Sidney C. Wolff
Sidney C. Wolff | |
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| Born | Sidney Carne 1941 Sioux City, Iowa |
| Education | BS Astronomy (1962), PhD Astronomy (1966) |
| Alma mater | Carleton College; University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation(s) | Astrophysicist, researcher, public educator, author |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | A Spectroscopic and Photometric Study of the Peculiar A-Stars (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | George Preston |
Sidney Carne Wolff (born 1941) is an American astrophysicist, researcher, public educator, and author. She is the first woman in the United States to head a major observatory, and she provided significant contributions to the construction of six telescopes. Wolff served as Director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). She is a member of the International Astronomical Union's Division G: Stars and Stellar Physics.