Peter Goldreich

Peter Goldreich
Peter Goldreich in 1980
Born (1939-07-14) July 14, 1939 (age 85)
Alma materCornell University
Known forGoldreich-Kylafis effect
AwardsChapman Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985)[1]

Brouwer Award (1986)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1993)[2][3]
National Medal of Science (1995)

Shaw Prize (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy and Astrophysics
InstitutionsCaltech
Institute for Advanced Study
Doctoral advisorThomas Gold
Doctoral students

Peter Goldreich (born July 14, 1939) is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars.[4] He is the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology. Since 2005 he has also been a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[5][1] Asteroid 3805 Goldreich is named after him.[6]

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  3. ^ "Professor of astrophysics to give lecture series on planets". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  4. ^ "Caltech Astronomy : Peter Goldreich's Research Interests". Archived from the original on 2006-09-12.
  5. ^ "L'Académie des Sciences remet la Grande Médaille 2006 à l'astrophysicien américain Peter Goldreich". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.
  6. ^ "Citation for (3805)". Minor Planet Center.[permanent dead link]