Janet Akyüz Mattei

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Janet Akyüz Mattei was a Turkish-American astronomer best known for her long-time leadership of the American Association of Variable Star Observers and her influential work coordinating global observations of variable stars.

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instanceOf Turkish-American
astronomer
person
academicDegree bachelor's degree in physics
master's degree in astronomy
awardReceived AAVSO Merit Award NERFINISHED
Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy NERFINISHED
George Van Biesbroeck Prize NERFINISHED
Jackson-Gwilt Medal NERFINISHED
Leslie C. Peltier Award NERFINISHED
birthName Janet Akyüz NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery NERFINISHED
citizenship Turkey NERFINISHED
United States of America
countryOfBirth Turkey NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943-01-02
dateOfDeath 2004-03-22
educatedAt Brandeis University NERFINISHED
Ege University NERFINISHED
University of Virginia NERFINISHED
employer American Association of Variable Star Observers NERFINISHED
endTime 2004
ethnicGroup Turkish
familyName Mattei NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astronomy
variable stars
gender female
givenName Janet NERFINISHED
hasOccupation astronomer
science administrator
influenced amateur astronomers worldwide
professional variable star research
knownFor coordination of global observations of variable stars
leadership of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
languageSpoken English
Turkish
memberOf American Association of Variable Star Observers NERFINISHED
American Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
notableAchievement expanded AAVSO international observer network
promoted collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers
notableWork coordination of long-term variable star monitoring programs
placeOfBirth Bodrum NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
residence United States of America
startTime 1973
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts

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