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Neb Duric

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Neb Duric
Born1955 (age 68–69)
NationalityAmerican
AwardsRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada Gold Medal

Neb Duric (born 1955) is a Serbian-born American astrophysicist. He received his PhD in astrophysics in 1984 from the University of Toronto, where he earned the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Gold Medal for academic excellence.[1] After a postdoctoral position at the University of British Columbia he moved to University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where he stayed for many years as a professor of physics and astronomy. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the Canadian Astronomical Society. He has co-authored over 100 scientific papers.[2] He wrote a textbook "Advanced Astrophysics" published by Cambridge University Press in 2003.[3]

In 2004 he left astrophysics to become a professor in the Department of Oncology,[4] Wayne State University. He is also Imaging Program Leader at Karmanos Cancer Institute and Chief Technology Officer for Delphinus Medical Technologies. [5]

References

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  1. ^ "RASC Gold Medal". RASC. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Astrophysics Data System listing for Neb Duric
  3. ^ Neb Duric, "Advanced Astrophysics"
  4. ^ "Neb Duric". spie.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  5. ^ More information is linked at Prof. Duric's webpage, [1]