Barth Netterfield

Barth Netterfield
CitizenshipCanadian
American
Alma materPrinceton University
Known forBalloon-borne telescopes, observational cosmology
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
Doctoral advisorLyman Page
Doctoral studentsJuan Diego Soler
Websitewww.astro.utoronto.ca/~netterfield

Calvin Barth Netterfield (born 29 April 1968), known as Barth Netterfield, is a Canadian astrophysicist, and a Professor in the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto.[1] He is a leading expert in the development of balloon-borne telescopes.[2][3] These are astrophysical experiments that are lifted into the stratosphere by high-altitude balloons where they conduct observations that would be hindered by atmospheric interference if done on the ground. Netterfield is primarily known for his work in observational cosmology, specifically in developing instrumentation to observe the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation.[1] Most notably, he was a key member of the instrument team for BOOMERANG, the experiment that made one of the first accurate determinations of the age, geometry, and mass-energy content of the universe.[3][4][5] More recently, he has delved into the field of submillimetre astronomy and the physics of star formation, through his involvement with the BLAST telescope.[6] Netterfield was featured prominently in BLAST!, a documentary film about the 2005 and 2006 flights of BLAST from Sweden and Antarctica.[7]

  1. ^ a b http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~netterfield/ Barth Netterfield personal home page at U of T
  2. ^ http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Steacie-Steacie/Profiles-Profils_eng.asp?ID=1010 Steacie award profile page at NSERC (for citation a, see paragraph 7)
  3. ^ a b "Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 2007 CAP Herzberg Medal press release
  4. ^ Glanz, James (27 April 2000). "Clearest Picture of Infant Universe Sees It All and Questions It, Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  5. ^ Netterfield, C. B.; Ade, P. A. R.; Bock, J. J.; Bond, J. R.; Borrill, J.; Boscaleri, A.; Coble, K.; Contaldi, C. R.; Crill, B. P.; De Bernardis, P.; Farese, P.; Ganga, K.; Giacometti, M.; Hivon, E.; Hristov, V. V.; Iacoangeli, A.; Jaffe, A. H.; Jones, W. C.; Lange, A. E.; Martinis, L.; Masi, S.; Mason, P.; Mauskopf, P. D.; Melchiorri, A.; Montroy, T.; Pascale, E.; Piacentini, F.; Pogosyan, D.; Pongetti, F.; et al. (2002). "A Measurement by BOOMERANG of Multiple Peaks in the Angular Power Spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background". The Astrophysical Journal. 571 (2): 604–614. arXiv:astro-ph/0104460. Bibcode:2002ApJ...571..604N. doi:10.1086/340118. S2CID 17110147.
  6. ^ http://blastexperiment.info/names.php Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine BLAST experiment list of collaborators
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190065/fullcredits#cast BLAST! full cast and crew on IMDb [user-generated source]