Miriam Forman
- May 2, 2024
- 85 years
About Miriam Forman
Miriam Forman, 85, American astrophysicist.
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|Miriam Ausman Forman (12 April 1939 – 2 May 2024) was an American astrophysicist known for her work on solar cosmic rays, turbulence and energy cascades in magnetohydrodynamics, and the solar wind.
Education and career
Forman entered graduate study at Stony Brook University in 1968, completed her Ph.D. there in 1972, and remained affiliated with Stony Brook as an adjunct faculty member, supported by grants from NASA, until 1985. The grant encompassed her thesis in Cosmic Rays in Interplanetary Space. From 1991 to 1998, Forman managed the heliospheric section of the Science Division at NASA HQ in Washington DC.
She worked as an administrator for the American Physical Society from 1985 until 1991, when she joined the NASA Space Physics Division, and became program scientist for Heliospheric Missions at NASA. She stepped down from that position in 1998, and was seconded from NASA to the White House for a year, then returned in 1999 to Stony Brook as adjunct faculty again.
Forman died on May 2, 2024, at the age of 85.
Recognition
In 1984 Forman was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), after nomination by the APS Division of Astrophysics, "for fundamental contributions to the theory of propagation and acceleration of energetic particles in the solar system and for application of the theory in the interpretation of observation". She was chair of the Division of Astrophysics for 1986–1987.
In 2002 she was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science "for research and teaching in astrophysics, especially solar physics, and for valuable service to professional societies and the government on behalf of science".
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1.In which year did Miriam Forman die?
- A.2024correct
- B.2015
- C.2011
- D.2017
Miriam Forman died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: ": year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: occupation astrophysicist. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of death
2.How old was Miriam Forman when they died?
- A.80
- B.74
- C.77
- D.85correct
Miriam Forman was 85 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "es and the government on behalf of science". == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85.
3.In which year was Miriam Forman born?
- A.1939correct
- B.1933
- C.1927
- D.1930
Miriam Forman was born in 1939.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "e service to professional societies and the government on behalf of science". == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1939
4.In which month did Miriam Forman die?
- A.August
- B.June
- C.July
- D.Maycorrect
Miriam Forman died in May.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "cord: year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: occupation astrophysicist. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: da
5.On which day of the month did Miriam Forman die?
- A.2correct
- B.4
- C.3
- D.1
Miriam Forman died on day 2 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: occupation astrophysicist. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of
6.In which field was Miriam Forman known?
- A.chemist
- B.novelist
- C.astrophysicistcorrect
- D.architect
The biography describes Miriam Forman as a astrophysicist.
Source: Profile: occupation: "lf of science". == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: occupation ast
7.What nationality was Miriam Forman?
- A.Argentine
- B.Austrian
- C.Americancorrect
- D.Australian
Miriam Forman is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "e record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1939. Archive record: age at death 85. Archive record: occupation astrophysicist. Archive record: nationali
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