina Liensberger (1997). After her are Veli Kavlak (1988), Hannes Reichelt (1980), Stephanie Venier (1993), Marco Schwarz (1995), Thomas Diethart (1992), and Felix Gall (1998).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Austria

Among astronomers born in Austria, Lisa Kaltenegger ranks 4. Before her are Edwin Ernest Salpeter (1924), Thomas Gold (1920), and Maurice Loewy (1833).

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