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Aleksander Wolszczan
Aleksander Wolszczan | |
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.jpg) Wolszczan in 2007 | |
| Born | 29 April 1946 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń |
| Known for | Discovery of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets |
| Awards | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1992) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1996) Order of Polonia Restituta (1997) Marian Smoluchowski Medal (2001) Bohdan Paczyński Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomer |
Aleksander Wolszczan [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈvɔlʂt͡ʂan] ⓘ (born 29 April 1946) is a Polish astronomer. He is the co-discoverer of the first confirmed extrasolar planets and pulsar planets. He is a graduate of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and works as a professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
Wolszczan is a fellow of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union. He is also the recipient of numerous awards for his groundbreaking contributions in the field of astronomy including Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science, Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize and the Marian Smoluchowski Medal of the Polish Physical Society.
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