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Astronomer Judith Pipher Named to National Women's Hall of Fame

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Judith Pipher, PhD, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., for her research and teaching achievements in the field of infrared (IR) astronomy. The induction ceremony will take place on Oct. 6 and 7, 2007. Pipher has been a member of the university faculty since 1971, shortly after earning her doctorate from Cornell University. "When I entered the field 40 years ago, roughly 12 percent of the scientists were women, and the percentage is about the same now,"...Read full article

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    Published: January 2007
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