Sandra Faber

Sandra Faber is University Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the discoverer of the so-called "Faber-Jackson relation" linking the brightness of elliptical galaxies to the speeds of stars orbiting within them. Her work with <!g>Hubble Space Telescope focuses on the centers of galaxies, which often harbor massive black holes, according to evidence gathered by her team. She has played a major management role in the construction of the world's largest telescopes, the twin 400-inch Keck Telescopes in Hawaii. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.