Peter T. Gallagher | |
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| Born | Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (BSc), Queen's University Belfast (MSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Solar studies, Ireland's first research-grade radio-telescope |
| Spouse | Emma Teeling |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Chevalier in the Ordre des Palmes académiques |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, Astronomy |
| Institutions | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (and Trinity College Dublin) |
| Thesis | Optical and EUV observations of the solar atmosphere (2000) |
Peter Thomas Gallagher FRAS FTCD MInstP is an Irish astrophysicist and the director of Dunsink Observatory. He specialises in solar physics, notably solar storms and their impact on the Earth.
Gallagher is also Senior Professor, and Head of Astronomy and Astrophysics, at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and an adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin.[1] He is also the head of the radio-telescope project I-LOFAR, at Birr Castle. He is widely cited in his field and often quoted in the media.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Professor Peter Thomas Gallagher". Trinity Research. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
... Adjunct Professor, Physics ... nearly Eur4M in funding ... Prof. Gallagher's group are world-leaders in solar physics and space weather research ... elected to Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin in 2012
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