Community of Scholars Profile
Mészáros, Peter
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
| Type | Affiliation | Start Date | End Date |
|---|
| [M] | NatSci | 1/1/2000 | 6/30/2000 |
| [M] | NatSci | 9/1/2003 | 8/11/2004 |
| [V] | NatSci | 10/13/2010 | 11/10/2010 |
Current Homepage: www.astro.psu.edu/
Field of Study while at IAS: Astrophysics
Home institution while at IAS: Pennsylvania State University
Position: Eberly Chair of Astrophysics and Professor of Physics
Start year: 2005
Department: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics
Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Current Field of Study: Theoretical astrophysics
Past and Other Appointments
| Appointment | Organization | Start Year | End Year |
|---|
| Distinguished Professor, Dpt. of Ast. & Astrophys. , Dpt. of Physics | Pennsylvania State University | 2000 | 2005 |
| Head, Dpt. of Astronomy & Astrophysics | Pennsylvania State University | 1993 | 2003 |
Degrees
| Degree | Year | Institution |
|---|
| Ph.D. | 1972 | University of California, Berkeley |
| M.S. (Lic.) | 1967 | National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Honors
| Description | Year |
|---|
| Thomson Reuters ISI, ranked first by citations and papers on gamma-ray bursts | 2009-1999 decade |
| Top Ten Physics News Stories, American Physical Society (with the Swift team) | 2008 |
| Rossi Prize, American Astronomical Society (with Rees, Paczynski) | 2000 |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow | 1999-2000 |
| Fellow, American Physical Society | 1997 |