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W. David Arnett

W. David Arnett

Regents' Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy
Ph.D.
,
1965
,
Yale University
Email: 
wda@arizona.edu
Personal website: 
http://chandra.as.arizona.edu/~dave/arnett.html
Areas of Interest: 
Theoretical Astrophysics, Supernovae, Stellar Astronomy, Nuclear Astrophysics, High-Energy-Density Laser Experiments, Galactic Evolution

Professor Arnett

Professional Affiliations and Awards: 
  • Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Kentucky, 2016
  • Faculty Fellow, Texas A & M University Institute of Advanced Study, 2015-16
  • Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, American Astronomical Society, 2012
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences, member
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science, fellow
  • American Astronomical Society, member
  • American Physical Society, fellow
  • National Academy of Sciences, member
  • Marcel Grossmann Award at the 13th Marcel Grossmann Meeting in General Relativity, July 2012, Stockholm
  • Phi Beta Kappa, member
  • Hans Bethe Prize, 2009
  • Chandrasekhar Lectureship, S. N. Bose Center for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India, 2008
  • Honorary Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 2005
  • UA Regents Professor, 1995
  • Alexander von Humboldt Senior Award, 1981
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 1970-1972
  • Yale University Distinguished Graduate Award, Physical Sciences
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