William David Arnett

William David Arnett

Arnett in 2008
Nationality American
Fields Astrophysics
Institutions University of Chicago
University of Arizona
Alma mater Yale University
Doctoral advisor Alastair G. W. Cameron
Doctoral students Casey A. Meakin
Patrick Young
Known for nuclear astrophysics
supernovae
Notable awards Hans Bethe Prize (2009)
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

William David Arnett is a Regents Professor of Astrophysics at Steward Observatory, University of Arizona,[1] known for his research on supernova explosions, the formation of neutron stars or black holes by gravitational collapse, and the synthesis of elements in stars; he is author of the monograph Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis which deals with these topics.[2] Arnett pioneered the application of supercomputers to astrophysical problems, including neutrino radiation hydrodynamics,[3][4] nuclear reaction networks,[5] instabilities and explosions,[6][7][8] supernova light curves,[9][10] and turbulent convective flow in two [11] and three dimensions.[12]

Academic career

Arnett received his B. S. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1961 and his M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in physics from Yale University in 1963 and 1965, advised by A. G. W. Cameron. After postdoctoral work with W. A. Fowler at the California Institute of Technology and Fred Hoyle at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (now Institute of Astronomy) of Cambridge University, he served briefly on the faculties of Rice University (working with Donald Clayton), University of Texas and University of Illinois before becoming the B. and E. Sunny Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago and then Regents Professor [13] at the University of Arizona.

Honors and awards

Arnett received the Hans Bethe Prize[14] of the American Physical Society in 2009, and the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship[15] of the American Astronomical Society in 2012. He has also received several other awards and honors, including:

References

  1. ↑ "W. David Arnett". As.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  2. ↑ Arnett, David (1996). Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis: An Investigation of the History of Matter, from the Big Bang to the Present. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691011479.
  3. ↑ W. D. Arnett (1966). "Gravitational Collapse and Weak Interactions". Canadian Journal of Physics 44 (11): 2553–2594. Bibcode:1966CaJPh..44.2553A. doi:10.1139/p66-210.
  4. ↑ W. D. Arnett (1977). "Neutrino trapping during gravitational collapse of stars". Astrophysical Journal 218: 815. Bibcode:1977ApJ...218..815A. doi:10.1086/155738.
  5. ↑ W. D. Arnett; J. W. Truran (1969). "Carbon-Burning Nucleosynthesis at Constant Temperature". Astrophysical Journal 157: 339. Bibcode:1969ApJ...157..339A. doi:10.1086/150072.
  6. ↑ W. D. Arnett (1969). "Pulsars and Neutron Star Formation". Nature 222 (5191): 359–361. Bibcode:1969Natur.222..359A. doi:10.1038/222359b0.
  7. ↑ W. D. Arnett (1969). "A possible model of supernovae: Detonation of12C". Astrophysics and Space Science 5 (2): 180–212. Bibcode:1969Ap&SS...5..180A. doi:10.1007/BF00650291.
  8. ↑ B. Fryxell; W. D. Arnett; E. Mueller (1991). "Instabilities and clumping in SN 1987A. I - Early evolution in two dimensions". Astrophysical Journal 367: 619. Bibcode:1991ApJ...367..619F. doi:10.1086/169657.
  9. ↑ S. W. Falk; W. D. Arnett (1977). "Radiation Dynamics, Envelope Ejection, and Supernova Light Curves". Astrophysical Journal 33: 515. Bibcode:1977ApJS...33..515F. doi:10.1086/190440.
  10. ↑ W. D. Arnett (1982). "Type I supernovae. I - Analytic solutions for the early part of the light curve". Astrophysical Journal 253: 785. Bibcode:1982ApJ...253..785A. doi:10.1086/159681.
  11. ↑ G. Bazan; W. D. Arnett (1994). "Convection, Nucleosynthesis, and Core Collapse". Astrophysical Journal 433: 41. Bibcode:1994ApJ...433L..41B. doi:10.1086/187543.
  12. ↑ C. Meakin; W. D. Arnett (2007). "Turbulent Convection in Stellar Interiors. I. Hydrodynamic Simulation". Astrophysical Journal 667: 448–475. arXiv:astro-ph/0611315. Bibcode:2007ApJ...667..448M. doi:10.1086/520318.
  13. ↑ "Regents Professors | The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona". Arizona.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  14. ↑ "Hans A. Bethe Prize". Aps.org. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  15. ↑ "Henry Norris Russell Lectureship | American Astronomical Society". Aas.org. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  16. ↑ "Marcel Grossmann Awards". Icra.it. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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