Nationality American Role Astronomer | Name Daniel Reichart Doctoral advisor Donald Q. Lamb | |
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Institutions University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of Chicago | ||
Daniel E. Reichart is an American astronomer. He is best known for his ground breaking contributions to the field of gamma-ray bursts, most notably his discovery in 1999 of a signature similar to supernovae in the late-time afterglow of GRB 970228, the first burst for which an afterglow was observed. This discovery was named by Science magazine in 1999 as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of the year. Dr. Reichart additionally contributed to the development of SOAR (Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research) in Cerro Pachon, Chile and also directs, along with his students, a group of six autonomous telescopes in Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. He is currently a Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the director of the Morehead Observatory at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.