Peter Garnavich
Peter Garnavich | |
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| Born | Peter Marcus Garnavich United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland (1980), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1983), University of Washington (1991) |
| Spouse | Lara Arielle Phillips |
| Awards | American Physical Society (2007), Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2007), American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015), American Astronomical Society (2024) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (1992–1995), Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (1995–1999), University of Notre Dame (2000-present) |
| Thesis | The stellar angular correlation : clues to wide binary star properties (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bruce Margon |
| Website | https://physics.nd.edu/people/peter-garnavich/ |
Peter M. Garnavich is a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame. His primary research area is the study of supernovae and their diversity. He has also studied gamma ray bursts and cataclysmic variable stars. Garnavich is a member of a supernova search team that contributed to the discovery of dark energy in 1998. At Notre Dame, Garnavich has developed and participated in collaborations using the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Kepler Space Telescope. He was named a fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in 2024.