Roger Angel
James Roger Prior Angel (born February 7, 1941 in St Helens , Lancashire , England ) is an American astronomer of British origin.
Angel studied at St. Peter's College, Oxford University (BA 1963), the California Institute of Technology (MS 1966) and received his doctorate in 1967 from Oxford University. He was a professor at Columbia University . Since 1975 he has been professor of astronomy and optical sciences at the University of Arizona , where he heads the Mirror Laboratory , in which mirrors up to over 8 meters in diameter are manufactured for large astronomical telescopes.
Angel is known for his innovative contributions to the development of astronomical instruments and telescope construction, and suggested methods for the detection and study of exoplanets . He also deals with questions of energy generation from solar energy. In 2006 he made a proposal to curb global warming with a parasol in space.
Honors
- 1970 Research grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ( Sloan Research Fellowship )
- 1976 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize for Astronomy
- 1990 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1996 Fellowship of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- 2000 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 2000 namesake for the asteroid (11911) Angel
- 2006 Joseph Weber Prize for astronomical instrumentation
- 2010 Kavli Prize
- Foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Confetti in Space: A Parasol for the Earth , Spiegel Online , November 6, 2006, accessed on September 6, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Angel, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Angel, James Roger Prior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer of British descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Helens , Lancashire , England |