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|birth_name = Charles Robert Alcock |
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|birth_date = [[1951]] |
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|birth_place = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[England]] |
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<li>Director of the [[Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] ([[2004]] – present)</li> |
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<li>Acting Undersecretary for [[Science]] for the [[Smithsonian Institution]]</li> |
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|education = [[California Institute of Technology]] |
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|years_active = [[1977]] – present |
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<li>'''[[United States National Academy of Sciences|NAS]]''': [[List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Astronomy)|Astronomy]] ([[2001 in science|2001]])</li> |
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<li>[[Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize]] ([[2000 in science|2000]])</li> |
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<li>'''[[American Astronomical Society|AAS]]''': [http://www.science.doe.gov/lawrence/index.htm E.O. Lawrence Award] ([[1996 in science|1996]])</li> |
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|website = [http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/do/alcock.html Center for Astrophysics] |
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'''Charles Robert Alcock''' (born [[1951]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[England]]) is the current director of the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. He is also Acting |
'''Dr. Charles Robert Alcock, Ph.D.''' (born [[1951]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[Berkshire]], [[England]]) is the current director of the [[Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]] (CfA) in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. He is also Acting Undersecretary for Science for the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. |
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Alcock joined the Center for Astrophysics in August 2004. As director, he oversees an annual federal budget of $111 million, and a staff of approximately 540 Smithsonian employees (as well as visitors, fellows and students) and 130 Harvard faculty, employees, visiting scientists and graduate students. |
Alcock joined the Center for Astrophysics in August 2004. As director, he oversees an annual federal budget of $111 million, and a staff of approximately 540 Smithsonian employees (as well as visitors, fellows and students) and 130 [[Harvard University|Harvard]] faculty, employees, visiting scientists and graduate students. |
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Alcock was previously the Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. His primary research interests are [[massive compact halo object]]s, |
Alcock was previously the Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. His primary research interests are [[massive compact halo object]]s, [[comet]]s and [[asteroid]]s. He is the principal investigator for the [http://taos.asiaa.sinica.edu.tw/ Taiwan-America Occultation Survey], a project aimed at taking a census of the [[Solar System]]'s population of [[Kuiper Belt]] objects (objects located beyond the orbit of [[Neptune]]). |
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In 2001, Alcock was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences]], one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist. He received the 2000 [[Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize]] from the [[American Astronomical Society]] at the 1996 E.O. Lawrence Award in physics. Both awards recognized his pioneering work as principal investigator on the major U.S. project to search for massive compact halo objects and estimate their contribution to the [[dark matter]] component of the Milky Way's [[galactic halo]]. |
In 2001, Alcock was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences]], one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist. He received the 2000 [[Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize]] from the [[American Astronomical Society]] at the 1996 [http://www.science.doe.gov/lawrence/index.htm E.O. Lawrence Award] in physics. Both awards recognized his pioneering work as principal investigator on the major U.S. project to search for massive compact halo objects and estimate their contribution to the [[dark matter]] component of the [[Milky Way]]'s [[galactic halo]]. |
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Alcock earned his Ph.D. in [[astronomy]] and [[physics]] from the [[California Institute of Technology]] in 1977. He began his career as long-term member at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in Princeton, New Jersey (1977-1981). He was associate professor of physics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1981-1986) before joining [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] (1986-2000), where he directed the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. |
Alcock earned his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[astronomy]] and [[physics]] from the [[California Institute of Technology]] in 1977. He began his career as long-term member at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]] (1977-1981). He was associate professor of physics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (1981-1986) before joining [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] (1986-2000), where he directed the [http://www.igpp.ucla.edu/ Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics]. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://adg.llnl.gov/Awards/CharlesAlcock.html Laboratory Physicist Wins Prestigious E.O. Lawrence Award] |
* [http://adg.llnl.gov/Awards/CharlesAlcock.html Laboratory Physicist Wins Prestigious E.O. Lawrence Award] |
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* [http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ Center for Astrophysics (CfA)] – Home Page |
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:* [http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/do/alcock.html Charles Alcock] – CfA Website |
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Revision as of 00:27, 27 June 2009
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| Born | Charles Robert Alcock 1951 |
| Education | California Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
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| Website | Center for Astrophysics |
Dr. Charles Robert Alcock, Ph.D. (born 1951 in Windsor, Berkshire, England) is the current director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also Acting Undersecretary for Science for the Smithsonian Institution.
Alcock joined the Center for Astrophysics in August 2004. As director, he oversees an annual federal budget of $111 million, and a staff of approximately 540 Smithsonian employees (as well as visitors, fellows and students) and 130 Harvard faculty, employees, visiting scientists and graduate students.
Alcock was previously the Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. His primary research interests are massive compact halo objects, comets and asteroids. He is the principal investigator for the Taiwan-America Occultation Survey, a project aimed at taking a census of the Solar System's population of Kuiper Belt objects (objects located beyond the orbit of Neptune).
In 2001, Alcock was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a scientist. He received the 2000 Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize from the American Astronomical Society at the 1996 E.O. Lawrence Award in physics. Both awards recognized his pioneering work as principal investigator on the major U.S. project to search for massive compact halo objects and estimate their contribution to the dark matter component of the Milky Way's galactic halo.
Alcock earned his Ph.D. in astronomy and physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1977. He began his career as long-term member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (1977-1981). He was associate professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981-1986) before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1986-2000), where he directed the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
External links
- Charles Alcock – CfA Website
- Living people
- Members of the National Academy of Sciences
- American astronomers
- Harvard University staff
- University of Pennsylvania faculty
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- Institute for Advanced Study faculty
- Winners of the Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize
- 1951 births