Kurt Ludwig Adelberger is an American astrophysicist and sustainability manager, who formerly worked at Google as a principal in energy and sustainability and was previously the Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Company.[1]
Kurt Adelberger | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology, B.S. in astronomy from Harvey Mudd College, |
| Known for | Astrophysics, Sustainability |
| Spouse | Amy Adelberger |
| Relatives | Theodore Welton (grandfather in law) |
| Awards | Junior Fellow at Harvard University |
Education edit
He earned his B.S. at Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, where he was advised by Charles C. Steidel.[2] His thesis was entitled Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4 and has been cited in 31 other papers. He defended his thesis in 2001.[3]
Research and career edit
Prior to working at Mckinsey & Company, Adelberger worked at Carnegie Observatories.[1] He has published 194 papers in the field of astrophysics, and has been cited over 2000 times.[4] In 2000, Adelberger was named a junior fellow of Harvard University.[2]
Selected publications edit
His notable publications include Lyman-Break Galaxies at z 4 and the Evolution of the Ultraviolet Luminosity Density at High Redshift, cited by 1945 other articles and Spectroscopic confirmation of a population of normal star-forming galaxies at redshifts z> 3 cited by 1766 other articles. He has spoken at GreenBiz on how distributed generation will influence grid evolution.[5] He also holds the patent for a thermostat system which allows the user to specify a range of acceptable temperatures.[6]
- Charles C. Steidel; Kurt L. Adelberger; Alice E. Shapley; Max Pettini; Mark Dickinson; Mauro Giavalisco (March 20, 2000). "Lyα Imaging of a Proto–Cluster Region at ⟨z⟩ = 3.09". The Astrophysical Journal. 532 (1): 170–182. arXiv:astro-ph/9910144. Bibcode:2000ApJ...532..170S. doi:10.1086/308568. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q56881755.
- Dawn K. Erb; Charles C. Steidel; Alice E. Shapley; Max Pettini; Naveen A. Reddy; Kurt L. Adelberger (July 20, 2006). "The Stellar, Gas, and Dynamical Masses of Star‐forming Galaxies at z∼ 2". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 107–132. arXiv:astro-ph/0604041. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..107E. doi:10.1086/504891. ISSN 0004-637X. Wikidata Q55981042.
- Scott C. Chapman; Douglas Scott; Charles C. Steidel; et al. (April 4, 2002). "A search for the submillimetre counterparts to Lyman break galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 319 (1): 318–330. arXiv:astro-ph/9909092. Bibcode:2000MNRAS.319..318C. doi:10.1046/J.1365-8711.2000.03866.X. ISSN 0035-8711. Wikidata Q58908395.
References edit
- ^ a b Author. Kurt Adelberger
- ^ a b Office, Harvard News (September 21, 2000). "Society of Fellows welcomes its Junior Fellows". news.harvard.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ Adelberger, Kurt Ludvig (2002). Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4 - CaltechTHESIS. thesis.library.caltech.edu (phd). doi:10.7907/F2SF-4J89. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Kurt L. Adelberger". Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "How distributed generation will drive grid evolution". July 20, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Soliciting User Input For Thermostat Control". Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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