 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.
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