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American astrophysicist and sustainability manager

EducationPh.D. from California Institute of Technology, B.S. in astronomy from Harvey Mudd College

KnownforAstrophysics, Sustainability

SpouseAmy Adelberger

AwardsJunior Fellow at Harvard University

Kurt Adelberger
Education	Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology, B.S. in astronomy from Harvey Mudd College
Known for	Astrophysics, Sustainability
Spouse	Amy Adelberger
Awards	Junior Fellow at Harvard University

Kurt Ludvig Adelberger is an American astrophysicist and sustainability manager. He formerly worked at Google as a principal in energy and sustainability, and was previously the engagement manager for McKinsey & Company.^[1]

He earned his B.S. at Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, where he was advised by Charles C. Steidel.^[2] His thesis was entitled Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4, and has been cited in 31 other papers. He defended his thesis in 2001.^[3]

Prior to working at Mckinsey & Company, Adelberger worked at Carnegie Observatories.^[1] He has published 194 papers in the field of astrophysics, and has been cited over 2000 times.^[4] In 2000, he was named a junior fellow of Harvard University.^[2]

Selected publications

His notable publications include Lyman-Break Galaxies at z 4 and the Evolution of the Ultraviolet Luminosity Density at High Redshift, cited by 1945 other articles and Spectroscopic confirmation of a population of normal star-forming galaxies at redshifts z> 3 cited by 1766 other articles. He has spoken at GreenBiz on how distributed generation will influence grid evolution.^[5] He also holds the patent for a thermostat system which allows the user to specify a range of acceptable temperatures.^[6]

Charles C. Steidel; Kurt L. Adelberger; Alice E. Shapley; Max Pettini; Mark Dickinson; Mauro Giavalisco (20 March 2000). "Lyα Imaging of a Proto–Cluster Region at ⟨z⟩ = 3.09". The Astrophysical Journal. 532 (1): 170–182. arXiv:astro-ph/9910144. Bibcode:2000ApJ...532..170S. doi:10.1086/308568. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q56881755.
Dawn K. Erb; Charles C. Steidel; Alice E. Shapley; Max Pettini; Naveen A. Reddy; Kurt L. Adelberger (20 July 2006). "The Stellar, Gas, and Dynamical Masses of Star‐forming Galaxies at z∼ 2". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 107–132. arXiv:astro-ph/0604041. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..107E. doi:10.1086/504891. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q55981042.
Scott C. Chapman; Douglas Scott; Charles C. Steidel; et al. (4 April 2002). "A search for the submillimetre counterparts to Lyman break galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 319 (1): 318–330. arXiv:astro-ph/9909092. Bibcode:2000MNRAS.319..318C. doi:10.1046/J.1365-8711.2000.03866.X. ISSN 0035-8711. Wikidata Q58908395.

References

1 2 Author. Kurt Adelberger
1 2 Office, Harvard News (September 21, 2000). "Society of Fellows welcomes its Junior Fellows". news.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
↑ Adelberger, Kurt Ludvig (2002). Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4 - CaltechTHESIS. thesis.library.caltech.edu (phd). doi:10.7907/F2SF-4J89. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
↑ "Kurt L. Adelberger". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
↑ "How distributed generation will drive grid evolution". 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
↑ "Soliciting User Input For Thermostat Control". Retrieved 2015-09-13.

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