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Prof. Harvey Richer

Prof. Harvey Richer

Fellow
Current Employer
The University of British Columbia
Election Year
2014
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Physics
Department
Department of Physics & Astronomy
RICHER, Harvey – Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia
Harvey Richer has applied the most advanced optical telescopes in space and on the ground in the
detection and characterization of stars in the oldest stellar systems. From these observations he has
provided fundamental estimates of the age of the Universe, the density of dark matter, and the dynamics
and formation of galaxies and globular clusters.
RICHER, Harvey – Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia
Harvey Richer a utilisé dans l’espace et au sol les télescopes optiques les plus avancés afin de détecter et
décrire les étoiles dans les systèmes stellaires les plus anciens. A partir de ces observations, il a fourni des
estimations fondamentales de l’âge de l’Univers, de la densité de la matière noire ainsi que de la
dynamique et de la formation des galaxies et des amas globulaires.

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