Edward L. Wright
Edward L. (Ned) Wright (born August 25, 1947 in
cosmologist. He has worked on space missions including the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
(WMAP) projects.
Wright received his ABscl (Physics in 1969) and
UCLA since 1981.[1]
Wright researches
WMAP), which was launched in June 2001. WMAP followed up the COBE discovery of early fluctuations in the developing Universe
.
From 1994 to 1998, he served as a science editor of The Astrophysical Journal.
Honors and awards
- NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for his work on COBE, in 1992.[4]
- Named the CSEOL Distinguished Scientist of the Year, in 1995.
- Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2011.[5]
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, December 2017[6]
References
- ^ "Ned Wright's web page at UCLA".
- ^ "SIRTF Profiles: Ned Wright". Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "WISE: Mission Overview". NASA. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ISBN 978-0-309-11162-1.
- ^ "Edward L. Wright". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ "Congratulations to Charles Bennett, Gary Hinshaw, Norman Jarosik, Lyman Page Jr., David Spergel and the WMAP Science Team for winning the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics". science.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Official website
- "Edward Wright". In Cites. Nov 2001. Archived from the original on June 15, 2002.
- Wolpert, Stuart (Oct 18, 2006). "NASA Approves Construction of Satellite to Scan Nearest Stars, Brightest Galaxies; UCLA Astronomer Serves as Principal Investigator". UCLA News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2007.
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