Stephen Thorsett

Physicist, Organization leader

1964 –

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Who is Stephen Thorsett?

Stephen Erik Thorsett is an American professor and astronomer. His research interests include radio pulsars and gamma ray bursts. He is known for measurements of the masses of neutron stars and for the use of binary pulsars to test the theory of general relativity. Thorsett was a professor and dean at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before becoming president of Willamette University in July 2011.

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Born
Dec 3, 1964
New Haven
Also known as
  • Steve Thorsett
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Doctorate, Princeton University
    Physics
    (1987 - 1991)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College
    Mathematics
    (1983 - 1987)
  • Worcester College, Oxford
Employment
  • Dean, University of California, Santa Cruz
    (2006 - )
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
    (1999 - )
  • Princeton University
    (1994 - 1999)
  • California Institute of Technology
    (1991 - 1994)
  • Willamette University

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on July 23, 2013

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