Robert P. Kirshner

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:author gptkb:B._P._Schmidt
gptkb:A._G._Riess
S. Perlmutter
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
gptkbp:birthDate 1949-11-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Supernova_Cosmology_Project
High-Z Supernova Search Team
gptkbp:contribution Type Ia supernovae as standard candles
cosmological implications of supernovae
measurements of the expansion of the universe
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:field astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert P. Kirshner
gptkbp:influenced many astrophysicists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_H._Dicke
gptkbp:involved ground-based telescopes
Hubble_Space_Telescope_observations
Chandra_X-ray_Observatory_observations
Keck_Observatory_observations
Palomar_Observatory_observations
Subaru_Telescope_observations
gptkbp:knownFor supernova research
gptkbp:notableWork The_Extravagant_Universe
gptkbp:position Professor of Astronomy
Chair_of_the_Department_of_Astronomy
gptkbp:publications gptkb:Astrophysical_Journal
Nature
Science
Physics Today
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
gptkbp:researchFocus dark energy
gptkbp:researchInterest data analysis
spectroscopy
observational astronomy
photometry
theoretical astrophysics