Brazilian astrophysicist
Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
(born 19 December 1955) is a Brazilian
astrophysicist
working at the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
in
Porto Alegre
, Brazil. She won the
Women in Science Award in 2015
for her work on
supermassive black holes
.
Career
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In 2004, she was one of the most cited Brazilian scientists.
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In 2004, along with Luis C. Ho and H. R. Schmitt, she edited the book
The Interplay among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in Galactic Nuclei,
proceedings of the 222nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union.
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In 2009, she joined the
Brazilian Academy of Sciences
.
In 2010, she edited, together with Drs. Bradley M. Peterson and Rachel S. Somerville, the book
Co-evolution of Central Black Holes and Galaxies,
proceedings of the 267th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union.
In 2011, she joined
The World Academy of Sciences
.
In 2015, she received the
L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
for the Latin America region. The award cited her "outstanding work on
super-massive black holes
in the centers of galaxies and their associated regions of dense gas, dust, and young stars surrounding them, as well as their role in the
evolution of galaxies
."
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In 2018, she received the National Medal of Scientific Merit from the Brazilian government.
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In 2018, she was nominated President of the Commission X1 of the International Astronomical Union, on
Supermassive Black Holes, Feedback and Galaxy Evolution
.
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