Stephen Padin
Stephen Padin
Research Professor of Physics
B.Sc, University of Manchester, 1982; Ph.D, 1985. Caltech, 2009-2027.
Research Interests: Experimental and Observational Astrophysics
Overview
Stephen Padin is a Research Professor of Physics at Caltech. His research is in instrumentation for astronomy, particularly interferometry, optical and radio telescope design and observations of the cosmic microwave background.
Selected Awards
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to 347 members of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, 2020
- A. R. Chi Prize Paper Award - A High Speed Digital Correlator for Radio Astronomy, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 1993
- Hatfield Scholarship and Moseley Physics Prize, University of Manchester, 1981
Selected Awards
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, awarded to 347 members of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, 2020
- A. R. Chi Prize Paper Award - A High Speed Digital Correlator for Radio Astronomy, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 1993
- Hatfield Scholarship and Moseley Physics Prize, University of Manchester, 1981
Professional Organizations
- Royal Astronomical Society, FRAS
- Institution of Engineering and Technology MIET, Chartered Engineer
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member
- Union Radio Scientifique Internationale Member
- SPIE Member
Professional Organizations
- Royal Astronomical Society, FRAS
- Institution of Engineering and Technology MIET, Chartered Engineer
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member
- Union Radio Scientifique Internationale Member
- SPIE Member