Brett Gladman
Brett James Gladman (born April 19, 1966 in Wetaskiwin , Alberta ) is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver , Canada .
Gladman discovered numerous faint celestial bodies in the solar system or was involved in their discovery, including several small Jupiter moons and the Uranus moons Caliban and Sycorax . From 2008 to 2011 he was a member and chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in Hawaii .
Awards
In 2002 Gladman received the Harold C. Urey Prize . The asteroid (7638) Gladman = 1984 UX was named in his honor .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ CFHT Science. Retrieved February 5, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Gladman, Brett |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gladman, Brett J .; Gladman, Brett James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian physicist and professor of physics and astronomy |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wetaskiwin |