Nick Kaiser

Nick Kaiser
Nick Kaiser at the 2019 Gruber Prize ceremony
Born(1954-09-15)15 September 1954
Bucklow, England
Died13 June 2023(2023-06-13) (aged 68)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (PhD)
University of Leeds (BSc)
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society (2008)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2017)
Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2019)
Scientific career
InstitutionsÉcole Normale Supérieure
University of Hawaiʻi
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
Thesis Anisotropy of the microwave background radiation  (1982)
Doctoral advisorMartin Rees
Doctoral studentsShaun Cole

Nicholas Kaiser FRS (15 September 1954 – 13 June 2023) was a British cosmologist.[1][2][3][4] He is the son of Thomas Reeve Kaiser.[5][6]

  1. ^ "IfA CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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  3. ^ "In memoriam: Pan-STARRS pioneer, trailblazing astronomer Nick Kaiser | University of Hawaiʻi System News". 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Kaiser, Royal Society". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ Kaiser, Nick. "Thomas Reeve Kaiser 1924-1998". Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ Peacock, John (11 August 2023). "Nick Kaiser Obituary". The Guardian USA. Retrieved 27 September 2024.