Edward L. Wright
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Edward L. Wright is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist known for his leadership in infrared astronomy and contributions to major space-based sky surveys.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation |
American Astronomical Society
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International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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Gruber Prize in Cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | online cosmology calculator ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Jim Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
astronomy
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physics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank |
distinguished professor
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professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
cosmic microwave background radiation
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dark energy ⓘ dark matter ⓘ infrared sky surveys ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to space-based sky surveys
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cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ leadership in infrared astronomy ⓘ work on the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | public cosmology calculators ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cosmic Background Explorer
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ infrared sky surveys ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrophysicist
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cosmologist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
COBE mission
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WMAP-related cosmological analysis ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalInvestigatorOf | Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| workplace | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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