Cornwall - 2010 July

Barbara Sue Ryden

Cosmos Mariner: Destination Unknown


After graduating from Neenah High School in Neenah, WI ('79), I received a BA ('83) from Northwestern University, where I was a student in the Integrated Science Program. My PhD ('87) is from the department of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. I did stints as a postdoc at the CfA and CITA. I am currently a professor in the department of astronomy at The Ohio State University. My main research interests are in galaxies and in the large scale structure of the universe. I've also written a pair of textbooks. Introduction to Cosmology won the first Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award of the American Astronomical Society. Foundations of Astrophysics, written with Brad Peterson, was published in 2009. For more details of my life, grab a copy of my curriculum vitae (PDF).

British Museum - 2010 July


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Columbus, Ohio Forecast

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Barbara Ryden (ryden@astronomy.ohio-state.edu)

Last revised: 2011 jul 26


Cat treats: Pictures of my two cats, Gus and Chip.