Nick Scoville
Nick Scoville | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Cosmic Evolution Survey[3] |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1981)[1] Jansky Lecturership (2015)[2] Bruce Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular clouds |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Website | www |
Nick Scoville is the Francis L. Moseley Professor of Astronomy at Caltech[4] and departmental chair.
Research
His research interests include interstellar molecular clouds, the star formation which occurs in these clouds, interacting ultraluminous-infrared galaxies and active galactic nuclei. His main hobby outside of astronomy is steel sculptural welding. He works on the Hubble Heritage Project, and the Cosmic Evolution Survey[3] multi-wavelength deep-field study of galaxies in the early universe.
References
- ^ John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Nicholas Z. Scoville
- ^ 2015 Jansky Lecture: Dr. Nick Scoville — Science Website
- ^ a b Scoville, N.; Aussel, H.; Brusa, M.; Capak, P.; Carollo, C. M.; Elvis, M.; Giavalisco, M.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J. ‐P.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S. J.; Mobasher, B.; Renzini, A.; Rich, R. M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schinnerer, E.; Schminovich, D.; Shopbell, P.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D. (2007). "The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 172: 1. arXiv:astro-ph/0612305. Bibcode:2007ApJS..172....1S. doi:10.1086/516585.
- ^ "Nick Z. Scoville". Caltech. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
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