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hazel · « **on:** April 24, 2008, 08:37:36 PM »

Reinabelle Co Reyes has received the "Chambliss Astronomy achievement student award" for her major role in the discovery of the largest number of "obscured quasars."

She received the honor during the 211th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

The prestigious society was established in 1899 and it is the major organization of professional astronomers in North America whose basic objective is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science.

"The membership of the American Astronomical Society include physicists, mathematicians, geologists, engineers and others whose research interests lie within the broad spectrum of subjects now comprising contemporary astronomy," Santiago said.

The "Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards" are given by the Society to recognize exemplary research by undergraduate and graduate students. The awardees are honored with a Chambliss medal and a certificate.

Reyes' role in the discovery of the largest amount of "obscured quasars," is significant because it will eventually revise science books.

"The discovery, which may eventually revise science books, was the culmination of a five-year study spearheaded by Nadia Zakamska, a long-term post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Advance Study, under the supervision of quasar hunter professor Michael Strauss," Santiago said.

Aside from the "Chambliss Astronomical achievement student award," Reyes is also a recipient of awards and fellowships which include: the Centennial Fellowship, Princeton University Graduate School (2006-2010); Merit Prize Fellowship Grant, Princeton University Graduate School (2006-2010); Martin Schwarschild Graduate Fellowship, Princeton University (2006-2007); Academic Scholarship, Ateneo de Manila University (2001-2005); and Merit Science Scholarship, Department of Science and Technology (2001-2005).

"Reinabelle's other ongoing research projects include: Testing gravity on large scales using cosmological observations; Constraining the amplitude of fluctuations using galaxy clusters; Dust emission in the infrared spectra of SINGS galaxies; and Cometary Knots around the Helix Planetary Nebula," Santiago said.

Reyes is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Astrophysics at Princeton University in New Jersey, USA. She was a Merit Science Scholar of the DOST after graduating valedictorian from the Philippine Science High School, after which she received an academic scholarship from the Ateneo de Manila University. In 2005 she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Physics.

Reyes entered a masters level program in 2006 at the High Energy Physics of the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:18:31 PM »

Wow! A Ph.D student in astrophysics? My hats off to this incredible and honorable Filipino scholar!
Congratulations, yet another beacon of pride we Filipino students can look up to.

Wow, a summa cum laude in college and now she's a student at the prestigious Princeton University. An Ivy League university in the United States. What a brilliant mind Ms. Reinabelle Co Reyes must be. What intelligent children she will have in the future.

Let us march on, fellow Filipino student scholars! Let us bring pride to our Philippine Fatherland!

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