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birthplace: Roanoke, VA pre-doctoral education: B.S. Astrophysics 1991, Howard University; M.S. Astronomy 1994, University of Michigan doctoral education: Ph. D. Astronomy 1998, University of Michigan area: research is currently in the area of the hot interstellar medium in elliptical galaxies, and the mechanisms for X-ray emission from faint elliptical galaxies. Other interests include galaxy observations in multi-wavelengths current employment: Astrophysicist, National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Astrophysics Data Facility of NSSDC Dr. Brown's web page: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/staff/bios/bbrown/ |
Beth A. Brown |
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Thus far, Beth A. Brown is the only African American female to capitalize on her Ph.D. in astronomy to find employment outside of academe. She works in the Astrophysics Data Facility at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland devoting her time to multiwavelength research on elliptical galaxies and educational outreach targeting middle and high school students. She has co-authored several articles on the Crab Nebula and X-ray emission from early type galaxies.
Beth Brown is a high-energy astrophysicist and the first black woman Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Department of Astronomy. After earning a Ph. D., she became a National Research Council Resident Research Associate where she divides her time between multiwavelength research on elliptical galaxies and educational outreach. |
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Dr. Brown is the NSSDC principal astrophysics acquisition scientist. In this role she will be NSSDC's primary interface to such Science Archive Research Centers (SARCs) as the High Energy Astrophysics SARC at Goddard, the Multi-Mission Archive at STScI (MAST) and the Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) at Caltech. She will also help to "rationalize" NSSDC's legacy holdings of astrophysics data in light of data supported at the SARCs which are also to be permanently archived at NSSDC. In addition to these duties, Dr. Brown is also engaged in astrophysics research and educational/public outreach. Dr. Beth A. Brown is a former Administrative Executive officer of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP). For many years she was involved with the National Conference of Black Physics Students (NCBPS). |
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Publications
Brown, B.A., Bregman, J.N., Emission Mechanisms in X-Ray Faint Galaxies, 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, 547, 154.
Emission Mechanisms in X-Ray Faint Elliptical Galaxies Brown, B. A. and Bregman, J. N. 2000 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 195, 70.03
X-Ray Emission in Early-Type Galaxies Surveyed by ROSAT Brown, B. A. 1998 Ph.D. Thesis, University of Michigan
X-Ray Emission from Early-Type Galaxies: A Complete Sample Observed by ROSAT Brown, B. A. and Bregman, J. N. 1998 The Astrophysical Journal, 495, L75
The Environmental Role in Observed X-Ray Emission from Early-Type Galaxies Brown, B. A. and Bregman, J. N. 1998 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 191, 49.05
Astronomy Brown, B. A. 1998 IssueQuest CD-ROM, UMI:Michigan X-Ray Emission in Early-Type Galaxies Brown, B. A. and Bregman, J. N. 1997 Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 189, 90.03
Spectroscopy of ``Argo-Knots'' in the Crab Nebula MacAlpine, G. M., Lawrence, S. S., and Brown, B. A. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 182, 02.09
Extraordinary Line-Emitting Knots in the Crab Nebula MacAlpine, G.M., Lawrence, S.S., Brown, B.A., et al. 1994 The Astrophysical Journal, 432, L131
references: Fikes: From Banneker to Best: Some Stellar Careers In Astronomy and Astrophysics; Brown's web pages; and Dr. Beth Brown.
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