T. S. van Albada
Dutch astronomer (born 1936)
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Tjeerd Sicco van Albada (born 14 October 1936) is a Dutch astronomer who was professor of astronomy at the University of Groningen between 1980 and 2001.[1]
Career
Van Albada was born on 14 October 1936 in Akkrum.[2] He obtained his PhD in mathematics and natural sciences from the University of Groningen in 1968.[2] His thesis was titled: The Evolution of small stellar systems and its implications for the formation of double stars.[3] Van Albada was lecturer of astronomy at the University of Groningen between 1971 and 1979. In 1980 he became professor of astronomy, and worked at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute.[2][4] He served as director of the institute between 1994 and 1998. He took up emeritus status in 2001.[5]
Van Albada became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984.[6] He is a member of the International Astronomical Union.[7]
Honors
On 5 July 2001,[8] the central main-belt asteroid 10435 Tjeerd, discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey in 1960, was named after him (M.P.C. 43044).[1][9]
