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Edward W. Kolb
Kolb speaking at Shimer College
Born (1951-10-02) October 2, 1951 (age 73)[1]
CitizenshipUS
Alma materUniversity of New Orleans, University of Texas – Austin
AwardsOersted Medal (2003)
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Cosmology
InstitutionsFermi National Accelerator Laboratory
University of Chicago

Edward W. Kolb, known as Rocky Kolb, (born October 2, 1951) is a cosmologist and a professor at the University of Chicago as well as the dean of Physical Sciences. He has worked on many aspects of the Big Bang cosmology, including baryogenesis, nucleosynthesis and dark matter. He is author, with Michael Turner, of the popular textbook The Early Universe (Addison-Wesley, 1990). Additionally, alongside his co-author Michael Turner, Kolb was awarded the 2010 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics.[2]

Doctor Kolb is married to Adrienne Kolb, a historian of science,[3] and has three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Curriculum Vitae – Edward W. (Rocky) Kolb. astro.uchicago.edu
  2. ^ Grants, Prizes, and Awards, archived from the original on 22 December 2010, retrieved 10 February 2010
  3. ^ Higgins, Valerie (June 23, 2015), Adrienne Kolb retires, Fermilab