David Helfand

Summary

David Helfand is a human^[1]. He was born on +1950-12-07T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as an astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• David Helfand was born on +1950-12-07T00:00:00Z^[2].
• David Helfand was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[6].
• David Helfand held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• David Helfand worked as an astronomer^[3].
• David Helfand's professions included university teacher^[4].
• David Helfand's field of work was astrophysics^[8].
• David Helfand's field of work was neutron star^[9].
• David Helfand's field of work was supernova^[10].
• David Helfand's field of work was nuclear star cluster^[11].
• David Helfand was employed by Columbia University^[12].
• Among David Helfand's employers was Quest University^[13].
• David Helfand was educated at Amherst College^[14].
• David Helfand's education included a stint at University of Massachusetts Amherst^[15].
• David Helfand's doctoral advisor was Joseph Hooton Taylor^[16].
• David Helfand received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[17].
• David Helfand was a member of American Astronomical Society^[18].
• David Helfand was a member of International Astronomical Union^[19].
• David Helfand's image is recorded as David Helfand Surviving the Misinformation Age CSICon 2016.jpg^[20].
• David Helfand is recorded as male^[21].
• David Helfand's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• David Helfand supervised Alexandre Réfrégier as a doctoral student^[23].
• David Helfand supervised Saeqa Vrtilek as a doctoral student^[24].
• David Helfand's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081745397^[25].
• David Helfand's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109329320^[26].
• David Helfand's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86044774^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1950-12-07T00:00:00Z^[2] and +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[6].

Education

Educated at Amherst College^[14], a liberal arts college^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1821^[30] and University of Massachusetts Amherst^[15], a university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1863^[33], headquartered in Amherst^[34]. David Helfand's doctoral advisor was Joseph Hooton Taylor^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include astrophysics^[8], a branch of astronomy^[35]; neutron star^[9], an astronomical object type^[36]; supernova^[10], an astronomical object type^[37]; and nuclear star cluster^[11], an astronomical object type^[38]. Employers include Columbia University^[12], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1754^[41], headquartered in Manhattan^[42] and Quest University^[13], a university^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 2002^[45]. Doctoral students include Alexandre Réfrégier^[23], an astronomer^[46], b. 1969^[47] and Saeqa Vrtilek^[24], an astrophysicist^[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[49], specialised in astrophysics^[50].

Recognition

David Helfand received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[17].

Why It Matters

David Helfand ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

What did David Helfand do for work?

David Helfand worked as astronomer^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did David Helfand go to school?

David Helfand was educated at Amherst College^[14] and University of Massachusetts Amherst^[15].

What awards did David Helfand receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[17].