Carolin Crawford facts for kids

Carolin Susan Crawford is a British scientist who studies space and is great at explaining science to everyone. She is an expert in astrophysics, which is a part of astronomy that uses physics to understand how stars, planets, and galaxies work. She used to work at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge and was also a special member of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Learning About Space

Carolin studied math at Newnham College, Cambridge, and earned her first degree in 1985. In 1988, she earned her PhD (a very high degree) from the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Her research was about something called "cooling flows" in space.

Her Work and Discoveries

After getting her PhD, Carolin worked at several famous places. These included Balliol College, Oxford, the Institute of Astronomy, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Newnham College, Cambridge. From 1996 to 2007, she had a special research position called a Royal Society University Research Fellowship.

In 2004, she became a teacher and special member at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. There, she helped students who wanted to study physical sciences. At the same time, starting in 2005, she also became the Public Astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy. This meant she helped share exciting space discoveries with everyone.

From 2011 to 2015, Carolin was the Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College. In this role, she gave free talks about astronomy and astrophysics to the public in London.

Carolin's main research looks at how huge galaxies behave in the middle of galaxy clusters. She uses different types of telescopes, like X-ray, optical, and infrared, to study these areas. She is especially interested in how hot gas, warm gas, cold clouds, and new stars interact with the powerful jets coming from the giant black hole at the center of these galaxies.

Sharing Science with Everyone

Carolin loves to share her knowledge of astronomy. She gives many talks, workshops, and debates all over the UK and in other countries. She talks about many different topics in space science. Each year, she gives presentations to more than 4,000 people!

She also appears on TV and radio shows often. You might have heard her on programs like In Our Time on BBC Radio 4.

In 2009, Carolin received a special award called the Women of Outstanding Achievement Award. This award recognized her amazing ability to explain science and how much she has helped society by doing so.

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