Nadia Zakamska

Nadia Zakamska is a Russian-American astronomer who is a professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Zakamska graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a master's degree in theoretical physics in 2001. Zakamska then attended Princeton University for her PhD, which she received in 2005.

Zakamska's research involves multi-wavelength work on Type II quasars. She also studies supermassive black holes and their role in galaxy formation. In addition, she studies extrasolar planets and extragalactic astronomy.

Zakamska is a Sloan Fellow. In 2014, she received the American Astronomical Society's Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, which is awarded to recognize at least five years of outstanding achievement in observational astronomical research.

• Zakamska, Nadia L.; Hamann, Fred; Pâris, Isabelle; Brandt, W. N.; Greene, Jenny E.; Strauss, Michael A.; Villforth, Carolin; Wylezalek, Dominika; Alexandroff, Rachael M. (2016-07-01). "Discovery of extreme [O iii]λ5007 Å outflows in high-redshift red quasars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459 (3): 3144–3160. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw718. ISSN 0035-8711.
• Zakamska, Nadia L.; Lampayan, Kelly; Petric, Andreea; Dicken, Daniel; Greene, Jenny E.; Heckman, Timothy M.; Hickox, Ryan C.; Ho, Luis C.; Krolik, Julian H. (2016-02-01). "Star formation in quasar hosts and the origin of radio emission in radio-quiet quasars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 455 (4): 4191–4211. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2571. ISSN 0035-8711.