Dr. Nathalie Degenaar

Associate Professor

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Biography

Nathalie Degenaar is an Associate Professor and research group leader at the University of Amsterdam's Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy. She completed her PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 2010 and has since held prestigious fellowships, including as a NASA Hubble Fellow at the University of Michigan and a Marie Curie fellow at the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Cambridge. Since moving to Amsterdam in 2016, she has led a research group focused on multi-wavelength studies of accreting compact objects. Her current research examines the properties of accretion flows and outflows in X-ray binaries, using a range of observations from X-ray to radio wavelengths to better understand the associated accretion rates and the behavior of exotic X-ray binaries. Nathalie is also the principal investigator of a daily X-ray monitoring campaign at the Galactic center, studying the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. She teaches the first-year course 'Sterrenkunde 1' (Astronomy 101) and coordinates the bachelor/master track in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Research Interests

Courses

Astronomy 101

Requirements for University of Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:92
GMAT
Total Score
Required:560
Overall
Required:560
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in a relevant field Mathematics and Statistics proficiency Micro- and Macro-economics courses
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's Diploma and Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation Letter
  • English Language Proficiency Certificate
  • GMAT or GRE score report
Specialization Notes

Includes departments like Economics, Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing.