Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen
Professor of astrophysics
About Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen
Born 1976. Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is a Danish astronomer, astrophysicist and university teacher.
Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is a professor of astrophysics in the department of Space, Earth and Environment at Chalmers University of Technology. Her research concerns galaxy formation and evolution.
She is a member of the Swedish Young Academy and the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Early life and education Knudsen studied at the University of Copenhagen, and at the University of Leiden where she received a PhD.
Research and career
Knudsen's research focuses particularly on star forming galaxies at cosmological distances. She uses large, modern telescopes such as ALMA, VLT, IRAM PdBI, and VLA to study the properties of redshift z=2–7 (lensed) submillimeter galaxies and quasar host galaxies.
Awards and honours 2018 Birger Karlsson Award 2012 Wallenberg Academy Fellow
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Professor of astrophysics
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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen was born in 1976.
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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is an astronomer, astrophysicist and university teacher.
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Kirsten Kraiberg Knudsen is Danish.
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