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Charles C. Steidel

b. 1962

American astronomer

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About Charles C. Steidel

Born 1962. Charles C. Steidel is an American astronomer.

Charles C. Steidel (born October 14, 1962) is an American astronomer, and Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy at California Institute of Technology.

Life He graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Astrophysical Sciences, and from California Institute of Technology with a PhD in Astronomy, in 1990. On November 7, 1987, he married Sarah Nichols Hoyt.

Awards 2010 Gruber Cosmology Prize from The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation in recognition of his revolutionary studies of the most distant galaxies in the universe 2002 MacArthur Fellows Program

Works "The Structure and Kinematics of the Circum-Galactic Medium from Far-UV Spectra of z~2-3 Galaxies", Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Authors: C. C. Steidel, D. K. Erb, A. E. Shapley, M. Pettini, N. A. Reddy, M. Bogosavljević, G. C. Rudie, O. Rakic

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Important facts

Born
14 October 1962, Ithaca
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Astronomer
Nationality
United States
Education
California Institute of Technology, Princeton University
Employers
California Institute of Technology
Awards
MacArthur Fellows Program; Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy; Gruber Prize in Cosmology; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering; Muhlmann Prize; Gruber Cosmology Prize
Also known as
Charles Steidel, Charles C Steidel, C. C. Steidel, C.C. Steidel, C C Steidel, Chuck Steidel

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charles C. Steidel?

American astronomer

When was Charles C. Steidel born?

Charles C. Steidel was born on 14 October 1962 in Ithaca.

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Charles C. Steidel is an astronomer.

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Charles C. Steidel is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles C. Steidel

· Wikidata: Q1063883

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