Sally Oey

University of Michigan

Sally Oey is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. She studies massive stars and their feedback effects. Oey is a graduate of the University of Arizona (Ph.D. 1995) and held postdoctoral fellowships at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, and Space Telescope Science Institute. She has served on the AAS Board of Trustees, and chaired the Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Science Definition Working Group that recommended the ULLYSES Director’s Discretionary program. She also served on the Gemini Observatory Board of Directors and various Time Allocation Committees. Oey is involved in DEI advocacy, especially for Asian-Americans and LGBTQ+. She has also organized Michigan Dark Skies, a community group that combats light pollution.