David Spergel speaks during a public meeting of NASA's UAP independent study team on May 31, 2023.
Born
David Nathaniel Spergel[4]
(1961-03-25) March 25, 1961 (age 63)
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Princeton University Harvard University
Known for
Co-leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project
Awards
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy Shaw Prize in Astronomy Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Scientific career
Fields
Astrophysics
Institutions
Princeton University Flatiron Institute Simons Foundation
Thesis
The astrophysical implications of weakly interacting, massive particles(1985)
Doctoral advisor
William H. Press
Doctoral students
Arlie Petters Julianne Dalcanton Hiranya Peiris Shirley Ho[1] Blake Daniel Sherwin William Coulton
[2] Katharine R. Long[3]
David Nathaniel Spergel is an American theoretical astrophysicist and the Emeritus Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation at Princeton University. Since 2021, he has been the President of the Simons Foundation.[5] He is known for his work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) project. In 2022, Spergel accepted the chair of NASA's UAP independent study team.
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^"David Nathaniel Spergel". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^"David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation". Simons Foundation. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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