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146
Citations
78937
World Ranking
328
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
  • 1998 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1972 - Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Kenneth C. Freeman is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as related subfields.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics including:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Freeman has contributed extensively to various publication venues, with a notable number of papers in:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joss Bland-Hawthorn
  • Sven Buder
  • Geraint F. Lewis
  • Sarah L. Martell
  • Sanjib Sharma

Selected recent publications of Kenneth C. Freeman are:

  • "The GALAH+ survey: Third data release" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The Magellanic stream, high velocity clouds, and the sculptor group" (2024), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The GALAH survey: tracing the Galactic disc with open clusters" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The GALAH survey: effective temperature calibration from the InfraRed Flux Method in the Gaia system" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "The GALAH Survey: chemical tagging and chrono-chemodynamics of accreted halo stars with GALAH+ DR3 and Gaia eDR3" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their research approach incorporates instrumentation and computational techniques alongside astronomical observations, as reflected in their subfields of study which include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Kenneth C. Freeman has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
  • Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society (1999)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1998)
  • Pawsey Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1972)

Best Publications

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of Large Magellanic Cloud Observations

    Charles Alcock;Charles Alcock;Robyn Allsman;David R Alves;Tim Axelrod

  • The New Galaxy: Signatures of Its Formation

    Kenneth Freeman;Joss Bland-Hawthorn

  • The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): First data release

    M Steinmetz;A Siebert;H Enke;C Boeche

  • Possible gravitational microlensing of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;Carl W. Akerlof;Carl W. Akerlof;R. A. Allsman;T. S. Axelrod

  • The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of LMC Observations

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. R. Alves

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fourth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaž Zwitter

  • The MACHO Project Large Magellanic Cloud Microlensing Results from the First Two Years and the Nature of the Galactic Dark Halo

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod

  • The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): Fifth Data Release

    Andrea Kunder;Georges Kordopatis;Matthias Steinmetz;Tomaz Zwitter

  • The RAVE survey: constraining the local Galactic escape speed

    Martin C. Smith;Gregory R. Ruchti;Amina Helmi;Rosemary F G Wyse

  • Structure and Kinematics of the Stellar Halos and Thick Disks of the Milky Way Based on Calibration Stars from SDSS DR7

    Daniela Carollo;Timothy C. Beers;Masashi Chiba;John E. Norris

  • The GALAH survey: scientific motivation

    G.M. De Silva;G.M. De Silva;K.C. Freeman;J. Bland-Hawthorn;S. Martell

  • The HI Parkes All Sky Survey: southern observations, calibration and robust imaging

    D. G. Barnes;D. G. Barnes;L. Staveley-Smith;W. J. G. De Blok;T. Oosterloo

  • The HIPASS catalogue - I. Data presentation

    Martin J. Meyer;Martin J. Meyer;Martin A. Zwaan;Martin A. Zwaan;Rachel L. Webster;Lister Staveley-Smith

  • The MACHO Project LMC Microlensing Results from the First Two Years and the Nature of the Galactic Dark Halo

    C. Alcock;R. A. Allsman;D. Alves;T. S. Axelrod

  • The ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury

    Julianne J. Dalcanton;Benjamin F. Williams;Anil C. Seth;Andrew Dolphin

  • The 1000 Brightest HIPASS Galaxies: H I Properties

    B. S. Koribalski;L. Staveley-Smith;V. A. Kilborn;V. A. Kilborn;S. D. Ryder

  • The Parkes 21 cm Multibeam Receiver

    L. Staveley-Smith;W. E. Wilson;T. S. Bird;M. J. Disney

  • Structure and Kinematics of the Stellar Halos and Thick Disks of the Milky Way Based on Calibration Stars from Sloan Digital Sky Survey DR7

    Daniela Carollo;Daniela Carollo;Timothy C. Beers;Masashi Chiba;John E. Norris

  • The Structure of Young Star Clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    Rebecca A. W. Elson;S. Michael Fall;Kenneth C. Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Bennett
David P. Bennett Goddard Space Flight Center
Christopher W. Stubbs
Christopher W. Stubbs Harvard University
Charles Alcock
Charles Alcock Harvard University
Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Joss Bland-Hawthorn University of Sydney
Kim Griest
Kim Griest University of California, San Diego
Bruce A. Peterson
Bruce A. Peterson Australian National University
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Ortwin Gerhard
Ortwin Gerhard Max Planck Society
Quentin A. Parker
Quentin A. Parker University of Hong Kong
Dante Minniti
Dante Minniti Andrés Bello University

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