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The astrophysicist talks about the interstellar medium, star formation, galactic winds and her favorite galaxies
Princeton University
Eve Ostriker is a professor of astrophysics at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the formation of stars and planets, the dynamics of the interstellar medium, and the structure and evolution of spiral galaxies. She was named a Simons Investigator in Astrophysics in 2017.