William J. Borucki
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William J. Borucki is an American space scientist best known for pioneering the concept and leading the development of NASA’s Kepler mission to discover exoplanets.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William J. Borucki canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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human ⓘ space scientist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Kepler Science Team ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Astronomical Society awards
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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship ⓘ NASA Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
analysis of Kepler exoplanet data
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design of Kepler photometer ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United States of America ⓘ |
| developedMethod | use of high-precision photometry to detect planetary transits ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
NASA
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Ames Research Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Ames Research Center
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| familyName | Borucki ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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exoplanet research ⓘ planetary science ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
exoplanets
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planetary systems ⓘ stellar photometry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | search for Earth-like planets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries of exoplanets
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leading development of NASA’s Kepler mission ⓘ pioneering transit photometry for exoplanet detection ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Astronomical Society
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American Geophysical Union ⓘ |
| name | William J. Borucki self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish transit method as a primary technique for exoplanet discovery
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led mission that discovered thousands of exoplanet candidates ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kepler
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surface form:
Kepler mission
Kepler space telescope ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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astrophysicist ⓘ space scientist ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA exoplanet exploration program ⓘ |
| proposed | space-based transit photometry mission for exoplanet detection ⓘ |
| role | principal investigator of the Kepler mission ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moffett Field, California ⓘ |
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