Charles R. Alcock
Charles R. Alcock | |
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Massive compact halo objects | |
Awards | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1996) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (2000) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
Notable students | Alyssa A. Goodman |
Charles Roger Alcock (born 15 June 1951) is a British-New Zealand
Career
Born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, Alcock attended Westlake Boys High School in the North Shore of Auckland from 1965 to 1968. Alcock earned his PhD in astronomy and physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1977. He began his career as long-term member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (1977–1981). He was associate professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981–1986) before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1986–2000), where he directed the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
Alcock was previously the Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy at the
In 2001, Alcock was elected to the
Alcock joined the Center for Astrophysics in August 2004 and was director until January 2022. As director, he oversaw an annual federal budget of $111 million, and a staff of approximately 540 Smithsonian employees (as well as visitors, fellows and students) and 130 Harvard faculty, employees, visiting scientists and graduate students.
References
- U.S. Department of Energy. Archived from the originalon 6 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 April 2011.