Peter Quinn (astronomer)

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Peter Quinn is the head of the Data Management Division at the European Southern Observatory.

Quinn is currently working towards the creation of the Astrophysical Virtual Observatory, a massive virtual database of astronomical data, designed to allow astrophysicists to carry out research using existing data without using valuable telescope time.

Prior to working at ESO, Dr. Quinn taught astrophysics at Caltech for several years, working with Gerald Jay Sussman. His scientific interests include the study of dark matter, computational cosmology, galactic formation, and MACHOs.

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