Simon White
Simon David Manton White (born 30 September 1951), FRS, is a British astrophysicist. He was one of directors at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics before his retirement in late 2019.
Simon David Manton White | |
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Simon White speaking at the 2012 National Astronomy Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Born | 30 September 1951 |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge University of Toronto |
| Known for | Cosmological structure formation |
| Spouse | Guinevere Kauffmann |
| Awards | Helen B. Warner Prize (1986) Heineman Prize (2005) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2006) Brouwer Award (2008) Max Born Prize (2010) Shaw Prize (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics and cosmology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Arizona University of Cambridge Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
| Thesis | The Clustering of Galaxies (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Lynden-Bell |
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