Edward W. Kolb | |
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) Kolb speaking at Shimer College | |
| Born | October 2, 1951[1] |
| Citizenship | US |
| Alma mater | University of New Orleans, University of Texas – Austin |
| Awards | Oersted Medal (2003) Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Cosmology |
| Institutions | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory University of Chicago |
Edward W. Kolb, known as Rocky Kolb, (born October 2, 1951) is a cosmologist and a professor at the University of Chicago as well as the dean of Physical Sciences. He has worked on many aspects of the Big Bang cosmology, including baryogenesis, nucleosynthesis and dark matter. He is author, with Michael Turner, of the popular textbook The Early Universe (Addison-Wesley, 1990). Additionally, alongside his co-author Michael Turner, Kolb was awarded the 2010 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics.[2]
Doctor Kolb is married to Adrienne Kolb, a historian of science,[3] and has three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Curriculum Vitae – Edward W. (Rocky) Kolb. astro.uchicago.edu
- ^ Grants, Prizes, and Awards, archived from the original on 22 December 2010, retrieved 10 February 2010
- ^ Higgins, Valerie (June 23, 2015), Adrienne Kolb retires, Fermilab
External links
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