Taft E. Armandroff
American astronomer
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Taft E. Armandroff is an American astronomer, currently director of McDonald Observatory, a professor and the Frank and Susan Bash Endowed Chair, at the University of Texas at Austin.[1][2][3][4] He is Chair of the Giant Magellan Telescope Board of Directors.[5][6]
- Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut
(BA in Astronomy) - Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (MS, MPhil & PhD Astronomy)
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| Workplaces | University of Texas at Austin |
| Website | mcdonald |
Education
He received a B.A. in Astronomy (with High Honors) from Wesleyan University in 1982; an M.S. in Astronomy from Yale University in 1984; an M. Phil. in Astronomy from Yale University in 1985; and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Yale University in 1988.[4]
Awards
His awards and honors include: Sturm Memorial Lecturer, Wesleyan University (2009); Distinguished Alumnus Award, Wesleyan University (2007); AURA Science Award, (1999); Dirk Brouwer Prize for a Contribution of Unusual Merit to Astronomy, Yale University (1988); Littell Prize in Astronomy, Wesleyan University (1982).[4]
