David Spergel
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David Spergel is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist renowned for his pioneering work on the cosmic microwave background and the shape and composition of the universe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David N. Spergel | 1 |
| David Spergel canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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astrophysicist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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Gruber Cosmology Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Heineman Prize for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Spergel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmic microwave background ⓘ cosmological parameter estimation ⓘ cosmology ⓘ dark energy ⓘ dark matter ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
observational cosmologist
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theoretical cosmologist ⓘ |
| influenced | precision cosmology ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | David Spergel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to determining the composition of the universe
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contributions to determining the shape of the universe ⓘ leadership in major cosmic microwave background experiments ⓘ pioneering work on the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| notableWork |
analysis of WMAP data
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constraints on cosmological parameters from CMB observations ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
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professor of astrophysics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
baryon acoustic oscillations
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inflationary cosmology ⓘ structure formation in the universe ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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David N. Spergel