Adam Burrows

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Adam Seth Burrows (born November 11, 1953 in Salt Lake City ) is an American astrophysicist who works in the field of theoretical astrophysics.

Life

Burrows studied physics at Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in 1975. He then went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he received his doctorate in 1979 ( Ph.D. ). In the same year he became a lecturer at the University of Michigan , and from 1980 he was initially Research Associate and from 1983 Visiting Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University . In 1986 he moved to the University of Arizona , where he became a full professor in 1992. From 1992 to 2000 he headed the Theoretical Astrophysics Program there. Since 2008 he has been a full professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. He has worked in various positions and projects in government institutions, such as the National Research Council of the National Academies of the United States and NASA .

Burrow's main research area is the theory of exoplanets , brown dwarfs and supernovae . In the case of exoplanets and brown dwarfs, he is particularly interested in the evolution, spectroscopy and the atmosphere of these objects. He was one of the first theorists to describe the properties of giant exoplanets before their discovery in 1995. He also made important contributions to the understanding of the mechanism of supernova explosions.

Burrows was a Sloan Research Fellow from 1985 to 1987 . In 1992 he became a Fellow of the American Physical Society and in 2004 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2010 . In 2015 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences .

Fonts (selection)

  • Adam Burrows, James M. Lattimer: The birth of neutron stars . In: Astrophysical Journal . tape 307 , 1986, pp. 178-196 .
  • Adam Burrows: The birth of neutron stars and black holes . In: Physics Today . tape 40 , no. 9 , 1987, pp. 28-37 , doi : 10.1063 / 1.881086 .
  • Adam Burrows, James Liebert: The science of brown dwarfs . In: Reviews of Modern Physics . tape 65 , no. 2 , 1993, p. 301–336 , doi : 10.1103 / RevModPhys.65.301 .
  • Adam Burrows, WB Hubbard, JI Lunine, James Liebert: The theory of brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets . In: Reviews of Modern Physics . tape 73 , no. 3 , 2001, p. 719-765 , doi : 10.1103 / RevModPhys.73.719 .
  • Alex R. Howe, Adam S. Burrows: Theoretical transit spectra for gj1214b and other “super-Earths” . In: Astrophysical Journal . tape 756 , no. 2 , 2012, p. 176-189 , doi : 10.1088 / 0004-637X / 756/2/176 .
  • Adam Burrows: Perspectives on core-collapse supernova theory . In: Reviews of Modern Physics . tape 85 , no. 1 , 2013, p. 245-261 , doi : 10.1103 / RevModPhys.85.245 .
  • Adam S. Burrows: Spectra as windows into exoplanet atmospheres . In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . tape 111 , no. 35 , 2014, p. 12601-12609 , doi : 10.1073 / pnas.1304208111 .
  • Adam S. Burrows: Highlights in the study of exoplanet atmospheres . In: Nature . tape 513 , September 18, 214, pp. 345–352 , doi : 10.1038 / nature13782 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter B. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed July 22, 2019 .
  2. ^ Member Directory: Adam S. Burrows. National Academy of Sciences, accessed July 25, 2019 (with biographical information).
personal data
SURNAME Burrows, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burrows, Adam Seth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astrophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City