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Tabetha S. Boyajian

Tabetha "Tabby" Suzanne Boyajian is an American astronomer and associate professor at Louisiana State University. She works in the fields of stellar interferometry, stellar spectroscopy, exoplanet research, and high angular resolution astronomy, all particularly at optical and infrared wavelengths. Boyajian was the lead author of the September 2015 paper "Where's the Flux?", which investigated the highly unusual light curve of KIC 8462852; the star is colloquially known as Tabby's Star in her honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Tabetha S. Boyajian is the 658th most popular astronomer, the 21,352nd most popular biography from United States and the 141st most popular American Astronomer.

Tabetha S. Boyajian is most famous for her work on the unusual star KIC 8462852, also known as "Tabby's Star," which exhibited irregular dimming patterns that sparked discussions about potential extraterrestrial megastructures. She is also known for her contributions to citizen science through the Planet Hunters project.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Tabetha S. Boyajian ranks 658 out of 644. Before her are Mario Jurić, Jun Chen, Amy Barger, Maria A. Barucci, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and Violeta G. Ivanova. After her are Atsushi Sugie, Toshimasa Furuta, Poul Jensen, Pamela M. Kilmartin, and Brian A. Skiff.

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Mario Jurić
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 652
Jun Chen
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 653
Amy Barger
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.82
Rank: 654
Maria A. Barucci
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 655
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
1968 - Present
HPI: 33.11
Rank: 656
Violeta G. Ivanova
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 657
Tabetha S. Boyajian
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 658
Atsushi Sugie
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.10
Rank: 659
Toshimasa Furuta
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 660
Poul Jensen
2000 - Present
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 661
Pamela M. Kilmartin
2000 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 662
Brian A. Skiff
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.95
Rank: 663

In United States

Among people born in United States, Tabetha S. Boyajian ranks 21,360 out of 20,380. Before her are Justin Tucker (1989), Drew Houston (1983), PJ Dozier (1996), Porcelain Black (1985), Alex Ferreira (1994), and Bryan Reynolds (2001). After her are Max Strus (1996), Matthew Dominick (1981), Carsten Ball (1987), Robert Dickson (null), Matthew J. Munn (1980), and Ed Davis (1989).

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Justin Tucker
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.03
Rank: 21,354
Drew Houston
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1983 - Present
HPI: 32.03
Rank: 21,355
PJ Dozier
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1996 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,356
Porcelain Black
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1985 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,357
Alex Ferreira
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,358
Bryan Reynolds
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2001 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,359
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ASTRONOMER
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,360
Max Strus
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1996 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,361
Matthew Dominick
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1981 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,362
Carsten Ball
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 21,363
Robert Dickson
ATHLETE
HPI: 32.01
Rank: 21,364
Matthew J. Munn
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1980 - Present
HPI: 32.00
Rank: 21,365
Ed Davis
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1989 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 21,366