Duncan Lorimer
Duncan Lorimer | |
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Duncan Lorimer in 2023 | |
| Born | Duncan Ross Lorimer May 9, 1969 |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College |
| Alma mater | University of Wales (BSc) University of Manchester (MSc, PhD) |
| Spouse | Maura McLaughlin |
| Awards | Shaw Prize (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pulsars |
| Institutions | West Virginia University Cornell University University of Manchester |
| Thesis | Galactic population of millisecond and normal pulsars (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew Lyne Matthew Bailes |
| Website | physics |
Duncan Ross Lorimer FRS (born 1969) is a British-born American astrophysicist. He is a professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University, known for the discovery of the first fast radio burst in 2007.