David Spergel | |
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 David Spergel speaks during a public meeting of NASA's UAP independent study team on May 31, 2023. | |
| Born | David Nathaniel Spergel[4] March 25, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Known for | Co-leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project |
| Awards | Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy Shaw Prize in Astronomy Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Flatiron Institute Simons Foundation |
| Thesis | The astrophysical implications of weakly interacting, massive particles (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | William H. Press |
| Doctoral students | Arlie Petters Julianne Dalcanton Hiranya Peiris Shirley Ho[1] Blake Daniel Sherwin William Coulton [2] Katharine R. Long[3] |
David Nathaniel Spergel is an American theoretical astrophysicist and the Emeritus Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation at Princeton University. Since 2021, he has been the President of the Simons Foundation.[5] He is known for his work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) project. In 2022, Spergel accepted the chair of NASA's UAP independent study team.
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- ^ "David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation". Simons Foundation. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.