Robert Kirshner

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Robert P. Kirshner
Born	(1949-08-15) August 15, 1949 (age 74)
Alma mater	Harvard College (A.B.), California Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
Known for	Type Ia Supernova Studies, Large Scale Structure, supernova remnants
Awards	Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (2011) James Craig Watson Medal (2014) Wolf Prize in Physics (2015)
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics
Institutions	Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Harvard University University of Michigan

Robert P. Kirshner (born August 15, 1949) is an American astronomer, Chief Program Officer for Science for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Clownes Research Professor of Science at Harvard University.^[1][2] Kirshner has worked in several areas of astronomy including the physics of supernovae, supernova remnants, the large-scale structure of the cosmos, and the use of supernovae to measure the expansion of the universe.