Duncan Lorimer | |
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Born | Duncan Ross Lorimer May 9, 1969[1] |
Education | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College[2] |
Alma mater | University of Wales (BSc) University of Manchester (MSc, PhD) |
Spouse | Maura McLaughlin |
Awards | Shaw Prize (2023) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pulsars |
Institutions | West Virginia University Cornell University University of Manchester |
Thesis | Galactic population of millisecond and normal pulsars (1996) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrew Lyne Matthew Bailes |
Website | physics |
Duncan Ross Lorimer FRS (born 1969) is a British-born American astrophysicist. He is a professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University, known for the discovery of the first fast radio burst in 2007.[3][4][5][6][7]
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