Phyllis S. Freier
Phyllis S. Freier | |
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| Born | Phyllis St. Cyr |
| Died | December 18, 1992 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (B.S., M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Spouse | George Freier |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Phyllis S. Freier (19 January 1921, Minneapolis – 18 December 1992, St. Paul) was an American astrophysicist and a Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Fellow, American Physical Society. Freier also served on NASA committees. As a graduate student she presented evidence for the existence of elements heavier than helium in cosmic radiation. Her work was published in Physical Review in 1948 with co-authors Edward J. Lofgren, Edward P. Ney, and Frank Oppenheimer.