David Spergel

David Spergel
David Spergel speaks during a public meeting of NASA's UAP independent study team on May 31, 2023.
Born
David Nathaniel Spergel[4]

(1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard University
Known forCo-leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project
AwardsHelen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Flatiron Institute
Simons Foundation
ThesisThe astrophysical implications of weakly interacting, massive particles (1985)
Doctoral advisorWilliam H. Press
Doctoral studentsArlie Petters
Julianne Dalcanton
Hiranya Peiris
Shirley Ho[1]
Blake Daniel Sherwin
William Coulton [2] Katharine R. Long[3]

David Nathaniel Spergel is an American theoretical astrophysicist and the Emeritus Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation at Princeton University. Since 2021, he has been the President of the Simons Foundation.[5] He is known for his work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) project. In 2022, Spergel accepted the chair of NASA's UAP independent study team.

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  2. ^ "Princeton University Doctoral Dissertations, 2011-2023". Princeton University. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "David Nathaniel Spergel". Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "David Nathaniel Spergel". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation". Simons Foundation. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.