Academic Background: Ph.D. in Physics, Yale University, 1965; B.S. in Physics, University of Kentucky, 1961.
Research Interests: Astrophysics, supernovae, and stellar evolution.
Appointments: Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1987–present).
Awards: Marcel Grossmann Award, 2012; Fellow, American Physical Society.
Publications: Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis (Princeton University Press, 1996).
Additional Contributions: Contributes to computational astrophysics codes; collaborates with NASA on stellar dynamics.