Dara Norman
Community Science and Data Center, NSF's National Optical and Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory
Research Focus
About Dara
Dr. Dara Norman is a Full Scientist and Deputy Director of the Community Science and Data Center at the NSF’s National Optical and Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) in Tucson, AZ. Her research interests include Active Galactic Nuclei – their influence on galaxy evolution and how the large-scale structure environment might contribute to their triggering and evolution. She has also been active in creating and advancing opportunities to bring more under-represented minorities and women into the “astronomy enterprise”, which includes research science, engineering, data science and instrument building. Dr. Norman holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Astronomy from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science from the Mass. Inst. of Technology.
Honors
American Astronomical Society Legacy Fellow
Danforth-Compton Fellowship
Howard University ADVANCE-IT Faculty Fellow
M.I.T. Burchard Scholar
NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of Washington Distinguished Alumni Timeless Award
Education
Postdoc
Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory, 2001 - 2006
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 2006 - 2009
Ph.D.
Astronomy, University of Washington, 12/1999
Master's
Astronomy, University of Washington, 06/1994
Bachelor's
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 12/1989
