Geoffrey Marcy
Overview
Geoffrey W. Marcy is an American
astronomer
, who is currently Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley
, famous for discovering more extrasolar planet
s than anyone else, 70 out of the first 100 to be discovered, along with R. Paul Butler
and Debra Fischer
.
Marcy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude with a double major in physics
and astronomy
from the University of California, Los Angeles
in 1976. He then completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics
and Astronomy
in 1982 at the University of California, Santa Cruz
.
He has held teaching positions, first at the Carnegie Institution of Washington as a Carnegie Fellow from 1982 to 1984.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
astronomer
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, who is currently Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, famous for discovering more extrasolar planet
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
s than anyone else, 70 out of the first 100 to be discovered, along with R. Paul Butler
R. Paul Butler
R. Paul Butler is an astronomer who searches for extrasolar planets.He received a BA and an MS from San Francisco State University, completing a Master's thesis with Geoffrey Marcy, and then completed his doctoral studies at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1993...
and Debra Fischer
Debra Fischer
Debra A. Fischer is a professor of astronomy at Yale University. Fischer has co-authored over 100 papers on dwarf and sub-stellar mass objects in the galactic neighborhood, including many on extrasolar planets. She is a principal investigator with the N2K Consortium searching for exoplanets...
.
Marcy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Summa Cum Laude with a double major in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
in 1976. He then completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
and Astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
in 1982 at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
.
He has held teaching positions, first at the Carnegie Institution of Washington as a Carnegie Fellow from 1982 to 1984.
