Stanton J. Peale | |
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Born | Stanton Jerrold Peale January 23, 1937 |
Died | May 14, 2015 | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979) James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982),[1] Brouwer Award (1992) National Academy of Sciences (2009)[1] Kuiper Prize (2016)[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics, planetary science |
Institutions | Cornell University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Stanton Jerrold Peale (January 23, 1937 – May 14, 2015) was an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, and Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] His research interests include the geophysical and dynamical properties of planets and exoplanets.