Rosaly Lopes

Summary

Rosaly Lopes is a human^[1]. Born in Rio de Janeiro^[2], she… she was born on January 8, 1957^[3]. She worked as a geologist^[4], astronomer^[5], and volcanologist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Rosaly Lopes was born in Rio de Janeiro^[2].
• Rosaly Lopes was born on January 8, 1957^[3].
• Rosaly Lopes held citizenship in Brazil^[8].
• Brazilian Portuguese was Rosaly Lopes's native language^[9].
• Rosaly Lopes worked as a geologist^[4].
• Rosaly Lopes's professions included astronomer^[5].
• Rosaly Lopes's professions included volcanologist^[6].
• Rosaly Lopes was employed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[10].
• Among Rosaly Lopes's employers was Cornell University^[11].
• Rosaly Lopes's education included a stint at University of London^[12].
• Rosaly Lopes received the Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[13].
• Rosaly Lopes received the Women in Space Science Award^[14].
• Rosaly Lopes received the Ambassador Award^[15].
• Rosaly Lopes received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16].
• Rosaly Lopes was a member of International Astronomical Union^[17].
• Rosaly Lopes is recorded as female^[18].
• Rosaly Lopes's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Rosaly Lopes's Commons category is recorded as Rosaly Lopes^[20].
• Rosaly Lopes's official website is recorded as http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Lopes/^[21].
• Rosaly Lopes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Rosaly Lopes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[23].

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Origins and Family

Rosaly Lopes's place of birth was Rio de Janeiro^[2]. She was born on January 8, 1957^[3]. Brazilian Portuguese was her native language^[9].

Education

Rosaly Lopes was educated at University of London^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geologist^[4], astronomer^[5], and volcanologist^[6]. Employers include Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[10], a NASA facility^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1936^[26] and Cornell University^[11], a private university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1865^[29], headquartered in Ithaca^[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[13], a science award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1998^[33]; Women in Space Science Award^[14], an award^[34]; Ambassador Award^[15], an award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2013^[37]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16], a fellowship award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1874^[40].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Rosaly Lopes include 22454 Rosalylopes^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Rosaly Lopes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] She is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for her include 22454 Rosalylopes^[41], an asteroid^[42].

FAQs

Where was Rosaly Lopes born?

Rosaly Lopes was born in Rio de Janeiro^[2].

What did Rosaly Lopes do for work?

Rosaly Lopes worked as geologist^[4], astronomer^[5], and volcanologist^[6].

Where did Rosaly Lopes go to school?

Rosaly Lopes was educated at University of London^[12].

What awards did Rosaly Lopes receive?

Honors received include Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[13], Women in Space Science Award^[14], Ambassador Award^[15], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[16].