Ethan Vishniac
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Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac (born 1955) is an American astrophysicist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Astrophysical Journal and a professor of Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, after holding positions at University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and University of Texas in Austin.
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Born | Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac 1955 (age 68ā69) |
Nationality | American |
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Known for | Instabilities in expanding blast waves |
Spouse | Ilene Busch-Vishniac |
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Relatives | Roman Vishniac (grandfather) |
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Fields | Astrophysics |
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Thesis | Topics in the evolution of cosmological perturbations (1980) |
Doctoral advisor | William H. Press |
Other academic advisors | Jeremiah P. Ostriker (post doctoral advisor) |
Website | physics-astronomy |
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