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Lars Bildsten

American astrophysicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1964 · age 62

Lars Bildsten is an American astrophysicist, best known for his work on the physics of stars, white dwarfs and their explosions as Type Ia supernovae.

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2017Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsAward2011Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward1999Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1964Born

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Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics2017
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2011
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy1999

About this person

He is the sixth director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and a professor in the UCSB Physics Department.

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Born 1964 · age 62