Stanford Earl Woosley is an American physicist born December 8, 1944, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics and director of the Center for Supernova Research at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who has published more than 300 papers on stellar evolution and supernovae. He shared the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy with Ken'ichi Nomoto.
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He is the director of the Center for Supernova Research at University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Stanford Earl Woosley (born December 8, 1944) is a physicist, and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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He is the director of the Center for Supernova Research at University of California, Santa Cruz.
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