Nicholas B. Suntzeff
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Nicholas B. Suntzeff is an American astronomer and cosmologist best known as a co-founder of the High-z Supernova Search Team, whose observations of distant supernovae provided key evidence for the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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| Nicholas B. Suntzeff canonical | 1 |
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American scientist
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astronomer ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
PhD in astronomy and astrophysics
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bachelor’s degree in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Breakthrough of the Year (Science magazine, as part of team)
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Gruber Cosmology Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | High-z Supernova Search Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of California, Santa Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ supernovae ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation | George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmployer |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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National Optical Astronomy Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidence | College Station, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
High-z Supernova Search Team
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evidence for accelerating expansion of the universe ⓘ observations of distant Type Ia supernovae ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Astronomical Society
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High-z Supernova Search Team NERFINISHED ⓘ International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped discover that the expansion of the universe is accelerating ⓘ |
| notableCollaborator |
Mark M. Phillips
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Robert Kirshner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrCollaborator | Brian P. Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | High-redshift supernova observations ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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cosmologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Chair in Observational Astronomy
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professor of astronomy ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
Type Ia supernovae
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cosmic distance scale ⓘ dark energy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
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Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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