W. David Arnett
W. David Arnett | |
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Hans Bethe Prize (2009) Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago University of Arizona |
| Doctoral advisor | Alastair G. W. Cameron |
William David Arnett (born 1940) is a Regents Professor of Astrophysics at
black holes by gravitational collapse, and the synthesis of elements in stars; he is author of the monograph Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis which deals with these topics.[2]
Arnett pioneered the application of supercomputers to astrophysical problems, including neutrino radiation hydrodynamics,[3][4] nuclear reaction networks,[5] instabilities and explosions,[6][7][8] supernova light curves,[9][10] and turbulent convective flow in two [11] and three dimensions.[12]
Academic career
Arnett received his BS degree from the
University of Illinois before becoming the B. and E. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and then Regents Professor [13] at the University of Arizona
.
Honors and awards
- Henry Norris Russell Lectureship[14] of the American Astronomical Society, 2012.
- Marcel Grossmann Award, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (ICRA), 2012[15]
- Hans Bethe Prize[16] of the American Physical Society, 2009
- S. Chandrasekhar Lecturer, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, 2007
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1987 [17]
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1985
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985
- Alexander von Humboldt Prize(senior scientist), 1981
- Yale University Distinguished Graduate Award in Physical Sciences and Engineering (with J. W. Truran), 1980
- University of Kentucky Honorary Doctorate of Sciences, 2016
- Fellow of the American Astronomical Society, 2020
References
- ^ "W. David Arnett". As.arizona.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-691-01147-9.
- hdl:2060/19670009027.
- doi:10.1086/155738.
- doi:10.1086/150072.
- S2CID 4212202.
- S2CID 120310982.
- doi:10.1086/169657.
- doi:10.1086/190440.
- doi:10.1086/159681.
- doi:10.1086/187543.
- S2CID 5694141.
- ^ "Regents Professors | The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona". Arizona.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | American Astronomical Society". Aas.org. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Marcel Grossmann Awards". Icra.it. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Hans A. Bethe Prize". Aps.org. April 16, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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