Eugene Parker
American Astronomer
Eugene Parker was born in Houghton, Michigan, United States on June 10th, 1927 and is the American Astronomer. At the age of 96, Eugene Parker biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Date of Birth
June 10, 1927
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Houghton, Michigan, United States
Age
96 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Profession
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University Teacher
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Michigan State University (BS), Caltech (PhD)
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Eugene Parker Awards
- 1969: Arctowski Medal of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1969: Henry Norris Russell Lectureship of the American Astronomical Society
- 1978: George Ellery Hale Prize, Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society, first time this prize was awarded
- 1979: Chapman Medal, Royal Astronomical Society
- 1989: National Medal of Science
- 1990: William Bowie Medal
- 1992: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1997: Bruce Medal
- 2003: Kyoto Prize
- 2003: James Clerk Maxwell Prize of the American Physical Society. Citation: "For seminal contributions in plasma astrophysics, including predicting the solar wind, explaining the solar dynamo, formulating the theory of magnetic reconnection, and the instability which predicts the escape of the magnetic fields from the galaxy."
- 2010: Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
- 2017: NASA renamed its Solar Probe Plus to Parker Solar Probe after Parker, the first time that a space vessel was named after a living person. Parker was present at its August 12, 2018, launch.
- 2018: Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research of the American Physical Society. Citation: "For fundamental contributions to space physics, plasma physics, solar physics and astrophysics for over 60 years."
- 2020: Crafoord Prize in Astronomy