Bärbel Koribalski

German astrophysicist (born 1964)

Otto Hahn Medal (1993)
Newton Turner Award (2011)

Scientific careerFieldsAstrophysics, physicsInstitutionsCSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, Australia Telescope National Facility

Dr. Bärbel Silvia Koribalski is a research scientist working on galaxy formation at CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), part of CSIRO's Astronomy & Space Science (CASS).^[1] She obtained her PhD at the University of Bonn in Germany and is noted for studies of nearby galaxies. In 2011 she received CSIRO's Newton Turner Award.^[2] She is also a project leader of the ASKAP HI All-Sky Survey, known as WALLABY.^[3]

Research

Galaxy formation and evolution. Gas kinematics of galaxies using the HI 21-cm spectral line of neutral hydrogen. Radio observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), also known as the Paul Wild Observatory in Narrabri, named after John Paul Wild, Chief of CSIRO's Division of Radiophysics and later Chairman of CSIRO (1978-1985). Study of galaxy groups, e.g. Dorado Group with V.A. Kilborn et al.

Current and planned major HI surveys of galaxies:

"HI Parkes All Sky Survey" (HIPASS) ^[4]
"Local Volume HI Survey" (LVHIS), conducted with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) in Narrabri - Principal Investigator
"ASKAP HI All-Sky Survey" (known as WALLABY) - Principal Investigator
HI surveys with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)

Personal Background

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, and grown up in Köln on the Rhine, studied physics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitaet Bonn.^[5]
Hobbies: Athletics

Career

Physics Diploma (1990) and PhD (Otto Hahn Medal, 1993) - University of Bonn, Germany

Newton Turner Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Award 2011
CSIRO - OCE Science Leader, from 2012

Professional associations

International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Australian Society of Astronomy (ASA)

Publications

Dr. Bärbel Koribalski's publications - source SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

References

^ "CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility". 8 May 2019.
^ "CSIRO Profile: Dr. Bärbel Koribalski". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
^ "WALLABY project page".
^ Koribalski, B. S.; Staveley-Smith, L.; Kilborn, V. A.; Ryder, S.; Kraan-Korteweg, R. C.; Ryan-Weber, E.; Ekers, R. D.; Jerjen, H. (2004). "HIPASS Bright Galaxy Catalog (HIPASS BGC) publication". The Astronomical Journal. 128 (1): 16. arXiv:astro-ph/0404436. Bibcode:2004AJ....128...16K. doi:10.1086/421744. S2CID 16229767.
^ "University of Bonn homepage". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.