Amina Helmi facts for kids
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Amina Helmi
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Amina Helmi in 2019
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| Born | 6 September 1970 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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| Alma mater | Leiden University (PhD) |
| Known for | Helmi stream |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Groningen University of La Plata Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics Utrecht University |
| Thesis | The formation of the Galactic Halo (2000) |
| Doctoral advisors | Tim de Zeeuw Simon White |
Amina Helmi (born October 6, 1970) is an amazing astronomer and professor from Argentina. She teaches at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Studying the Stars
Amina Helmi went to Leiden University to study. She earned her PhD degree there in 2000. Her special research project, called a thesis, was about how the "galactic halo" forms. This work was guided by her professors, Tim de Zeeuw and Simon White.
Working in Space Science
Since 2003, Professor Helmi has been a faculty member at the University of Groningen. She became a full professor in 2014. Before that, she worked as a researcher in different places. These included the University of La Plata in Argentina, the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, and Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Her research focuses on how galaxies grow and move. She is especially interested in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. She studies where stars are, how fast they move, how old they are, and what they are made of. This helps her understand how galaxies were formed. This field is sometimes called "galactic archaeology." She also studies dark matter, which is a mysterious substance in space.
To do her research, Professor Helmi uses powerful computer simulations. She also uses real information from space, like data from the Gaia space telescope.
Awards and Special Recognitions
In 2019, Amina Helmi was one of four scientists to win the Spinoza Prize. This is a very important award in the Netherlands. In 2017, she became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She also won the Christiaan Huygensprize in 2004 and the Pastoor Schmeitsprize in 2010.
A group of stars called the Helmi stream is named after her! She also received the Suffrage Science award in 2019.
In 2021, Professor Helmi won the Brouwer Award. This award comes from the Division on Dynamical Astronomy of the American Astronomical Society.
See also
In Spanish: Amina Helmi para niños
