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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Physics, Princeton University, 1983; B.S. in Physics, University of Maryland, 1978.

Research Interests: Cosmology, cosmic microwave background radiation, and large-scale structure of the universe.

Appointments: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor; Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Awards: Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2012); Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2010).

Publications: Co-authored 'First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations' (Astrophysical Journal, 2003).

Additional Contributions: Principal Investigator of the WMAP mission.