Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard (born 6 October 1950) is a Danish astronomer at Aarhus University in Denmark. He specializes in asteroseismology and helioseismology. He has made significant contributions to both fields, including predicting the oscillation of Sun-like stars in 1983.[1] He is the head of "Rumudvalget" (the committee of space of the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation)[2] and the Stellar Astrophysics Centre (SAC) supported by the Danish National Research Foundation. He is co-investigator on the Kepler mission[3] and, with Hans Kjeldsen in Aarhus, leads the 500+ researchers in the Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (KASC).[4] KASC is responsible for the asteroseismology component of the Kepler mission. Christensen-Dalsgaard has published several papers on this subject.[5] He was also previously the president of Commission 27 of the International Astronomical Union.[6]
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard | |
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 Christensen-Dalsgaard in his office 2022. Photo by Rasmus Rørbæk, Aarhus University. | |
| Born | 6 October 1950 Kolding, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Known for | Asteroseismology, helioseismology |
| Website | www |
He has been featured on Danish television and radio several times[7] and has given many free public lectures on astronomy and asteroseismology.[8][9][10]
Christensen-Dalsgaard obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1978, under the supervision of Douglas Gough.
In 2022 he was awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics[11] and in 2024 the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy.[12]
Works
edit- Lecture Notes on Stellar Oscillations (only author)
- Bruun, Lone; Pedersen, Kristian, eds. (2010). Dansk astronomi i kikkerten. ISBN 978-87-993384-0-5. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Thompson, Michael J.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen, eds. (2003). Stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81809-4.
- Aerts, C.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Kurtz D.W. (2010). Asteroseismology. Berlin: Springer. p. 882. ISBN 978-1-402-05178-4.
- Pijpers, F.P.; Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Rosenthal, C.S., eds. (1998). SCORe'96: Solar Convection and Oscillations and their Relationship. Berlin: Springer. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-792-34852-8.
References
edit- ^ Christensen-Dalsgaard, J.; Frandsen, S. (January 1983). "Stellar 5 min oscillations". Solar Physics. 82 (1–2): 469–486. Bibcode:1983SoPh...82..469C. doi:10.1007/BF00145588.
- ^ "Videnskabsministeren nedsætter rådgivende rumudvalg – Videnskabsministeriet" (in Danish). Vtu.dk. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Kepler: Co-Investigators". Kepler.nasa.gov. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Kepler: Papers on Kepler Discoveries". Kepler.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. (2003), "Commission 27: Variable stars (Etoiles variables)", Transactions of the International Astronomical Union, 25A: 271, Bibcode:2003IAUTA..25..271C
- ^ "Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard on Danish TV". 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Århus Festuges program 2009". 6 August 2009.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard – Forskning – Aarhus Universitet" (in Danish). Person.au.dk. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Kavli Prize 2022
- ^ Crafoord Prize 2024