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Robert Kirshner

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Robert P. Kirshner is an American astronomer, born in 1949, recognized for his work on Type Ia supernova studies, large scale structure and supernova remnants, and for research applying supernovae to measure cosmic expansion. He received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics in 2011 and the James Craig Watson Medal in 2014. He is Chief Program Officer for Science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Clowes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University. He received the Wolf Prize in Physics in 2015, shared with James Bjorken.

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Birth Year
1949 1
Birth Date
1949-08-15 1
Field
Astrophysics 1
Nationality
American 1
Birthplace
Long Branch, United States 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
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Robert P. Kirshner (born August 15, 1949) is an American astronomer, Chief Program Officer for Science for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Clowes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University.
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1. Robert Kirshner - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1949-08-15
  • Lead sentence, dates
    born August 15, 1949
  • Infobox, field
    Astrophysics
  • Lead sentence, description
    is an American astronomer
  • Works In: Astronomy, Lead sentence
    Robert P. Kirshner (born August 15, 1949) is an American astronomer, Chief Program Officer for Science for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Clowes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University.
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
    He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1998, the American Academy of Art
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Article text
    He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society; a Fellow of the American Association f
  • Member Of: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Article text
    He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society; a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and an Inaugural Fellow of the America
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2. Robert Kirshner (Wikidata)
P19 (place of birth): Long Branch, United States
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