John F. Hawley | |
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 Hawley in 2019 | |
| Born | August 23, 1958 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2021 (aged 63) |
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| Known for | Magnetorotational instability |
| Spouse | Katherine Holcomb |
| Relatives | Steven A. Hawley |
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| Thesis | A numerical study of nonspherical black hole accretion (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Larry Smarr |
John Frederick Hawley (August 23, 1958 – December 12, 2021) was an American astrophysicist and a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia. In 2013, he shared the Shaw Prize for Astronomy with Steven Balbus.[1]