Past Visitor
Peter Mészáros
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Theoretical astrophysics, Particle Astrophysics
Website
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My research currently centers on theories of gamma-ray burst sources and particle astrophysics. At the IAS I plan to work on the GeV-TV photon and neutrino emissivities of bursts and active galaxies and their related ultra-hig energy cosmic ray properties.
Dates at IAS
Visitor
School of Natural Sciences
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Fall
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Spring
Degrees
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.
1972
National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.S. (Lic.)
1967
Honors
2009-1999 decade
Thomson Reuters ISI, ranked first by citations and papers on gamma-ray bursts
2008
Top Ten Physics News Stories, American Physical Society (with the Swift team)
2000
Rossi Prize, American Astronomical Society (with Rees, Paczynski)
1999-2000
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow
1997
Fellow, American Physical Society
Appointments
Pennsylvania State University
2000–2005
Distinguished Professor, Dpt. of Ast. & Astrophys. , Dpt. of Physics
Pennsylvania State University
1993–2003
Head, Dpt. of Astronomy & Astrophysics