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Caleb Scharf | |
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| Born | Caleb Asa Scharf |
| Nationality | English[1] |
| Citizenship | British and American |
| Alma mater | Durham University (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD)[1] |
| Awards | Carl Sagan Medal (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cosmology and Astrobiology |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Caleb Asa Scharf[2] is a British-American astronomer and popular science author. He is currently the senior scientist for astrobiology at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.[3] He formerly served as the director of the multidisciplinary Columbia Astrobiology Center at Columbia University, New York.[4]
Also active as a science communicator, Scharf was the 2022 recipient of the Carl Sagan Medal, awarded by the American Astronomical Society for excellence in public communication of planetary science.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Calebscharfwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "BSc". University of Durham Congregation (28 June 12:30pm). Durham: Durham University: 6. 1989.
- ^ "Caleb Scharf: Senior Scientist for Astrobiology at the NASA Ames Research Center". Astrobiology at NASA.
- ^ "Caleb Scharf: Research Scientist". Columbia University, Department of Astronomy. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Caleb Scharf Wins Carl Sagan Medal for Public Science Communication". Astronomy & Astrophysics. Columbia University. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.