| 词条 | John A. Peacock |
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| name = John Peacock | image = John A. Peacock, cosmologist, at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh in 1989 (enhanced contrast).jpg | caption = Peacock in 1989 while a staff astronomer at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The West Tower of the ROE is in the background. | birth_name = John Andrew Peacock | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = Shaftesbury, England | death_date = | death_place = | field = Astrophysics, Cosmology | work_institution = University of Edinburgh | alma_mater = Jesus College, Cambridge | thesis_title = The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources | thesis_year = 1981 | thesis_url = | doctoral_advisor = Malcolm Longair, J. Wall | doctoral_students = | known_for = Large-scale structure of galaxies | prizes = Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2006) Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2014) | religion = | spouse = Heather Peacock | website = {{URL|http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/}} }}John Andrew Peacock, FRS, FRSE (born 27 March 1956)[1] is a British cosmologist, astronomer, and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the University of Edinburgh since 1998.[2] He was joint-winner of the 2014 Shaw Prize.[3] Early life and educationPeacock was born on 27 March 1956 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, to Arthur Peacock and Isobel Peacock (née Moir).[1][4] He studied Natural Sciences at Jesus College, Cambridge, and graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977.[1] He then undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory under the supervision of M. S. Longair and J. V. Wall.[1] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1981 with a doctoral thesis titled "The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources".[5] Personal lifeIn 1982, Peacock married Heather. She is a nurse and medical educator. Together, they have three children.[6] HonoursIn 2006, Peacock was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[7] In 2007, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).[8] In 2014, he was jointly awarded the Shaw Prize for Astronomy 'for their contributions to the measurements of features in the large-scale structure of galaxies used to constrain the cosmological model including baryon acoustic oscillations and redshift-space distortions'. His co-recipients were Daniel Eisenstein and Shaun Cole.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae: John Andrew Peacock|url=http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/cv.pdf|publisher=University of Edinburgh|accessdate=5 June 2014}} {{Shaw Prize laureates}}{{FRS 2007}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Peacock, John A.}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Biographical Notes of Laureates|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=403|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|accessdate=5 June 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2014|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=402|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=27 May 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=PEACOCK, Prof. John Andrew|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U245862|website=Who's Who 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=November 2015|accessdate=25 September 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Peacock|first1=J. A.|title=The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources|url=http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279548|website=E-Thesis Online Service|publisher=The British Library|accessdate=25 September 2016|date=1981}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Autobiography - John A Peacock|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=421&fiveid=205|website=Shaw Laureates|publisher=The Shaw Prize|accessdate=2 May 2015|date=24 September 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Directory 2013/14|url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/publications/directory/directory_nolist.pdf|publisher=Royal Society of Edinburgh|accessdate=5 June 2014|format=pdf|year=2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Fellows|url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/|publisher=The Royal Society|accessdate=5 June 2014}} 11 : 1956 births|Living people|Academics of the University of Edinburgh|British astrophysicists|Cosmologists|Scottish astronomers|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Fellows of the Royal Society|People from Shaftesbury|Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge|ISI highly cited researchers |
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