Martin Asplund

Martin Asplund

Professor Martin Asplund (FAA) (born April 29, 1970) is a Swedish-Australian astrophysicist and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He has made credible contributions in the field of astronomy.[1]

Career

He completed his PhD at Uppsala University in 1997 and became an assistant professor at the same university in 2001. He worked at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Australian National University from 2002 to 2007, where he was promoted to full professor. In 2007, he was appointed as Director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in 2007 and at the time was one of the youngest directors within the Max Planck Society.[2] Since 2011, he has been working at the Australian National University as a Laureate Fellowship recipient, the highest funding award from the Australian Research Council.

References

  1. ↑ Jordan, Hayne (18 April 2018). "Our Sun has 'DNA', and galactic archaeologists are searching for its family". ABC News. Canberra.
  2. ↑ "Martin Asplund New Director at MPA".
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