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Steven Desch | |
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| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Employer | Arizona State University |
Steven J. Desch is an American astrophysicist who, as of 2026, is a professor at Arizona State University.[1]
Desch completed his undergraduate education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, before earning master's degrees in physics and astronomy from Rensselaer and the University of Chicago, respectively. He was awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1998, where he studied under the supervision of Telemachos Charalambous Mouschovias.[1][2]
Asteroid 9926 Desch, a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, is named after him.[1][3] He is the 2003 recipient of the Nier Prize from the Meteoritical Society.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Steve Desch". ASU. Arizona State University. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Telemachos Charalambous Mouschovias". genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "9926 Desch (1981 EU41)". Main-belt Asteroids. spacereference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Nier Prize". meteoritical.org. The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Bukszpan, Daniel (April 19, 2017). "This physicist has a $500 billion plan to refreeze the melting Arctic". CNBC. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
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