Halton Arp#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1742 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1996 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.haltonarp.com |
Halton Arp passed away December 28, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1983 Professor at Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
- 1957 Staff member at Palomar Observatory
- 1955 Research Assistant at Indiana University
Fields of Scholarship
- Astronomy
- Origin and evolution of galaxies in the universe
Honours and Awards
- 1960 Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
- 1960 Newcomb Cleveland Prize
- 1984 Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award
