James Binney

James J. Binney
Binney in 2013
Born	(1950-04-12) 12 April 1950 (age 74) Surrey, UK[3]
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil)
Known for	Theoretical galactic and extragalactic astrophysics
Awards	Maxwell Prize (1986) Brouwer Award (2003) IOP Dirac Medal (2010) Eddington Medal (2013) Institut d'astrophysique de Paris Medal (2013)[1] Occhialini Medal (2015) Isaac Newton Medal[2] (2023)
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University of Oxford Princeton University
Thesis	On the Formation of Galaxies  (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Dennis Sciama
Doctoral students	Brian Greene
Website	www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/contacts/people/binney

James Jeffrey Binney, FRS, FInstP (born 12 April 1950) is a British astrophysicist. He is a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and former head of the Sub-Department of Theoretical Physics as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College. Binney is known principally for his work in theoretical galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, though he has made a number of contributions to areas outside of astrophysics as well.