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Astronomer educator

Lars Eric Hernquist, American astronomer, educator. Fellow National Science Foundation, 1979, Sloan Foundation, 1991. Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences; member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Background

Hernquist, Lars Eric was born on December 14, 1954 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Karl Gerhard and Thyra Hildegard (Josefson) Hernquist.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1985.

Career

Research fellow University California, Berkeley, 1985-1987, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1987-1990, Princeton University, 1990-1991. Assistant professor of astronomy Lick Observatory University California, Santa Cruz, 1991—1998. Professor astronomy Harvard-Smithsonian Center Astrophysics, since 1998.

Achievements

  • Lars Eric Hernquist has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member American Astronomical Society, American Physical Society, International Astronomical Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Dale Marie Clarke, August 28, 1982. 1 child, Kirsten Marie.

Father:
Karl Gerhard Hernquist

Mother:
Thyra Hildegard (Josefson) Hernquist

Spouse:
Dale Marie Clarke

child:
Kirsten Marie Hernquist

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Awards

  • Fellow National Science Foundation, 1979, Sloan Foundation, 1991.