Bahram Mobasher is an Iranian-born astronomer. He has been a Professor of Observational Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside since July 2007.[1][2] Mobasher currently holds an H-index above 138.[3]
Bahram Mobasher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tehran, Iran |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom[1] |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Awards | Khwarizmi International Award (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Observational astronomy |
| Institutions | University of California, Riverside Space Telescope Science Institute European Space Agency |
| Thesis | An infrared study of a sample of optically selected galaxies (1988) |
| Richard Ellis | |
| Website | faculty.ucr.edu |
Early life and education
editMobasher completed his PhD at Durham University, where he was supervised by Richard Ellis.[4] He was a postdoc at the University of Leicester (1989–1991), followed by a position as Instrument Scientist on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) at Imperial College London (1992–1994).[1] He remained at Imperial College as a Research Fellow from 1995 to 2000.[1]
Career and research
editFrom 2000 to 2007, he held dual appointments as a Staff Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA) and an Associate Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).[1] In 2005, Mobasher and his team found that the starburst galaxy HUDF-JD2 was 'more massive and more mature' than previously expected.[5] He was also a member of the Cosmic Evolution Survey.[6][7]
In 2013, Mobasher was part of the team of scientists that discovered the dwarf galaxy z8_GND_5296 using deep optical and infrared images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.[8][9][10]
Publications
edit- Wiklind, Tommy; Mobasher, Bahram; Bromm, Volker, eds. (2013). The First Galaxies: Theoretical Predictions and Observational Clues. Springer. ISBN 978-9400769489.
- Mobasher, Bahram (2018). Origins: The Story of the Beginning of Everything. Cognella Academic Publishing. ISBN 978-1626614819.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). UC Riverside. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Bahram Mobasher, Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy". UC Riverside. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Bahram Mobasher". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Richard Ellis' Former and Current Ph.D. Students (1974-present)". Department of Astronomy, Caltech. Caltech. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Britt, Robert Roy (27 September 2005). "Massive distant galaxy upsets theories". NBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ "Caltech Astronomers Describe the Bar Scene at the Beginning of the Universe". SpaceNews. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Scoville, N.; Aussel, H.; Brusa, M.; Capak, P.; Carollo, C. M.; Elvis, M.; Giavalisco, M.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J. -P.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S. J.; Mobasher, B.; Renzini, A.; Rich, R. M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schinnerer, E.; Schminovich, D.; Shopbell, P.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D. (2007). "The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 172 (1): 1–8. arXiv:astro-ph/0612305. Bibcode:2007ApJS..172....1S. doi:10.1086/516585. S2CID 34251129.
- ↑ News Staff (24 October 2013). "Z8-GND-5296: Most Distant Galaxy Yet Discovered". Sci.News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Deshane, Devin (5 November 2013). "UCR astronomers find most distant galaxy". Highlander. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Osborne, Hannah (23 October 2013). "Hubble Telescope Photographs Most Distant Galaxy Ever Discovered". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
External links
edit- Research.com profile
- Bahram Mobasher publications indexed by Google Scholar