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Schaefer, Robert Karl was born on November 17, 1955 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank Adolf and Dorothy Marie Schaefer.
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Robert Karl Schaefer
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Robert Karl Schaefer, American Research scientist. Achievements include pioneering work on the cold plus hot dark mattermodel of galaxy formation; developed mathematical formalism for studying small density fluctuations in the early universe; invention of new techniques for choosing observing strategies and analysing data incosmic microwave anisotropy experiments. Member American Physical Society.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics cum laude, Wilkes College, 1977; Master of Science in Physics, U. Delaware, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Brandeis University, 1985.
Career
National Research Council research fellow, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1985-1987; research associate physics department, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1987-1989; research scientist, Bartol Research Institute, Newark, Delaware, since 1989.
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Member American Physical Society.
