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Alex Szalay | |
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| Born | Alexander Sandor Szalay June 17, 1949 Debrecen, Hungary |
| Alma mater | University of Debrecen (B.Sc.) Eötvös Loránd University(M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Sloan Digital Sky Survey National Virtual Observatory WorldWide Telescope |
| Awards | Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships (2015) Jim Gray eScience Award (2007) Széchenyi Prize (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy Computer science Cosmology Big data |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Website | idies |
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]
- ^ "Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships".
- ^ "Alexander Szalay Faculty Page". 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Szalay Faculty Page, Department of Computer Science".
- ^ Brooks, Kelly "Johns Hopkins names four new Bloomberg Distinguished Professors", JHU Hub, Baltimore, 30 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 July 2015.
- ^ "2023 NAS Election".