Peter Shawhan

American physicist
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Peter Shawhan

Summary

Peter Shawhan is a human[1]. He was born on +1968-07-22T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a researcher[3] and astronomer[4].

Key Facts

  • Peter Shawhan was born on +1968-07-22T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter Shawhan held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Peter Shawhan worked as a researcher[3].
  • Peter Shawhan worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Peter Shawhan's field of work was physics[6].
  • Peter Shawhan was employed by University of Maryland[7].
  • Peter Shawhan's education included a stint at Washington University in St. Louis[8].
  • Peter Shawhan's education included a stint at University of Chicago[9].
  • Peter Shawhan received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics[10].
  • Peter Shawhan was a member of International Astronomical Union[11].
  • Peter Shawhan's image is recorded as Peter-shawhan-amaldi (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Peter Shawhan is recorded as male[13].
  • Peter Shawhan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Peter Shawhan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316668248[15].
  • Peter Shawhan's IdRef ID is recorded as 15302383X[16].
  • Peter Shawhan's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-8249-8070[17].
  • Peter Shawhan's family name is recorded as Shawhan[18].
  • Peter Shawhan's given name is recorded as Peter[19].
  • Peter Shawhan's Scopus author ID is recorded as 35227949000[20].
  • Peter Shawhan's zbMATH author ID is recorded as shawhan.peter[21].
  • Peter Shawhan's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as Lc-aQ3QAAAAJ[22].
  • Peter Shawhan's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 167143[23].
  • Peter Shawhan's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fq_fg331[24].
  • Peter Shawhan's INSPIRE-HEP author ID is recorded as P.S.Shawhan.1[25].
  • Peter Shawhan's Prabook ID is recorded as 3333091[26].

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Origins and Family

Peter Shawhan was born on +1968-07-22T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Washington University in St. Louis[8], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1853[29], headquartered in St. Louis County[30] and University of Chicago[9], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1890[33], headquartered in Chicago[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[3] and astronomer[4]. Peter Shawhan's field of work was physics[6]. Among his employers was University of Maryland[7].

Recognition

Peter Shawhan received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics[10].

FAQs

What did Peter Shawhan do for work?

Peter Shawhan worked as researcher[3] and astronomer[4].

Where did Peter Shawhan go to school?

Peter Shawhan was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[8] and University of Chicago[9].

What awards did Peter Shawhan receive?

Honors received include Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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