Courtney Dressing
Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
Research Focus
About Courtney
Courtney is an observational astronomer focused on detecting and characterizing planetary systems. She was a member of the Science & Technology Definition Team for NASA’s Large UV/Optical/Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) mission concept study and is currently serving on the panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System for the Astro2020 Decadal Survey. She has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, a Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship, and a Packard Fellowship. Courtney obtained a bachelor’s degree in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University, earned a Ph.D. and A.M. in Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard University, and completed a NASA Sagan Fellowship at Caltech. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Astronomy Department at UC Berkeley.
Honors
2020 - Bok Prize
2019 - Hellman Fellowship
2019 - NASA Group Achievement Award to the LUVOIR Science & Technology Definition Team
2019 - Packard Fellowship
2019 - Sloan Research Fellowship
2018 - Scialog Fellow
2015 - Fireman Award for PhD Thesis in Astronomy
Education
Postdoc
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 09/2015 - 06/2017
Ph.D.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Harvard University, 05/2015
Master's
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Harvard University, 05/2012
Bachelor's
Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 05/2010
