Michael C. McCarthy

astronomer and chemist
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Michael C. McCarthy

Summary

Michael C. McCarthy is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2], chemist[3], and astrophysicist[4].

Key Facts

  • Michael C. McCarthy worked as a researcher[2].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's professions included chemist[3].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's professions included astrophysicist[4].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was astrochemistry[5].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was astrophysics[6].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was microwave spectroscopy[7].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was spectroscopy[8].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was interstellar medium[9].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's field of work was radio astronomy[10].
  • Among Michael C. McCarthy's employers was Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics[11].
  • Michael C. McCarthy was employed by Smithsonian Institution[12].
  • Among Michael C. McCarthy's employers was Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[13].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's education included a stint at University of Alaska System[15].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Field[16].
  • Michael C. McCarthy is recorded as male[17].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-9142-0008[19].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's family name is recorded as McCarthy[20].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's given name is recorded as Michael[21].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's Scopus author ID is recorded as 35513483300[22].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's different from is recorded as Michael P. McCarthy[23].
  • Michael C. McCarthy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[24].

Body

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1861[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28] and University of Alaska System[15], a state university system[29], in United States[30], founded in 1917[31], headquartered in Fairbanks[32]. Michael C. McCarthy's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Field[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[2], chemist[3], and astrophysicist[4]. Fields of work include astrochemistry[5], a branch of chemistry[33]; astrophysics[6], a branch of astronomy[34]; microwave spectroscopy[7]; spectroscopy[8], an analytical chemical technique[35]; interstellar medium[9], an astronomical object type[36]; and radio astronomy[10], a branch of astronomy[37]. Employers include Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics[11], a research institute[38], in United States[39], founded in 1973[40], headquartered in Cambridge[41]; Smithsonian Institution[12], an institution[42], in United States[43], founded in 1846[44], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[45]; and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[13], an astronomical observatory[46], in United States[47], founded in 1890[48].

FAQs

What did Michael C. McCarthy do for work?

Michael C. McCarthy worked as researcher[2], chemist[3], and astrophysicist[4].

Where did Michael C. McCarthy go to school?

Michael C. McCarthy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14] and University of Alaska System[15].

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved . cfa.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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