Stephen Smartt
Stephen J. Smartt FRS (born 9 November 1968) is an Irish astrophysicist who specializes in stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.[1] He is credited with the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, measuring their mass, luminosity and the chemical elements synthesized.[1] He is a Professor of Astrophysics at the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast.[2]
Education
Born and raised in Belfast, Stephen studied physics and applied mathematics at Queen’s University Belfast and was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 1996 [1]
Career
He worked at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes and held a fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Stephen returned to Belfast in 2004 and established a group working on stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.[citation needed]
Honours and awards
- Member of the Royal Irish Academy[3]
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 2020 [4]
- Philip Leverhulme Prize, 2005 [5]
References
- ^ a b c "Stephen Smartt | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Stephen J Smartt". Royal Irish Academy. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "Stephen Smartt". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
External link
- "Spinning black hole 'swallowed star'". BBC News. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2020-05-04.