Amalie Stokholm is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sun, Stars & Exoplanets group, University of Birmingham, U.K. She studies the stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and through meticulous examination of the stars’ ages, she unravels the events that transpired during the Milky Way’s more tumultuous past when our galaxy merged with numerous smaller galaxies, disrupting them in the process.
Measuring ages of stars is no easy task – it can be rather difficult to figure out how old a star is just based on their emitted light. Amalie measures the rhythmic variations in the star’s brightness that occur due to starquakes in the stellar interiors. These vibrations are then carefully compared to detailed models of stars. Through this method, Amalie attains some of the most precise measurements of stellar ages possible. By doing this for thousands of stars in the Milky Way, she is gathering crucial insights about the Milky Way’s history and the conditions prevailing in the Universe’s infancy.
The prize committee will select a winner who will be announced at an award ceremony at the DFS Annual Meeting on November 14th, 2023 taking place at Hotel Nyborg Strand, Østerøvej 2, 5800 Nyborg.
The winner will be notified in writing in advance and invited to give a talk following the ceremony.
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