Ruth Murray-Clay
Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Focus
About Ruth
Ruth Murray-Clay is a Professor in the department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. She studies the formation and evolution of planetary systems, including the solar system, from a theoretical perspective. Her particular interests include planet formation, orbital dynamics, the structure and evolution of protoplanetary disks, atmospheric escape, and dynamics of objects in the outer solar system. https://murrayclay.astro.ucsc.edu
Honors
2017 - E.K. Gunderson Family Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz (2017)
2017 - Ron Ruby Award for Teaching Excellence in the Physical & Biological Sciences, UC Santa Cruz
2016 - NSF CAREER grant
2015 - Helen B. Warner Prize, American Astronomical Society
2012 - Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
2008 - Institute for Theory and Computation Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard University
2008 - Mary Elizabeth Uhl Prize for outstanding dissertation, Berkeley
2007 - American Association of University Women American Fellowship
2004 - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Education
Postdoc
Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard University, 09/2008 - 08/2010
Ph.D.
Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 06/2008
Master's
Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 06/2004
Bachelor's
Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard University, 06/2001
