Irwin I. Shapiro
Irwin I. Shapiro is an American astrophysicist. Since 1982, he has been a professor at Harvard University.[1] Shapiro was director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from 1982 to 2004.[2][3]
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[edit] Biography
Irwin Shapiro was born in New York City in 1929. After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, Shapiro did an undergraduate in mathematics at Cornell University, and a master's and PhD in physics at Harvard University. Shapiro joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 1954 and became a professor of physics at MIT in 1967. In 1982, Shapiro became a professor at Harvard University and also director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He won the Charles A. Whitten Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 1991, and in 1997, he became the First Timken University Professor.[1]
Shapiro's research includes using gravitational lenses to assess the age of the universe.
[edit] Honors
Awards
- Albert A. Michelson Medal of the Franklin Institute (1975)[4]
- Dirk Brouwer Award of the AAS's Division on Dynamical Astronomy (1988)
- Charles A. Whitten Medal of the American Geophysical Union (1991)
- The Albert Einstein Medal, 1994.
Named after him
- The Shapiro time delay, discovered by Shapiro in 1964
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Shapiro Named First Timken University Professor". Harvert University Gazette. 1997-10-16. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/10.16/ShapiroNamedFir.html. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Celebrates 25 Years". Harvert University Gazette. 1998-10-15. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/10.15/Harvard-Smithso.html. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Alcock to lead the CfA". Harvert University Gazette. 2004-05-20. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/05.20/01-alcock.html. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "Franklin Laureate Database - Albert A. Michelson Medal Laureates". Franklin Institute. http://www.fi.edu/winners/show_results.faw?gs=&ln=&fn=&keyword=&subject=&award=MICH+&sy=1967&ey=1997&name=Submit. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
