| Fields | Astronomy Astrophysics |
|---|---|
| Education | Radcliffe College California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Development of the Gemini Observatory |
| Doctoral advisors | Halton Arp, Jesse L. Greenstein |
| Spouse | Boris Kayser |
Susan Kayser is an American astronomer. She was the first woman to receive a PhD in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology,[1] which attracted some media attention at the time.[2][3][4] Her thesis research included the most thorough study of the irregular galaxy NGC 6822 until 2002.[5] She spent her career with NASA working on the Helios and International Cometary Explorer (later called the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3) spacecraft radio astronomy experiments and with the National Science Foundation working on the Gemini Observatory.[6]
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