Kenneth G. Libbrecht --Curriculum
Vitae
Personal:
Born June, 1958, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Married to Rachel Wing; two children
Education:
B.S. California Institute of Technology, 1980
With Honors in Physics;
ranked 3rd in graduating class
Ph.D. Princeton University, 1984, in Physics
Thesis: "The Shape of the Sun"; advisor: R.H. Dicke
Professional Experience:
1984-89 Assistant Professor of Astrophysics, Caltech
1989-95 Associate Professor of Astrophysics, Caltech
1995- Professor of Physics, Caltech
1997- Executive Officer for Physics Department, Caltech
Awards and Honors:
Caltech's Green Prize
for Undergraduate Research, 1979
Caltech's Fisher Prize
for Physics, 1979
NSF Graduate
Fellowship, 1980
Princeton's Porter
Ogden Jacobus Honorific Fellowship, 1983
NSF Presidential Young
Investigator Award, 1987
Citation: "In Recognition of Ability and Potential for
Contributing to the Future Vitality of the Scientific and Engineering Effort of
the Nation"
Alfred P. Sloan
Research Fellowship, 1987
AAS Newton Lacy Pierce
Prize in Astrophysics, 1991
Citation: "Whose Outstanding Work on Helioseismology has Provided
Essential New Insights into the Internal Properties of the Sun"
Fellow, American
Association for the Advancement of Science, 1996
National Outdoor Book
Award, 2004
For "The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty"
Benjamin Franklin
Book Award, 2004
Benjamin Franklin
Book Award Runner-up, 2005
For "The Little Book of Snowflakes"
US Postal
Service Commemorative Stamp Set (using KGL photographs), 2006
Approximately 3 billion sold
Web Site Awards,
1999-
Magazine
Covers, 1986-
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