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Evalyn Gates

Evalyn I. Gates is an American cosmologist, astrophysicist, author, and a former executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

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Evalyn I. Gates is an American cosmologist, astrophysicist, author, and a former executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Early life and education

Gates grew up in Batavia, New York.1 She received her undergraduate degree from the College of William & Mary and her Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Case Western Reserve University.2 Gates completed postdoctoral fellowships at Yale University and the University of Chicago and was a member of the theoretical astrophysics research group at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.3

Career

While at the University of Chicago, Gate's research included investigations into white dwarf stars.4 From 2010 until 2017 Gates was the executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.5

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References

  1. Segall, Grant (2011-06-05). "Director of natural history museum revels in discoveries, old and new". The Plain Dealer. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  2. "Evalyn Gates". Aspen Center for Physics. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  3. "Evalyn Gates | TEDxCLE". www.tedxcle.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  4. Witze, Alexandra (2000-01-23). "Dead stars lying around galaxy". Clarion-Ledger. p. 67. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  5. Litt, Steven (2017-12-07). "Museum CEO for 7 years steps down". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1, [1], [2]. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  6. Reviews of Einstein's Telescope
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