Anthony Brown (scientist)
Anthony G.A. Brown | |
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Born | May 12, 1969 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | Ph.D. |
Alma mater | University of Leiden |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Doctoral advisor | Tim de Zeeuw |
Anthony Brown (born 12 May 1969
Biography
Anthony Brown obtained his Master of Science degree cum laude in Astronomy from the
His involvement with the Gaia mission started in 1997 with contributions to the science case for the mission. As a member of the photometric and classification working groups, he contributed to the optimization of the photometric filter system, and has been a member of the Gaia science team since 2006. He was appointed Chair of the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) Executive in 2012, and is the corresponding author of Gaia Data Release 1 and 2.[5][6]
He delivered the prestigious Spitzer Lectures at Princeton University in 2019.[7][8]
Selected papers
- Brown, Anthony GA, et al. "Gaia Data Release 1-Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties." Astronomy & Astrophysics 595 (2016): A2.
References
- ^ "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Leiden University.
- ^ "Nature's 10". www.nature.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Anthony Brown - Leiden University". University of Leiden. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Brown". ESA. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ISSN 0004-6361.
- ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ "Anthony Brown gives prestigious lecture series in Princeton - Leiden University". Leiden University. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Spitzer Lectures 2019". Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University. Retrieved 19 December 2019.