Dr. Sally Oey is an American astronomer at the University of Michigan and an expert in massive, hot stars which are often precursors to supernovae.
In 2023, the University of Michigan named her an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in recognition of her contributions to undergraduate education.
These feedbacks include: Finding no star bigger than 200 solar masses, she and her colleagues at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have found evidence for a size limit in a survey of other clusters within our galaxy and in the nearby satellite galaxy, Magellanic clouds.
Larger stars, perhaps of up to 500 solar masses, may have existed in the early universe," Oey says.
[5] Oey's dedication to undergraduate education earned her an Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship at the University of Michigan in 2023, where she was instrumental in quadrupling the number of undergraduate majors and minors over the previous decade, promoting astronomy study for interdisciplinary students pursuing majors in other fields, and incorporating approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion into her teaching.