Rebekah Dawson is an American astrophysicist and a former associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University.
[1] Her research focuses on simulating the evolution of exoplanetary orbits and compositions to better understand how planetary systems form.
In January 2016, she started working as an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University.
"[8][9] In 2018, Dawson was named as an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow.
"[11][12] She was again honored by American Astronomical Society in 2021 with the Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy "for her important contributions on planet formation and dynamics, particularly on hot Jupiter exoplanets and the connection between planetary composition and orbital structure.