Charles Bailyn

Charles Bailyn
Born	October 27, 1959 (1959-10-27) (age 52) Cambridge, MA
Residence	New Haven, CT
Citizenship	American
Nationality	United States
Fields	astronomy and physics
Institutions	Yale University
Alma mater	Yale University Harvard University
Doctoral students	Eric P. Rubenstein Jerry Orosz
Notable awards	Trumpler Award (1990) Bruno Rossi Prize (2009)

Charles David Bailyn (born October 27, 1959) is the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University. He earned a B.S. in astronomy and physics from Yale in 1981 and a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard in 1987. His Ph.D. thesis on X-ray emitting binary stars received the Robert J. Trumpler Award for best North American Ph.D. thesis in astronomy.^[1]

Bailyn's research interests include high-energy astronomy and galactic astronomy and he has published over 100 referred papers.

During spring 2007, Bailyn recorded ASTR 160, Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics, as part of the Open Yale Courses initiative.^[2]

Bailyn was awarded the 2009 Bruno Rossi Prize for his research on the masses of black holes.^[3]

References

1. ^ Yale University Club de Mexico
2. ^ Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics with Professor Charles Bailyn at Open Yale Courses
3. ^ Charles Bailyn Is Honored for Work Measuring Galactic Black Holes at Yale University Office of Public Affairs

External links

• Frontiers and Controversies in AstroPhysics, video course by Professor Bailyn at Open Yale Courses

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Name	Bailyn, Charles D.
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Date of birth	October 27, 1959
Place of birth	Cambridge, MA
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