Robert Kirshner

Robert Kirshner

Robert Kirshner is Clowes Professor of Science in the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University. His notable scientific work centers around the use of Supernovae to measure the expansion of the universe.

He is the author of "The Extravagant Universe : Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos" (2002; ISBN 978-0-691-05862-7) and has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1998. He was the President of the American Astronomical Society in 2004-2006.

He received his undergraduate degree "magna cum laude" in Astronomy from Harvard in 1970, and his Ph.D., also in Astronomy, from Caltech. Prior to joining Harvard in 1985, he worked at Kitt Peak National Observatory and taught at the University of Michigan for 9 years.

He was the co-Master of Quincy House, one of Harvard's 12 undergraduate houses, along with his wife, Jayne Loader, before resigning in August 2007.

He is also the father of Rebecca Rand Kirshner.

External links

* [http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~quincy/masters.htm Robert Kirshner's bio at the Quincy House home page]
* [http://www.aas.org/governance/council/aas-coun.htm The council of the American Astronomical Society]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Robert Kirshner — Robert P. Kirshner (* 15. August 1949) ist ein US amerikanischer Astronom. Kirshner machte 1970 am Harvard College seinen Bachelor Abschluss (magna cum laude) und promovierte 1975 am Caltech. Nach einer Post Doc Zeit am Kitt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Robert Kirshner — est professeur Clowes de sciences au Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics à l Université d Harvard. Il a travaillé dans différents domaines de l astronomie y compris la physique des supernovae, les rémanents de supernovas, les Structures à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kirshner — may refer to:*Andy Kirshner *Don Kirshner *Lev Kirshner *Mia Kirshner *Rebecca Rand Kirshner *Robert Kirshneree also* Kirchnersurname …   Wikipedia

  • Kirshner — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Don Kirshner (1934–2011), US amerikanischer Musikproduzent Mia Kirshner (* 1975), kanadische Schauspielerin Robert Kirshner (* 1949), US amerikanischer Astronom und Autor Siehe auch: Kirschner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rebecca Rand Kirshner — is a writer and producer for American television. She most recently served as co executive producer on the CW series Gilmore Girls . She lives in Los Angeles, California.She is the daughter of Harvard University astrophysics professor Robert… …   Wikipedia

  • David-Seth Kirshner — (born 1973), is the Rabbi of Temple Emanu El, in Closter, New Jersey. [1] [2] Prior to becoming a congregational rabbi, he worked at the Jewish Theological Seminary, which he joined in 1999, serving as Senior Director of Institutional Advancement …   Wikipedia

  • Boötes void — The Boötes void is a tremendously large, approximately spherically shaped nearly empty region of space, devoid of galaxies. At nearly 250 million light years in diameter, it is one of the largest known voids in the universe, and is referred to as …   Wikipedia

  • Vacío de Boötes — Mapa del vacío de Boötes El vacío de Boötes o el Gran Vacío[1] es una gigantesca y cuasi esférica región del espacio, que contiene muy pocas galaxias. Se encuentra en las cercanías de la constelación de Boötes, de ahí su no …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vide du Bouvier — Carte du Vide du Bouvier Le Vide du Bouvier ou Grand Vide[1] est une région de l espace interstellaire de très grande taille mais contenant très peu de galaxies. Elle doit son nom à la constellation du Bouvier …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Национальная обсерватория Китт-Пик — часть куполов обсерватории Китт Пик Ори …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”