Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner
Research Professor of Astronomy
A.B., Harvard University, 1970; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1975. Caltech 2022-27.
Selected Awards
- Honorary Doctor of Science, Ohio University, 2019
- Wolf Prize, 2015
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (with High-Z team), 2014
- James Craig Watson Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 2012
- Dannie Heineman Prize in Astrophysics, American Institute of Physics, 2011
- Gruber Prize in Cosmology (with High-Z team), 2007
- Elected Member, American Philosophical Society
- Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004
- Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1998
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992
Selected Awards
- Honorary Doctor of Science, Ohio University, 2019
- Wolf Prize, 2015
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (with High-Z team), 2014
- James Craig Watson Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 2012
- Dannie Heineman Prize in Astrophysics, American Institute of Physics, 2011
- Gruber Prize in Cosmology (with High-Z team), 2007
- Elected Member, American Philosophical Society
- Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award, 2004
- Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1998
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992
Public Outreach
- Author, The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos (2002)
Public Outreach
- Author, The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos (2002)