Scott Wolk

astrophysicist
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Scott Wolk

Summary

Scott Wolk is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

Key Facts

  • Scott Wolk worked as a researcher[2].
  • Scott Wolk's professions included astrophysicist[3].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was Chandra X-ray Observatory[5].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was astrophysics[6].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was X-ray spectroscopy[7].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was star formation[8].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was brown dwarf[9].
  • Scott Wolk's field of work was exoplanet[10].
  • Scott Wolk was employed by Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics[11].
  • Scott Wolk was employed by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[12].
  • Among Scott Wolk's employers was Smithsonian Institution[13].
  • Scott Wolk's education included a stint at Stony Brook University[14].
  • Scott Wolk's education included a stint at Cornell University[15].
  • Scott Wolk was a member of International Astronomical Union[16].
  • Scott Wolk was a member of SPIE[17].
  • Scott Wolk is recorded as male[18].
  • Scott Wolk's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Scott Wolk's family name is recorded as Wolk[20].
  • Scott Wolk's given name is recorded as Scott[21].
  • Scott Wolk's given name is recorded as Joseph[22].
  • Scott Wolk's official website is recorded as http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~swolk/[23].
  • Scott Wolk's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[24].

Body

Education

Educated at Stony Brook University[14], a public university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1957[27], headquartered in Stony Brook University[28] and Cornell University[15], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1865[31], headquartered in Ithaca[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3]. Fields of work include Chandra X-ray Observatory[5], a space telescope[33]; astrophysics[6], a branch of astronomy[34]; X-ray spectroscopy[7], a branch of physics[35]; star formation[8]; brown dwarf[9], an astronomical object type[36]; and exoplanet[10], an astronomical object type[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 Astrophysical Observatory[12], an astronomical observatory[42], in United States[43], founded in 1890[44]; and Smithsonian Institution[13], an institution[45], in United States[46], founded in 1846[47], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[48].

Why It Matters

Scott Wolk is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

FAQs

What did Scott Wolk do for work?

Scott Wolk worked as researcher[2] and astrophysicist[3].

Where did Scott Wolk go to school?

Scott Wolk was educated at Stony Brook University[14] and Cornell University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . hea-www.harvard.edu. Retrieved . hea-www.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . hea-www.harvard.edu. Retrieved . hea-www.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . hea-www.harvard.edu. Retrieved . hea-www.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . hea-www.harvard.edu. Retrieved . hea-www.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . profiles.si.edu. Retrieved . profiles.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . iau.org. Retrieved . iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . spie.org. Retrieved . spie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  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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  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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