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| Born | Jeffrey Richard Kuhn |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., physics and mathematics, Kalamazoo College, 1977 M.S., physics, Princeton, 1979 PhD, physics, Princeton, 1981 |
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| Organization(s) | PLANETS Foundation MorphOptics, Inc. |
| Awards | University of Hawaiʻi Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research 2010 Humboldt Prize |
Jeffrey Richard Kuhn, also known as Jeff Kuhn, is an American physicist and astronomer who is a professor of astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is known for his contributions to astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial life, particularly in the areas of telescope and detection system development, the study of the Sun and its corona, and the search for planets around other stars.[1][2]
- ^ "How the world's largest solar telescope rose on Maui while nearby protests derailed a larger scope". www.science.org. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Mānoa: Giving the Sun a brake: Astronomers solve puzzle of slowing rotation | University of Hawaiʻi News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-24.