Frank Winkler

P. Frank Winkler, Jr. is an astronomer and noted subject-matter expert on supernova. He received his doctorate from Harvard and is currently the Gamaliel Painter Bicentennial Professor in Physics at Middlebury College located in Middlebury, Vermont.[1]

Career overview

Winkler received his bachelor's degree from the California Institute of Technology and his doctorate from Harvard University.[2] He began teaching at Middlebury College in 1969 and is currently the Gamaliel Painter Bicentennial Professor Emeritus of Physics.[2]

Dr. Winkler has calculated the distance for the brightest supernova event recorded in human history, SN 1006, as being ~7,200 light years distant.

Winkler has received multiple U.S National Science Foundation Grants for Supernova research,[3][4] one of which was for a continued collaboration between astronomers from Argentina and the United States for research that focused on imaging Supernova Remnants.[5] Frank Winkler is also a member of the International Astronomical Union.[6]

References

1. Frank Winkler Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Middlebury College
2. "College Establishes Endowed Professorship Honoring Frank Winkler | Middlebury News and Announcements". www.middlebury.edu. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
3. "NSF Award Search: Award # 9618465 - RUI: Observational Studies of Galactic and Extragalactic Supernova Remnants". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
4. "NSF Award Search: Award # 1714281 - RUI: Completing Studies of Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
5. "NSF Award Search: Award # 9314174 - U.S.-Argentina: Radio Observations of Galactic Supernova Remnants and their Interaction with the Interstellar Medium". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
6. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.