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Margaret J. Geller (b. 1947) is an American astrophysicist at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and a professor at Harvard University. The discovery Geller made alongside Valerie de Lapparent and John Huchra of how galaxies have a bubble-like structure was one of the most important discoveries in astronomy during the 20th century.

Early life and education
In 1970, Margaret Geller earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. She then went on to Princeton, where she got her Master of Arts in 1972 and her Ph.D in 1975, in physics.

Career
From 1974 until 1976 Geller was a research fellow at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In 1978 she went to England, to serve as senior visiting fellow at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Cambridge until 1980. She also served as a research associate at the Harvard Observatory for three years, until 1980. That year she joined Harvard faculty, as a professor of astrophysics and astronomy. In 1988 she became full professor, and she continues to teach at Harvard, today.

Research
In 1989, together with John Huchra, she discovered the Great Wall, basing on redshift survey data from the CfA Redshift Survey. Today, she researches the origin, evolution and relationships of galaxy clusters.

Awards and honors

 * 1989 Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Science along with John P. Huchra for "Mapping the Universe"
 * 1990 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
 * 1990 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
 * 1996 Klopsteg Memorial Award of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
 * 2008 Magellanic Premium by the American Philosophical Society for her research into the groupings of galaxies.
 * 2010 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society
 * 2010 James Craig Watson Medal of the National Academy of Sciences