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Robert P. Kirshner | |
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| Born | August 15, 1949 |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (A.B.), California Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Type Ia Supernova Studies, Large Scale Structure, supernova remnants |
| Awards | Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2011) James Craig Watson Medal (2014) Wolf Prize in Physics (2015) |
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| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Harvard University University of Michigan |
Robert P. Kirshner (born August 15, 1949) is an American astronomer, Chief Program Officer for Science for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Clownes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University.[1][2] Kirshner has worked in several areas of astronomy including the physics of supernovae, supernova remnants, the large-scale structure of the cosmos, and the use of supernovae to measure the expansion of the universe.
- ^ "Robert P. Kirshner". Harvard.
- ^ "Robert P. Kirshner". Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.