Dimitrios Psaltis
Professor of Astronomy and Physics
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Office: Steward Observatory N328
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Education:
Ph.D., 1998, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fields of Study:
Research Interests:
Dr. Psaltis' research focuses on the physics of neutron stars and black holes, the properties of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in accretion flows, the testing of the theory of general relativity in the strong-field regime, and the physics responsible for the accelerating universe.
Honors and Awards:
CAREER Award, 2008
Academic Prize of the Bodossaki Foundation, 2005
Harvard-Smithsonian CfA Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1997
Jordan A. Asketh Fellowship, University of Illinois, 1997