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Jean Turner specializes in gaseous environments of young super star clusters in local galaxies. She holds A.B. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. Before joining UCLA as a professor, she worked at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and served as a Visiting Scientist at Caltech and the Space Telescope Science Institute, as well as at the Joint ALMA Observatory. In addition to her observational studies, she has contributed to the development and commissioning of millimeter and submillimeter telescopes, including the Hat Creek Millimeter Interferometer and the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Professor Turner's research interests include the formation of massive objects in galaxies, particularly super star clusters, where millions of stars form simultaneously within a single cluster, addressing mysteries in astronomy. She investigates how massive, concentrated star clusters contain thousands of luminous, energetic O stars, and how they form subsequent generations of stars while surviving through their old age. Additionally, her studies of nearby molecular clouds focus on millimeter and submillimeter-wave emission lines from carbon monoxide (CO).
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.