Catharine Garmany

Catharine "Katy" D. Garmany (born March 6, 1946) is an astronomer with the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Catharine's main areas of research are massive stars, evolution and formation; astronomical education. She is most recognized in association with her work on star formation. In 1976, Garmany received the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy from the American Astronomical Society. From 1976 to 1984, Garmany was a research associate at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA). Since 1981, Dr. Garmany has been a professor with in the Department of Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Colorado. Garmany also taught for 3 semesters at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. and named an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow in 2022.