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Joseph Silk

January 01, 1970

For the American politician, see Joseph Silk (politician).

Joseph Ivor Silk FRS (born 3 December 1942) is a British-American [citation needed] astrophysicist. He was the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford from 1999 to September 2011.

Joseph Silk
Silk in 2015
Born (1942-12-03) 3 December 1942 (age 81)
London, England
CitizenshipUK
United States[citation needed]
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
Harvard University
AwardsRoyal Society Bakerian Medal (2007)
Balzan Prize (2011)
Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsCosmology
InstitutionsInstitut d'astrophysique de Paris
University of Oxford
University of California, Berkeley
Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral studentsMax Tegmark[1]

He is an Emeritus Fellow of New College, Oxford[2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society (elected May 1999). He was awarded the 2011 Balzan Prize for his works on the early Universe.[3] Silk has given more than two hundred invited conference lectures, primarily on galaxy formation and cosmology.

Biography edit

He was educated at Tottenham County School (1954–1960) and went on to study Mathematics at the University of Cambridge (1960–1963).[4] He obtained his PhD in Astronomy from Harvard in 1968. Silk took up his first post at Berkeley in 1970, and the Chair in Astronomy in 1978. Following a career of nearly 30 years there, Silk returned to the UK in 1999 to take up the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford. He is currently Professor of Physics at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Homewood Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University (since in 2010), and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College from 2015 to 2019.[5]

Silk damping edit

Main article: Diffusion damping

The structure of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies is principally determined by two effects: acoustic oscillations and diffusion damping. The latter is also called collisionless or Silk damping after Joseph Silk.

Honors and awards edit

Publications edit

 
Scholia has a profile for Joseph Silk (Q327196).

Silk has over 900 publications, nearly 200 as first author, of which 3 have been cited over 1000 times, over 50 have been published in Nature and 12 in Science.[8]

In 2011, Silk delivered a talk, "The Creation of the Universe," at the first Starmus Festival in the Canary Islands. The talk was subsequently published in the book Starmus: 50 Years of Man in Space.[9]

Books by Joseph Silk edit

  • The Infinite Cosmos, Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-953361-9
  • On the Shores of the Unknown: A Short History of the Universe, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-521-83627-1, Google Link
  • The Big Bang, W.H. Freeman, 2005, ISBN 0-7167-1812-X
  • Cosmic Enigmas, Springer, 1994, ISBN 1-56396-061-3, Google Link

References edit

  1. ^ ""Max Tegmark / Professor of Physics"". web.mit.edu. MIT Department of Physics. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 22 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ . International Balzan Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ . Oxford University Gazette. 22 October 1998. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Gresham Professor of Astronomy" on the Gresham College website (accessed (27 July 2015)
  6. ^ "Four Johns Hopkins faculty members named American Astronomical Society fellows". The Hub. Johns Hopkins University. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Nick Kylafis Lectureship | Institute of Astrophysics". www.ia.forth.gr. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ Google Scholar
  9. ^ "Starmus Festival and Stephen Hawking Launch the Book "Starmus, 50 Years of Man in Space"".

External links edit

 
Wikiquote has quotations related to Joseph Silk.
  • Introduction videos to Professor Silk and his work, upon his appointment to Gresham College in 2015 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • Joseph Silk International Balzan Prize Foundation

January 01, 1970
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For the American politician see Joseph Silk politician Joseph Ivor Silk FRS born 3 December 1942 is a British American citation needed astrophysicist He was the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford from 1999 to September 2011 Joseph SilkSilk in 2015Born 1942 12 03 3 December 1942 age 81 London EnglandCitizenshipUKUnited States citation needed Alma materClare College CambridgeHarvard UniversityAwardsRoyal Society Bakerian Medal 2007 Balzan Prize 2011 Gruber Prize in Cosmology 2019 Scientific careerFieldsCosmologyInstitutionsInstitut d astrophysique de ParisUniversity of OxfordUniversity of California BerkeleyJohns Hopkins UniversityDoctoral studentsMax Tegmark 1 He is an Emeritus Fellow of New College Oxford 2 and a Fellow of the Royal Society elected May 1999 He was awarded the 2011 Balzan Prize for his works on the early Universe 3 Silk has given more than two hundred invited conference lectures primarily on galaxy formation and cosmology Contents 1 Biography 2 Silk damping 3 Honors and awards 4 Publications 4 1 Books by Joseph Silk 5 References 6 External linksBiography editHe was educated at Tottenham County School 1954 1960 and went on to study Mathematics at the University of Cambridge 1960 1963 4 He obtained his PhD in Astronomy from Harvard in 1968 Silk took up his first post at Berkeley in 1970 and the Chair in Astronomy in 1978 Following a career of nearly 30 years there Silk returned to the UK in 1999 to take up the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford He is currently Professor of Physics at the Institut d astrophysique de Paris Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Homewood Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University since in 2010 and Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College from 2015 to 2019 5 Silk damping editMain article Diffusion damping The structure of the cosmic microwave background anisotropies is principally determined by two effects acoustic oscillations and diffusion damping The latter is also called collisionless or Silk damping after Joseph Silk Honors and awards edit1972 and 1974 Sloan Research Fellow 1975 Guggenheim Fellow 1995 Fellow of the American Physical Society 1999 Fellow of the Royal Society 2007 Inclusion in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2008 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 2011 Balzan Prize for his works on the early Universe 2014 Member of the US National Academy of Sciences 2018 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship 2019 Gruber Prize in Cosmology with Nicholas Kaiser for their seminal contributions to the theory of cosmological structure formation and probes of dark matter citation needed 2020 Fellow of the American Astronomical Society 6 2020 Nick Kylafis Lecturer 7 Publications edit nbsp Scholia has a profile for Joseph Silk Q327196 Silk has over 900 publications nearly 200 as first author of which 3 have been cited over 1000 times over 50 have been published in Nature and 12 in Science 8 In 2011 Silk delivered a talk The Creation of the Universe at the first Starmus Festival in the Canary Islands The talk was subsequently published in the book Starmus 50 Years of Man in Space 9 Books by Joseph Silk edit The Infinite Cosmos Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 978 0 19 953361 9 On the Shores of the Unknown A Short History of the Universe Cambridge University Press 2005 ISBN 0 521 83627 1 Google Link The Big Bang W H Freeman 2005 ISBN 0 7167 1812 X Cosmic Enigmas Springer 1994 ISBN 1 56396 061 3 Google LinkReferences edit Max Tegmark Professor of Physics web mit edu MIT Department of Physics Retrieved 12 February 2018 New College Oxford Joseph Silk Archived from the original on 22 December 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2012 Joseph Ivor Silk International Balzan Prize Foundation Archived from the original on 27 June 2016 Retrieved 29 July 2013 Astronomy chair filled by expert in cosmology Oxford University Gazette 22 October 1998 Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 Retrieved 30 June 2012 Gresham Professor of Astronomy on the Gresham College website accessed 27 July 2015 Four Johns Hopkins faculty members named American Astronomical Society fellows The Hub Johns Hopkins University 4 March 2020 Retrieved 6 March 2020 Nick Kylafis Lectureship Institute of Astrophysics www ia forth gr Retrieved 4 June 2021 Google Scholar Starmus Festival and Stephen Hawking Launch the Book Starmus 50 Years of Man in Space External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Joseph Silk Introduction videos to Professor Silk and his work upon his appointment to Gresham College in 2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Joseph Silk International Balzan Prize Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Silk amp oldid 1220918547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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