James E. Gunn
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- For the science fiction writer, see James Gunn (author).
Gunn's early theoretical work helped establish the current understanding of how galaxies form and properties of the space between galaxies. He also suggested important observational tests to confirm the presence of dark matter in galaxies. Much of Gunn's later work has involved leadership in major observational projects. He developed plans for one of the first uses of digital camera technology for space observation, a project that led to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the most extensive three-dimensional mapping of the universe ever undertaken.
Gunn received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1966 and joined the faculty of Princeton University two years later.
Honors
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Rice University (1987)
- Heineman Prize (1988)
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1994)
- [Petrie Prize], Canadian Astronomical Society (2001)
- Joseph Weber Award, American Astronomical Society (2002)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, California Institute of Technology (2002)
- Crafoord Prize with James Peebles and Martin Rees (2005)
- Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society (2005)
- [Gruber Cosmology Prize] by the [Peter Gruber Foundation](2005)
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