| Geoffrey Marcy | |
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| Born | September 29, 1954 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Center for Integrative Planetary Science |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Known for | Discovering numerous extrasolar planets |
| Notable awards | Shaw Prize (2005) |
Geoffrey W. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The Shaw Prize, established by Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫 b 1907 a leader in the media industry in Hong Kong and a long-time Philanthropist Marcy (born September 29, 1954) is famous for discovering more extrasolar planets than anyone else, 70 out of the first 100 to be discovered, along with R. Paul Butler and Debra Fischer. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a Planet beyond the Solar System, orbiting around other Stars As of September 2008 312 Paul Butler is an Astronomer who searches for Extrasolar planets He and Geoffrey Marcy were the first to discover Extrasolar planets orbiting Debra Fischer is a professor of Astronomy at San Francisco State University. He also confirmed Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz's discovery of the first extrasolar planet 51 Pegasi b. Michel G E Mayor (born 12 January, 1942) is a Swiss professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. Didier Queloz (born February 23 1966) is a Geneva -based Astronomer with a prolific record in finding Extrasolar planets He is understudy 51 Pegasi b, also unofficially named Bellerophon and or abbreviated as 51 Peg b, is an Extrasolar planet approximately 50 Light-years Other achievements have included discovering the first multiple planet system around a star similar to our own (Upsilon Andromedae), the first transiting planet around another star (HD209458b), the first extrasolar planet orbiting beyond 5 AU (55 Cancri d), and the first Neptune-sized planets (Gliese 436b and 55 Cancri e). Upsilon Andromedae (υ Andromedae / υ And is a Binary star located approximately 44 Light-years away in the Constellation Andromeda. The term transit or astronomical transit has three meanings in astronomy A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one HD 209458 b, also unofficially named Osiris, is an Extrasolar planet that orbits the Solar twin Star HD 209458 in the constellation The astronomical unit ( AU or au or au or sometimes ua) is a unit of Length based on the distance from the Earth to the 55 Cancri d is an Extrasolar planet in a long-period Orbit around the Sun -like star 55 Cancri A. Gliese 436 is a Red dwarf star approximately 33 Light-years away in the Constellation of Leo. 55 Cancri e is an Extrasolar planet with a Mass similar to that of Neptune orbiting the Sun -like Star 55 Cancri A
Marcy and Michel Mayor received the $1 million Shaw Prize in astronomy in 2005 for their work. Michel G E Mayor (born 12 January, 1942) is a Swiss professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. The Shaw Prize, established by Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫 b 1907 a leader in the media industry in Hong Kong and a long-time Philanthropist Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Background
Marcy received a Bachelor of Arts double major in physics and astronomy at UCLA and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1976. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an Academic degree was earned Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He then went on to the University of California, Santa Cruz for a PhD in Astrophysics, which he received in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
He has held teaching positions, first at the Carnegie Institution of Washington as a Carnegie Fellow from 1982 to 1984, then as an associate professor of physics and astronomy from 1984 to 1996, and as a Distinguished University Professor from 1997 to 1999, both at San Francisco State University. The Carnegie Institution for Science (also called the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a organization in the United States established to support Scientific Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University Today he is an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University and a Professor of Astronomy at UC Berkeley. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley On October 28, 2006 he received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Delaware. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U
Marcy lives with his wife Susan Kegley in California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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| NAME | Marcy, Geoffrey |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1954 |
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