Ethan Vishniac
Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac (born 1955) is an American astrophysicist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Astrophysical Journal and a professor of Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, after holding positions at University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and University of Texas in Austin.
Ethan Vishniac | |
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| Born | Ethan Tecumseh Vishniac 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Instabilities in expanding blast waves |
| Spouse | Ilene Busch-Vishniac |
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| Relatives | Roman Vishniac (grandfather) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
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| Thesis | Topics in the evolution of cosmological perturbations (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | William H. Press |
| Other academic advisors | Jeremiah P. Ostriker (post doctoral advisor) |
| Website | physics-astronomy |
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