Dimitar Sasselov
Dimitar D. Sasselov (Bulgarian: Димитър Д. Съселов; born 1961) is a Bulgarian astronomer based in the United States. He is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative.[1] In 2002, Sasselov led a team that discovered the most distant planet in the Milky Way known at the time.[2]
Sasselov was born in
horticulturist. He developed a liking for astronomy at an early age and would observe the moons of Jupiter by means of a small telescope.[2] Sasselov finished a primary school in Nesebar and a high school in Burgas.[3]
In the 1980s, Sasselov continued his study of astronomy at the
collapse of the Soviet Union and the communist regimes in Eastern Europe, Sasselov had the chance to eventually continue his work at the University of Toronto. In 1990, he earned his doctorate in astronomy there.[1][2][4]
In 1991, Sasselov joined the
Kepler Mission. Sasselov's other research focuses on the interaction between radiation and matter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dimitar Sasselov Bio" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Cromie, William J. (2004-10-14). "Finding the hot planets beyond our solar system". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Планета, открита с участието на BG-учен". Наука (in Bulgarian). Демокрит. 2003-03-21. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "Dimitar D. Sasselov". Edge. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Cromie, William J. (2003-01-16). "New, far-out planet is discovered". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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