Stephen Smartt

Stephen J. Smartt FRS (born 9 November 1968) is an Irish astrophysicist who specializes in stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.[1] He is credited with the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, measuring their mass, luminosity and the chemical elements synthesized.[1] He is a Professor of Astrophysics at the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast.[2]

Education

Born and raised in Belfast, Stephen studied physics and applied mathematics at Queen’s University Belfast and was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 1996 [1]

Career

He worked at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes and held a fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Stephen returned to Belfast in 2004 and established a group working on stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.

Honours and awards

References
  1. "Stephen Smartt | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. "Stephen J Smartt". Royal Irish Academy. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. "Stephen Smartt". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.


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