John A. Peacock
| John Peacock | |
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| Born | John Andrew Peacock 27 March 1956 Shaftesbury, England, UK |
| Fields | Astrophysics, Cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | M. Longair, J. Wall |
| Known for | Large-scale structure of galaxies |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2006) Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2014) |
| Spouse | Heather Peacock |
| Website www |
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John Andrew Peacock, FRS, FRSE (born 27 March 1956)[1] is a British cosmologist, astronomer, and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the University of Edinburgh since 1998.[2] He was joint-winner of the 2014 Shaw Prize.[3]
Personal life
In 1982, Peacock married Heather. She is a nurse and medical educator. Together, they have three children: Duncan (born 1986), Imogen (born 1989), and Sophie (born 1991).[4]
Honours
In 2006, Peacock was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[5] In 2007, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).[6] In 2014, he was jointly awarded the Shaw Prize for Astronomy 'for their contributions to the measurements of features in the large-scale structure of galaxies used to constrain the cosmological model including baryon acoustic oscillations and redshift-space distortions'. His co-recipients were Daniel Eisenstein and Shaun Cole.[3]
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