Community of Scholars Profile

Dressler, Alan

Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.

Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[M]NatSci1/1/198712/31/1994

Current Homepage: obs.carnegiescience.edu/research/adressler/
Field of Study while at IAS: Astrophysics
Home institution while at IAS: Carnegie Observatories
Position: Scientific Staff
Department: The Observatories
Institution: Carnegie Institution of Science

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1976University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A.1970University of California, Berkeley

Honors

DescriptionYear
NASA Public Service Medal1999
Elected, National Academy of Sciences1996
Elected, American Academy of Arts and Sciences1994
Newton Lacey Pierce Prize from the American Astronomical Society1983