Barbara Ryden
{{short description|American astrophysicist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Barbara Sue Ryden
| workplaces = Ohio State University
Center for Astrophysics {{!}} Harvard & Smithsonian
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
| alma_mater = Northwestern University
Princeton University
| thesis_title = Galaxy formation by gravitational collapse in a universe dominated by cold dark matter
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/946084398
| thesis_year = 1987
}}
Barbara Sue Ryden (born May 2, 1961) is an American astrophysicist who is a Professor of Astronomy at Ohio State University. Her research considers the formation, shape and structure of galaxies. She was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2016.
Early life and education
Ryden studied physics and integrated sciences at Northwestern University.{{Cite web|title=Inspire|url=https://inspirehep.net/authors/990858|access-date=2021-01-22|website=inspirehep.net}} She moved to Princeton University as a doctoral student, where she worked alongside James Gunn.{{Cite Q| Q105201377}} She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Astrophysics {{!}} Harvard & Smithsonian{{cite web | title=Past & Present Center for Astrophysics Fellows | website=Harvard & Smithsonian | url=https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships-visiting-scientist-positions/cfa-fellowship/past-present-cfa-fellows | access-date=2024-07-21}} and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics.{{cite web | title=Public Lecture: The Dark Side of the Universe | website=The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy | date=2017-04-20 | url=https://astronomy.osu.edu/events/public-lecture-dark-side-universe | access-date=2024-07-21}}
Research and career
Ryden joined the faculty at Ohio State University in 1992. She studies the formation and shapes of galaxies.{{Cite web|title=Barbara Ryden|url=https://astronomy.osu.edu/people/ryden.1|access-date=2021-01-22|website=astronomy.osu.edu|language=en}}{{Cite Q|Q105199593}} Her research made use of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and various numerical simulations.{{Cite Q|Q60735035}} She has shown that the galactic disks at the centre of spiral galaxies are more elliptical than circular.{{Cite Q|Q68886977}}
Ryden has written several astronomy textbooks, including Introduction to Cosmology,{{cite web | last=Ryden | first=Barbara | title=Introduction to Cosmology, 2nd edition | website=Cambridge University Press | date=2016-11-24 | url=https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/physics/cosmology-relativity-and-gravitation/introduction-cosmology-2nd-edition-1?format=HB&isbn=9781107154834 | access-date=2024-07-15}} Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium,{{cite book | last=Ryden | first=Barbara | last2=Pogge | first2=Richard W. | title=Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium | publisher=Cambridge University Press | date=2021-03-25 | isbn=978-1-108-78159-6 | doi=10.1017/9781108781596 | url=https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/interstellar-and-intergalactic-medium/A647BECF975E19E86F7F88F7BB103AA7#overview}} and Foundations of Astrophysics.{{cite book | last=Ryden | first=Barbara | last2=Peterson | first2=Bradley M. | title=Foundations of Astrophysics | publisher=Cambridge University Press | date=2020-08-27 | isbn=978-1-108-93300-1 | doi=10.1017/9781108933001 | url=https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/foundations-of-astrophysics/EC157954F91AF2EE427CEB2C12465F42#overview}}
Awards and honors
- 1994 National Science Foundation National Young Investigators Award{{Cite web|title=3 Young Researchers Receive National Award|url=https://news.osu.edu/3-young-researchers-receive-national-award/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=3 Young Researchers Receive National Award|language=en-us}}
- 2006 American Astronomical Society Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for her book Introduction to cosmology{{Cite web|title=Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award {{!}} American Astronomical Society|url=https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/chambliss-astronomical-writing-award|access-date=2021-01-22|website=aas.org}}{{Cite web|title=Barbara Ryden|url=https://astronomy.osu.edu/people/ryden.1|access-date=2022-10-01|website=astronomy.osu.edu}}
- 2016 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science{{Cite web|title=2016 Fellows {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/fellows/2016|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.aaas.org|language=en}}
Selected publications
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= Books =
- {{Cite book|last=Ryden|first=Barbara|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50478401|title=Introduction to cosmology|date=2003|publisher=Addison-Wesley|isbn=0-8053-8912-1|location=San Francisco|oclc=50478401}}
- {{Cite book|last=Ryden|first=Barbara|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/958497976|title=Introduction to cosmology (second edition)|date=2017|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-107-15483-4|location=[S.l.]|oclc=958497976}}
- {{Cite book|last=Ryden, Barbara|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1200964148|title=Foundations of astrophysics|others=Peterson, B. M. (Bradley M.)|isbn=978-1-108-93300-1|location=Cambridge|oclc=1200964148}}
- {{Cite book|last1=Ryden|first1=Barbara|last2=Pogge|first2=Richard W.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1223012081|title=Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium|date=2021|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-108-47897-7|location=[S.l.]|oclc=1223012081}}
- {{Cite book|last1=Pinsonneault|first1=Marc|last2=Ryden|first2=Barbara|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1353745365|title=Stellar Structure and Evolution|date=2023|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-108-83581-7|location=[S.l.]|oclc=1353745365}}
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