Roger Angel
This article is about the astrophysicist. For the American author, see Roger Angell.
James Roger Prior Angel (born February 7, 1941 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England[1]) is a British-born American astronomer, and is Regents Professor and Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona.[2][3] He graduated from St Peter's College, Oxford, with a BA, in 1963, from California Institute of Technology, with an MA in 1966, and from Oxford University, with a D Phil, in 1967. He has taught at Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.[4]
On August 23, 2012, Angel and his inventions were the subject of a story on NPR's Morning Edition.[5]
Awards
- 1976 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
- 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program[6]
- 2010 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics
- 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1735165/Roger-Angel
- ↑ http://www.optics.arizona.edu/Faculty/Resumes/Angel.htm
- ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18841070.html
- ↑ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ Telescope Innovator Shines His Genius On New Fields by Joe Palca | http://www.npr.org/2012/08/23/159554100/telescope-innovator-shines-his-genius-on-new-fields
- ↑ "Fellowships Reward Bright Stars", Associated Press, The Free Lance-Star, Terri Likens, June 19, 1996
- ↑ "J. Roger P. Angel - Lightweight Mirrors for Astronomical Telescopes". National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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