Duncan Lorimer
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Born
May 9, 1969[1]
Duncan Ross Lorimer
May 9, 1969[1]
AlmamaterUniversity of Wales (BSc)
University of Manchester (MSc, PhD)
University of Manchester (MSc, PhD)
SpouseMaura McLaughlin
Duncan Lorimer | |
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 Duncan Lorimer in 2023 | |
| Born | Duncan Ross Lorimer May 9, 1969[1] |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Wales (BSc) University of Manchester (MSc, PhD) |
| Spouse | Maura McLaughlin |
| Awards | Shaw Prize (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pulsars |
| Institutions | West Virginia University Cornell University University of Manchester |
| Thesis | Galactic population of millisecond and normal pulsars (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew Lyne Matthew Bailes |
| Website | physics |
Duncan Ross Lorimer FRS (born 1969) is a British-born American astrophysicist. He is a professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University, known for the discovery of the first fast radio burst in 2007.[3][4][5][6][7]
Lorimer was educated at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and University of Wales College at Cardiff where he studied Astrophysics.[2] He received his MSc and PhD from the University of Manchester in 1991 and 1994, respectively, for research carried out at Jodrell Bank Observatory supervised by Andrew Lyne, Dick Manchester and Matthew Bailes.[1]