Anita Cochran (astronomer)
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Born
New York, New York
Almamater
- Cornell University,
- University of Texas at Austin, (masters, Ph.D.)
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin
Anita L. Cochran | |
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| Born | New York, New York |
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| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
Anita L. Cochran is an American astronomer, planetary scientist, and senior research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] She is also the assistant director for research support at the McDonald Observatory.[2] She focuses on the study of primitive bodies in the Solar System and the composition of comets.[3]
Cochran was born in New York City[4] and raised on Long Island.[5] She earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Cornell University in 1976. She then went on to the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed a master's degree in astronomy in 1979 and her PhD in astronomy in 1982.[3]
