APS Fellowship
APS Fellows Nominated by DAPĀ
Baron, Edward A. [2011]
University of Oklahoma
Citation: For work at the forefront of computational astrophysics, especially for important contributions to the theory of core collapse supernovae and leadership in the theory of radiative transport in stars and supernovae.
University of Oklahoma
Citation: For work at the forefront of computational astrophysics, especially for important contributions to the theory of core collapse supernovae and leadership in the theory of radiative transport in stars and supernovae.
Chakrabarty, Deepto [2011]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his pioneering research on neutron stars, including the discovery and analysis of accretion-powered millisecond pulsars.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his pioneering research on neutron stars, including the discovery and analysis of accretion-powered millisecond pulsars.
Devlin, Mark [2011]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For the advancement of observations and instrumentation in millimeter-wave astronomy.
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For the advancement of observations and instrumentation in millimeter-wave astronomy.
Evrard, August [2011]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For groundbreaking work in simulations of large scale structure with particular emphasis on theory of galaxy clusters.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For groundbreaking work in simulations of large scale structure with particular emphasis on theory of galaxy clusters.
Flaughter, Brenna [2011]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her important contributions to experimental particle astrophysics, particularly her leadership of and seminal contributions to the design and construction of the Dark Energy Camera.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her important contributions to experimental particle astrophysics, particularly her leadership of and seminal contributions to the design and construction of the Dark Energy Camera.
Freedman, Wendy [2011]
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Citation: For fundamental contributions in observational cosmology, including the determination of the Hubble constant.
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Citation: For fundamental contributions in observational cosmology, including the determination of the Hubble constant.
Hanany, Shaul [2011]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For developing novel techniques for, and making important measurements of, the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation and its polarization, particularly on balloon borne instruments.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For developing novel techniques for, and making important measurements of, the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation and its polarization, particularly on balloon borne instruments.
Harrison, Fiona [2011]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For fundamental contributions in gamma-ray, X-ray, and optical observations of gamma-ray bursts, active galaxies, and black hole systems.
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For fundamental contributions in gamma-ray, X-ray, and optical observations of gamma-ray bursts, active galaxies, and black hole systems.
Kurtz, Michael [2011]
Harvard University
Citation: For making significant contributions to spectroscopic data reduction systems, analyzing the large-scale structure of the universe, and for being the prime mover behind the Astrophysical Data System, the pioneering on-line library for astronomy.
Harvard University
Citation: For making significant contributions to spectroscopic data reduction systems, analyzing the large-scale structure of the universe, and for being the prime mover behind the Astrophysical Data System, the pioneering on-line library for astronomy.
Mantsch, Paul [2011]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his scientific leadership of the successful construction and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory yielding qualitative and quantitative advances in our knowledge of the highest-energy cosmic rays.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his scientific leadership of the successful construction and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory yielding qualitative and quantitative advances in our knowledge of the highest-energy cosmic rays.
Matthews, James M. [2011]
Louisiana State University and Southern University
Citation: For early contributions to underground experiments, including the observation of neutrinos from supernova 1987A as a member of the IMB experiment. For a leadership role in the construction, commissioning and operation of the Auger cosmic ray detector.
Louisiana State University and Southern University
Citation: For early contributions to underground experiments, including the observation of neutrinos from supernova 1987A as a member of the IMB experiment. For a leadership role in the construction, commissioning and operation of the Auger cosmic ray detector.
McEnery, Julie [2011]
NASA/GSFC
Citation: For her fundamental contributions to the understanding of the gamma-ray sky through her leadership of the Fermi mission as Project Scientist and her discoveries of gamma-ray burst high energy properties.
NASA/GSFC
Citation: For her fundamental contributions to the understanding of the gamma-ray sky through her leadership of the Fermi mission as Project Scientist and her discoveries of gamma-ray burst high energy properties.
