Andrew Blain

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Andrew Blain
NationalityBritish
AwardsNewton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
Scientific career
FieldsGalactic Evolution, ISM, Gravitational Lensing
InstitutionsUniversity of Leicester

Andrew Blain is a British astronomer and professor at the University of Leicester. [1] He was previously assistant professor at California Institute of Technology. [2]

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He was chairman of ALMA North American Science Advisory Committee (ANASAC) in 2010, [3] as well as a member of the HerMES international consortium. [4] In 2005 he was awarded the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society "for his outstanding contributions to sub-mm and far-IR astronomy." [5]

Research

Blain's research is on galactic evolution the interstellar medium, and gravitational lensing. [6]

Works

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