Sumner Starrfield

Sumner Starrfield
Starrfield in 1976
Born
Sumner Grosby Starrfield

(1940-12-29) December 29, 1940 (age 85)
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles
Known fornova outbursts
Scientific career
Fieldsastrophysics
WorkplacesArizona State University

Sumner Grosby Starrfield (born 29 December 1940) is an American astronomer.

Starrfield earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and completed his master's and doctoral degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began teaching at Arizona State University in 1972, and was later named a Regents' Professor at the institution. In 1999, Starrfield was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society "[f]or fundamental contributions to our understanding of the cause and evolution of the nova outburst involving forefront observational and theoretical studies of these explosions." From 2002 to 2005, Starrfield was head of the publication board for the American Astronomical Society, and later ran for the vice presidency.

Starrfield is married to Susan Lee Hutt, with whom he raised three children. The minor planet 19208 Starrfield is named for him.

References

  1. ↑ "Sumner Starrfield". Arizona State University. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Starrfield, Sumner; Shore, Steven N. (January 1995). "The Birth and Death of Nova V1974 Cygni". Scientific American. 72 (1): 76–81. Bibcode:1995SciAm.272a..76S. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0195-76. JSTOR 24980145.
  3. ↑ "Sumner Starrfield Regents Professor". Arizona State University. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "APS fellow archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "AAS Elects New Vice President". Physics Today. 55 (5): 77. May 2002. Bibcode:2002PhT....55Q..77.. doi:10.1063/1.1485597.
  6. ↑ "Sumner Starrfield: Candidate for Vice President". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Obituaries: Week of January 19, 2017". Jewish Journal. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Betrothed". ⁨⁨B'nai B'rith Messenger⁩. 9 July 1965. Retrieved 17 July 2022.