Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin | |
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 Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal from Roger Davies in 2012 | |
| Known for | Discovery of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy |
| Awards | Herschel Medal (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Website | www |
Michael Irwin is director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.[1][2][3][4][5]
Research
Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing United Kingdom Infrared Telescope data.[6]
Awards and honours
In 2012, Royal Astronomical Society awarded Dr. Irwin the 2012 Herschel Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics.[7] Mike Irwin has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.[3]
References
- ^ Levy, David H. (2000-11-22). The Scientific American book of the cosmos. Macmillan. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-312-25453-7. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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|doi=10.1086/304265instead. - ^ "Home page for Mike Irwin @ Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge". Univerisity of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20.
- ^ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists". Royal Astronomical Society. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.
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