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Awards & Achievements

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2018 - Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics For detailed maps of the early universe that greatly improved our knowledge of the evolution of the cosmos and the fluctuations that seeded the formation of galaxies.

2017 - Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, Institute of Physics (IOP) for his leadership of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe, a satellite experiment that revolutionized cosmology, transforming it from an order-of-magnitude game to a paragon of precision science

2009 - Comstock Prize in Physics, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For his mapping of the cosmic microwave background and determining the universe's age, mass-energy content, geometry, expansion rate, and reionization epoch with unprecedented precision.

2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2005 - Henry Draper Medal, United States National Academy of Sciences For his contribution to the precise determination of the age, composition, and curvature of the universe through his leadership of NASA's WMAP cosmic microwave background mission

2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For leading the team that discovered the primordial anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation with COBE data and for being the Principal Investigator for its successor, the Microwave Anisotropy Probe

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Optics

Charles L. Bennett spends much of his time researching Astrophysics, Cosmic microwave background, CMB cold spot, Astronomy and Cosmology. His study in Reionization, Dark energy, Dark matter, Baryon acoustic oscillations and Redshift falls under the purview of Astrophysics. His work deals with themes such as COSMIC cancer database, Hubble's law and Spectral index, which intersect with Cosmic microwave background.

His studies in CMB cold spot integrate themes in fields like Universe, Age of the universe, Neutrino, Spectral density and Primordial fluctuations. His Astronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cosmic infrared background, Background radiation and Spinning dust. His Cosmology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Inflation and Baryon.

His most cited work include:

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Determination of cosmological parameters (8929 citations)
  • SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION (8705 citations)
  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology (5942 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Charles L. Bennett mostly deals with Astrophysics, Cosmic microwave background, Astronomy, CMB cold spot and Sky. His Astrophysics study incorporates themes from Amplitude, Spectral density and Anisotropy. His Anisotropy study combines topics in areas such as Normalization, Quadrupole and Spectral index.

The Cosmic microwave background study combines topics in areas such as Polarization, Microwave and Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor, Reionization. His study looks at the relationship between CMB cold spot and topics such as Dark energy, which overlap with Sachs–Wolfe effect. Gaussian is closely connected to Microwave radiometer in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Sky.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (66.32%)
  • Cosmic microwave background (55.53%)
  • Astronomy (26.74%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Cosmic microwave background (55.53%)
  • Astrophysics (66.32%)
  • Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (11.31%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics, Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor, Polarization and Planck. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sky and Reionization. Charles L. Bennett focuses mostly in the field of Reionization, narrowing it down to topics relating to Anisotropy and, in certain cases, Redshift.

He focuses mostly in the field of Astrophysics, narrowing it down to matters related to Spectral density and, in some cases, Amplitude. His work carried out in the field of Planck brings together such families of science as Particle physics and Spectral index. His CMB cold spot research includes themes of Atacama Cosmology Telescope, Hubble's law and South Pole Telescope.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap (232 citations)
  • Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap. (209 citations)
  • Elucidating ΛCDM: Impact of Baryon Acoustic Oscillation Measurements on the Hubble Constant Discrepancy (162 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Astronomy

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cosmic microwave background, Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor, Astrophysics, Reionization and Cosmic background radiation. His work on CMB cold spot as part of general Cosmic microwave background research is frequently linked to Temperature cycling, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of CMB cold spot, South Pole Telescope, Atacama Cosmology Telescope and Hubble's law is strongly linked to Planck.

His Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor study deals with Circular polarization intersecting with Linear polarization, Observational cosmology, Astronomical instrumentation, Class and Astronomy. As a part of the same scientific study, Charles L. Bennett usually deals with the Astrophysics, concentrating on Multipole expansion and frequently concerns with Consistency. Charles L. Bennett has included themes like Cosmic variance and Neutrino in his Cosmic background radiation study.

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Best Publications

First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Determination of cosmological parameters

D. N. Spergel;L. Verde;H. V. Peiris;E. Komatsu.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2003)

17424 Citations

FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

Eiichiro Komatsu;J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2009)

14935 Citations

SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

Eiichiro Komatsu;K. M. Smith;J. Dunkley;C. L. Bennett.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2011)

12624 Citations

Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation

E. Komatsu;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2008)

10741 Citations

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) three year results: implications for cosmology

D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;R. Bean;O. Doré;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta;M. R. Nolta.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2006)

10502 Citations

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology

D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2006)

9797 Citations

The Microwave Anisotropy Probe* Mission

C. L. Bennett;M. Bay;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw.
The Astrophysical Journal (2003)

7018 Citations

First Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Preliminary Maps and Basic Results

C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2003)

6387 Citations

Nine-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Parameter Results

G. Hinshaw;D. Larson;E. Komatsu;David N. Spergel;David N. Spergel.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2013)

5529 Citations

First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Preliminary maps and basic results

C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2003)

5342 Citations

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