Janet Akyüz Mattei
Janet Akyüz Mattei | |
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| Born | Janet Hanula Akyüz January 2, 1943 |
| Died | March 22, 2004 (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) |
Janet Hanula Mattei (née Akyüz; 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.