David Spergel
David Spergel | |
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NASA's UAP independent study team on May 31, 2023. | |
Born | David Nathaniel Spergel[4] March 25, 1961 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
Known for | Co-leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project |
Awards | Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy Shaw Prize in Astronomy Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Princeton University Flatiron Institute Simons Foundation |
Thesis | The astrophysical implications of weakly interacting, massive particles (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | William H. Press |
Doctoral students | Arlie Petters Julianne Dalcanton Hiranya Peiris Shirley Ho[1] Blake Daniel Sherwin William Coulton [2] Katharine R. Long[3] |
David Nathaniel Spergel is an American
Early life and education
Spergel was born to a
Spergel graduated
Career
At the invitation of
Spergel joined the Flatiron Institute in 2016 as the founding director of the Center for Computational Astrophysics.[14] Citing the hesitance to hold onto 2 positions,[6] he retired from Princeton University in 2019 at the age of 59, and has remained as emeritus professor since.[15]
Spergel is a 2001
Since 1994, Spergel is part of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) project consortium.[9][17] Currently, he is a member of the Simons Observatory,[18] chairs the Science Definition Team of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly known as the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope),[19] and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institution for Science (since 2022).[20]
In 2022, Spergel was invited to lead
Honors and awards
- Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1994)[23]
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2007)[24]
- Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2010)[25]
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012)[4]
- 25 Most Influential Space Scientists, Time (2012)[26]
- Nature's 10 (2014)[27]
- Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2015)[28]
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal (2017)[29]
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2018)[30]
- Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (2020)[31]
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal (2022) (received the second time)[16]
- American Philosophical Society (2022)[32]
References
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- ^ "David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation". Simons Foundation. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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- ^ Spergel, David (1982). The jolly red giant: late-type evolved stars and their evolution to planetary nebulae. Princeton, New Jersey: Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University.
- ^ a b "David N. Spergel". MacArthur Foundation. October 1, 2001. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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- ^ "Eighteen faculty members transfer to emeritus status". Princeton University. June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "David Spergel Receives NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal". Simons Foundation. April 13, 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "WMAP Institutions". Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Simons Observatory Collaborators". Simons Observatory. May 16, 2020. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "WFIRST at the 221st AAS Meeting". Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "David Spergel joins Carnegie Science Board of Trustees". Carnegie Institution for Science. January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Roulette, Joey (June 10, 2022). "NASA to form scientific team to study UFOs". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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- ^ "David Spergel". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Press Release" (Press release). Hong Kong: Shaw Prize Foundation. May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Bjerklie, David (2012). "The 25 Most Influential Space Scientists". Time. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- S2CID 4403548.
- ^ "New Jersey Astrophysicist David Spergel Wins 2015 Dannie Heineman Prize" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Physics. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "FACULTY AWARD: Spergel receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal". Princeton University. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Laureats: 2018". Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "AAS Fellows Class of 2020 (Legacy Fellows)". American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Elected Members".
Further reading
- Goodman, Billy. (2002) "Big Days for the Big Bang". Princeton Alumni Weekly, p. 24.
- Current Biography Yearbook Vol. 66 (2005). H. W. Wilson Company. pp. 535–536.