Andrea M. Ghez

American astronomer

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Occupation

scientist

Born in

New York City

Born

June 16, 1965

Zodiac

Gemini

22,353

days alive

61

years old

Born
June 16, 1965 in 🇺🇸New York City
Zodiac
♊︎Gemini·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

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Fire
Earth
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Sun Sign

Gemini♊︎

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Moon Sign

Capricorn♑︎

Dominant Element

Air

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Planetary positions calculated for June 16, 1965

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2023
Day 21,161
Age 57

Awarded Honorary Degree

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96%
May 24, 2023

Received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Oxford.

Day 21,018
Age 57

Continued Research on Galactic Center

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2023

Continues research on the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

2020
Day 20,201
Age 55

Nobel Prize in Physics

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96%
Oct 6, 2020

Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object.

2019
Day 19,557
Age 53

Elected to the American Philosophical Society

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96%
Jan 1, 2019

Elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.

2012
Day 17,000
Age 46

Lynda and Harry Resnick Chair

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96%
Jan 1, 2012

Appointed as the Lynda and Harry Resnick Chair at UCLA.

2004
Day 14,078
Age 38

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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96%
Jan 1, 2004

Elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

1999
Day 12,252
Age 33

MacArthur Fellowship

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96%
Jan 1, 1999

Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Grant).

1997
Day 11,522
Age 31

Professor at UCLA

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92%
Jan 1, 1997
1995
Day 10,791
Age 29

Galactic Center Research Published

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96%
Jan 1, 1995

Published first major work on the galactic center at UCLA.

1992
Day 9,695
Age 26

Postdoctoral Fellowship

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96%
Jan 1, 1992

Began a postdoctoral fellowship at Caltech.

Day 9,695
Age 26

Ph.D. from Caltech

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96%
Jan 1, 1992

Earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

1987
Day 7,869
Age 21

Started PhD at Caltech

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92%
Jan 1, 1987
Day 7,869
Age 21

B.S. in Physics from MIT

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96%
Jan 1, 1987

Graduated from MIT with a B.S. in Physics.

1983
Day 6,408
Age 17

Undergraduate Studies at MIT

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1983
1965
Day 0
Age 0

Born

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96%
Jun 16, 1965

Born in New York City, New York.