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Janet Akyüz Mattei (January 2, 1943 – March 22, 2004) was a Turkish-American astronomer who was the director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) from 1973 to 2004.

Janet Akyüz Mattei
Born	(1943-01-02)January 2, 1943 Bodrum, Turkey
Died	March 22, 2004(2004-03-22) (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	Turkish and American
Awards	Centennial Medal of the Société Astronomique de France, 1987 George Van Biesbroeck Prize American Astronomical Society (1993) Leslie Peltier Award Astronomical League (1993) Giovanni Battista Lacchini Award for collaboration with amateur astronomers, Unione Astrofili Italiani (1995) Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1995)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy and planetary science
Institutions	American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)

Biography

Mattei was born in Bodrum, Turkey to Bella and Baruh Akyüz, in a Turkish Jewish family[1] and educated in the American Collegiate Institute, İzmir. She came to the United States for university studies, and attended Brandeis University[2] in Waltham, MA on the Wien Scholarship. Later, she was offered a job by Dorrit Hoffleit at the Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

She worked at Leander McCormick Observatory in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1970 to 1972 and received her M.A. in Astronomy from the University of Virginia in 1972 and her Ph.D. in Astronomy from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, 1982.

As head of the AAVSO for over 30 years, she collected observations of variable stars by amateur astronomers from around the world. She coordinated many important observing programs between amateur observers and professional astronomers. She was also keenly interested in education and student science projects. Under her direction, the database of the association was made available to educators[3] and also assisted non-professional astronomers access the Hubble Space Telescope.

Awards and honors

Mattei won many awards, including the Centennial Medal of the Société Astronomique de France, 1987; George Van Biesbroeck Prize, American Astronomical Society, 1993; Leslie Peltier Award, Astronomical League, 1993; first Giovanni Battista Lacchini Award for collaboration with amateur astronomers, Unione Astrofili Italiani, 1995; and the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1995. Asteroid 11695 Mattei was named in her honor on 9 January 2001 (M.P.C. 41938).[4]

Death

She died of leukemia in Boston in March 2004.

References

• "Obituary: Janet Akyuz Mattei, Astronomer, Dies at 61". New York Times. 2004-04-02.

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На других языках

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[de] Janet Akyüz Mattei

Janet Akyüz Mattei (* 2. Januar 1943 in Bodrum, Provinz Muğla; † 22. März 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts) war eine türkisch-amerikanische Astronomin sowie Direktorin des American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).

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- [en] Janet Akyüz Mattei

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[it] Janet Akyüz Mattei

Janet Akyüz Mattei (Bodrum, 2 gennaio 1943 – Boston, 22 marzo 2004) è stata un'astronoma turca naturalizzata statunitense, direttrice dell'American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) dal 1973 al 2004.

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[ru] Маттеи, Жанет Акьюз

Жанет Акьюз Маттеи (тур. Janet Akyüz Mattei; 2 января 1943 — 22 марта 2004) — турецко-американский астроном и директор Американской ассоциации наблюдателей переменных звёзд (AAVSO) с 1973 по 2004 год.

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