Nicholas B. Suntzeff
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- School: Texas A&M University
- Campus: College Station
- Department: Physics & Astronomy
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College Station, TX - Dates at Texas A&M University: May 2014 - April 2019
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Biography
Texas A&M University College Station - Physics & Astronomy
University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor of Texas A&M University
Higher Education
Nicholas B.
Suntzeff
Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
I am a University Distinguished Professor of Texas A&M University, Regents Professor of the Texas A&M University System, and hold the Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Chair in Observational Astronomy in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. I founded the Astronomy Group at A&M in 2006 inside the Physics Department. Previously I was Associate Director of Science for the US National Optical Observatory and stationed in La Serena Chile for over 20 years.
My academic goal at A&M is to create a world-class program in astronomy & astrophysics, concentrating on astronomical instrumentation, the construction of large telescopes, extragalactic astrophysics, astrostatistics, and exobiology.
My scientific goals are to continue to study cosmology and the nature of dark energy and dark matter. I co-founded the High-Z Supernova Team which in 1998 announced the discovery that the expansion of the Universe was in acceleration, revealing for the first time 70% of the mass/energy of the entire Universe that had never been detected before. This science was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physics 2011. I also work in the fields of supernova physics, stellar populations, astronomical instrumentation, and stellar abundances.
I have extensive experience in the management of astronomical projects and research scientists. I am a past Councilor and Vice President to the American Astronomical Society. I am on the boards of Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, and AdventGX Inc. I was a Jefferson Senior Science Advisor to the Department of State, in the Office Human Rights as a Humanitarian Affairs Officer.
Specialties: scientific project management, science policy, academic administration, scientific issues of humanitarian affairs, scientific research in cosmology.
Experience
Texas A&M University
Professor
Nicholas worked at Texas A&M University as a Professor
Texas A&M University
Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Professor of Astronomy
I head the Astronomy Group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M.
Texas A&M University
University Distinguished Professor
Nicholas worked at Texas A&M University as a University Distinguished Professor
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
Board member
Nicholas worked at Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History as a Board member
U.S. Department of State
Humanitarian Affairs Officer, IO/HR
Jefferson Science Fellow
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Office of Human Relief and Humanitarian Affairs (IO/HR)Texas A&M University System
Regents Professor of the Texas A&M University System
Nicholas worked at Texas A&M University System as a Regents Professor of the Texas A&M University System
Las Cumbres Observatory
Science Board member
Nicholas worked at Las Cumbres Observatory as a Science Board member
Education
Redwood High School
High School
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D.
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Robert J. Trumpler Award for the Outstanding Thesis of the Year for 1980 in North AmericaStanford University
B.S.
Mathematics
Phi Beta Kappa 1974 B.S. with Distinction in Mathematics
Publications
Science Breakthrough of the Year 1998
Science Magazine
This is a yearly award given to the most important science discovery across all science disciplines. This was awarded for the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe, also known as dark energy.
Positions
American Physical Society
Member
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American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
Member
American Physical Society
Member
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American Astronomical Society
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American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
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American Physical Society
Member
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American Astronomical Society
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American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
Member
American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
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American Physical Society
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American Astronomical Society
Member
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