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Charles Stuart Bowyer

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Name
  
Charles Bowyer


Education
  
Catholic University of America (1965)

Awards
  
Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada

Charles Stuart Bowyer (born August 2, 1934) is an academic, astronomer and professor at the University of California.

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Educational background

He received his Ph.D. in physics from Catholic University in 1965.

Career

Bowyer is a professor at University of California at Berkeley. He was also affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory. He worked in a group directed by Herbert Friedman. He is generally given credit for starting the field of extreme ultraviolet astronomy.

He is credited in shepherding the launch of the EUVE satellite and subsequent research activities.

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Stuart Bowyer, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 30+ works in 40+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.

  • X-Ray Astronomy Observational Results, Theoretical Aspects and Experimental Procedures (1970)
  • Research in extreme ultraviolet and far ultraviolet astronomy semi-annual status report December 1, 1984-May 31, 1985 (1985)
  • Research in extreme ultraviolet and far ultraviolet astronomy semi-annual status report June 1, 1986 – December 31, 1986 (1986)

    • Honors

    Bowyer received the Humboldt Foundation of Germany Senior Scientist Award in 1982.

    References

    Charles Stuart Bowyer Wikipedia
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