caption doctoral_advisor birth_place image_size nationality name field birth_date known_for prizes image article_title birth_name alma_mater
martha haynes morton roberts boston , massachusetts , usa 150px american prof. martha p. haynes astrophysics 1 january 1951 work mapping the universe with radio telescopes henry draper medal -lrb- 1989 -rrb- marthahaynes.jpg martha p. haynes
 martha patricia haynes welesley -lrb- bsc -rrb- , indiana -lrb- phd -rrb-
martha p. haynes

martha patricia haynes -lrb- born 1951 -rrb- is an american astronomer who specializes in radio astronomy and extragalactic astronomy .
in 1989 she won the henry draper medal for her work with collaborator riccardo giovanelli using radio telescopes to map the distribution of galaxies in the universe .
she is the goldwin smith professor of astronomy at cornell university she has been on a number of high-level committees within the us and international astronomical community , including advisory committee for the division of engineering and physical sciences of the national academies -lrb- 2003-2008 -rrb- and astronomy and astrophysics decadal review -lrb- in 2010 -rrb- .
she was a vice-president of the executive committee of the international astronomical union from 2006-2012. , and has been on the board of trustees of associated universities inc since 1994 .
