Peter M. Garnavich
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Peter M. Garnavich is an American astrophysicist known for his work on distant supernovae and contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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| Peter M. Garnavich canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| employer | University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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observational cosmology ⓘ supernovae ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe
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cosmological distance measurements using Type Ia supernovae ⓘ work on distant supernovae ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | High-z Supernova Search Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped provide evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating ⓘ |
| notableWork | observations of high-redshift supernovae used to measure cosmological parameters ⓘ |
| occupation | astrophysicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astrophysics at the University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Type Ia supernovae
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cosmic expansion ⓘ dark energy ⓘ extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| workplace | Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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