Alex Szalay

Alex Szalay
Born
Alexander Sandor Szalay

(1949-06-17) June 17, 1949 (age 75)
Debrecen, Hungary
Alma materUniversity of Debrecen (B.Sc.)
Eötvös Loránd University(M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Known forSloan Digital Sky Survey
National Virtual Observatory
WorldWide Telescope
AwardsBloomberg Distinguished Professorships (2015)
Jim Gray eScience Award (2007)
Széchenyi Prize (1991)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Computer science
Cosmology
Big data
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Websiteidies.jhu.edu

Alex Szalay is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor[1] of physics and astronomy[2] and computer science[3] at the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering.[4] Szalay is an international leader in astronomy, cosmology, the science of big data, and data-intensive computing. In 2023, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[5]

  1. ^ "Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships".
  2. ^ "Alexander Szalay Faculty Page". 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Alexander Szalay Faculty Page, Department of Computer Science".
  4. ^ Brooks, Kelly "Johns Hopkins names four new Bloomberg Distinguished Professors", JHU Hub, Baltimore, 30 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "2023 NAS Election".