Sandra Faber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sandra Faber

astronomer

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: astronomer, physicist, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sandra Moore Faber (born December 28, 1944) is an astrophysicist known for her research on the evolution of galaxies.
She is the University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and works at the Lick Observatory.
She has made important discoveries linking the brightness of galaxies to the speed of stars within them and was the co-discoverer of the Faber–Jackson relation.
Faber was also instrumental in designing the Keck telescopes in Hawaii.