Daniel E. Reichart

Daniel E. Reichart

Daniel E. Reichart
Nationality American
Fields Astronomy
Institutions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Chicago
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University, B.S. 1996
University of Chicago, Ph.D 2000
Doctoral advisor Donald Q. Lamb
Known for Optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts in GRB 970228

Daniel E. Reichart is an American astronomer. He is best known for his ground breaking contributions to the field of gamma-ray bursts, most notably his discovery in 1999 of a signature similar to supernovae in the late-time afterglow of GRB 970228, the first burst for which an afterglow was observed. This discovery was named by Science magazine in 1999 as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of the year.[1][2] Dr. Reichart additionally contributed to the development of SOAR (Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research) in Cerro Pachon, Chile and also directs, along with his students, a group of six autonomous telescopes in Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.[3] He is currently a Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the director of the Morehead Observatory at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dunbar, Brian. Stoyanova, Silvia. "Daniel Reichart Press Release". NASA, 2007.
  2. ↑ Reichart, Daniel E. (1999), "GRB 970228 Revisited: Evidence for a Supernova in the Light Curve and Late Spectral Energy Distribution of the Afterglow", The Astrophysical Journal 521: 111–115, Bibcode:1999ApJ...521L.111R, doi:10.1086/312203
  3. ↑ Lord, Melinda. "Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Announced" Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers, 2013.
  4. ↑ Reichart, Daniel E. "Dr. Daniel E. Reichart" UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2012.

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