ASTRONOMER
Feryal Özel
1975 - Today

Feryal Özel
Feryal Özel (born May 27, 1975) is a Turkish American astrophysicist born in Istanbul, Turkey, specializing in the physics of compact objects and high energy astrophysical phenomena. As of 2022, Özel is the department chair and a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Physics in Atlanta. She was previously a professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in the Astronomy Department and Steward Observatory. Özel graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and received her PhD at Harvard University with Ramesh Narayan acting as Thesis advisor. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Feryal Özel is the 636th most popular astronomer, the 1,499th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 9th most popular Turkish Astronomer.
Feryal Özel is a Turkish-American astronomer renowned for her research on black holes and neutron stars, particularly in the context of gravitational waves and high-energy astrophysics. She is also known for her contributions to the study of the properties of matter under extreme conditions.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Feryal Özel ranks 636 out of 644. Before her are Heidi Hammel, Tetsuo Kagawa, James Gall, Lisa Kaltenegger, Konstantin Batygin, and Amy Mainzer. After her are Anna Frebel, Robert S. McMillan, Mario Jurić, Jun Chen, Maria A. Barucci, and Violeta G. Ivanova.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeidi Hammel
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 630
Tetsuo Kagawa
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 631
James Gall
1808 - 1895
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 632
Lisa Kaltenegger
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 633
Konstantin Batygin
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 634
Amy Mainzer
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 635
Feryal Özel
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 636
Anna Frebel
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 637
Robert S. McMillan
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 638
Mario Jurić
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 639
Jun Chen
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 640
Maria A. Barucci
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.71
Rank: 641
Violeta G. Ivanova
2000 - Present
HPI: 32.86
Rank: 642
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Feryal Özel ranks 1,153. Before her are Makoto Okubo, Kristian Vigenin, Jang Dae-il, Noel Clarke, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Nicole Herschmann. After her are Aleksey Alipov, Bastian Reinhardt, Omi Sato, Jason Turner, Denys Hotfrid, and Lotte Kiærskou.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsMakoto Okubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,147
Kristian Vigenin
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,148
Jang Dae-il
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,149
Noel Clarke
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,150
Ta-Nehisi Coates
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,151
Nicole Herschmann
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,152
Feryal Özel
ASTRONOMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 1,153
Aleksey Alipov
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 1,154
Bastian Reinhardt
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 1,155
Omi Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 1,156
Jason Turner
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 1,157
Denys Hotfrid
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 1,158
Lotte Kiærskou
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 1,159
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Feryal Özel ranks 1,499 out of 1,347. Before her are Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Tunahan Kuzu (1981), İbrahim Toraman (1981), Hamide Bıkçın (1978), İsmail Köybaşı (1989), and Hande Kader (1993). After her are Yakup Kılıç (1986), Zeynep Sever (1989), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Sinan Güler (1983), Necip Uysal (1991), and Ömer Onan (1978).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsFurkan Korkmaz
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 1,493
Tunahan Kuzu
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 1,494
İbrahim Toraman
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 1,495
Hamide Bıkçın
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 1,496
İsmail Köybaşı
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,497
Hande Kader
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1993 - 2016
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 1,498
Feryal Özel
ASTRONOMER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 1,499
Yakup Kılıç
BOXER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.50
Rank: 1,500
Zeynep Sever
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 1,501
Süreyya Ayhan
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 1,502
Sinan Güler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 1,503
Necip Uysal
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 1,504
Ömer Onan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,505
Among ASTRONOMERS In Türkiye
Among astronomers born in Türkiye, Feryal Özel ranks 9. Before her are E. M. Antoniadi (1870), Cleomedes (110), Cleostratus (-520), Paris Pişmiş (1911), Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943), and Dilhan Eryurt (1926).
E. M. Antoniadi
1870 - 1944
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
Cleomedes
110 - 1
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
Cleostratus
520 BC - 432 BC
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 5
Paris Pişmiş
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 6
Janet Akyüz Mattei
1943 - 2004
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 7
Dilhan Eryurt
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 8
Feryal Özel
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 9










































