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Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024


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Published in Science and Technology on Wednesday, December 11th 2024 at 16:22 GMT by The University of Chicago Chronicle   Print publication without navigation

  • Wendy Freedman one of Nature's 10 people who helped shape science in 2024 Wendy Freedman, the University of Chicago John and Marion Sullivan University Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics, was named to Nature's 10
  • a list that recognizes key scientific developments over the past year.

Wendy Freedman, an astronomer at the University of Chicago, has been recognized by Nature as one of the "10 people who helped shape science in 2024" for her groundbreaking work in measuring the expansion rate of the universe. Freedman's research has significantly contributed to the field of cosmology, particularly through her leadership in the Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. This initiative aimed to refine the Hubble constant, which quantifies how fast the universe is expanding. Her efforts have not only advanced our understanding of the universe's age and size but also highlighted discrepancies in current measurements, known as the Hubble tension, prompting further investigation into new physics or unknown phenomena. Her work continues to influence ongoing and future astronomical research, including projects like the James Webb Space Telescope.

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