Stanford E. Woosley

Dates

December 8, 1944 – present

Authorized Form of Name

Woosley, Stanford E.

Additional Forms of Names

Woosley, S. E.

Woosley, S. E. (Stanford E.)

Woosley, Stan

Woosley, Stanford E., 1944-

Biography

Abstract

Stanford Woosley is Professor of Astronomy at University of California, Santa Cruz. His research interests include theoretical high-energy astrophysics, especially violent explosive events such as supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.

Important Dates

December 8, 1944Birth, Texarkana (Tex.).

1966Obtained BS in Physics, Rice University, Houston (Tex.).

1969Obtained MS in Physics, Rice University, Houston (Tex.).

1971Obtained PhD in Astrophysics, Rice University, Houston (Tex.).

1971 – 1973Research Associate in Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University.

1972 – 1975Research Fellow in Physics, Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.

1974 – presentConsultant (1974-present) and Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Nuclear Science Division (1998-2007), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

1975 – presentAssistant Professor of Astronomy (1975-1978); Associate Professor of Astronomy (1978-1983); Professor of Astronomy (1983-present); Chair, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (1983-1987; 1989-1991; 1998-2003; and 2006-2006), University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz (Calif.).

1987Fellow, American Physical Society.

1989 – 1992Member, Council, American Astronomical Society.

1991 – 1994Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.

1994 – unknownEditor, International Journal of Modern Physics E.

1996 – presentEditor, New Astronomy.

1998 – 2002Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

2001Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

2005Awarded Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society.

2006Member, National Academy of Sciences.