Bahram Mobasher

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Bahram Mobasher
Born
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom [1]
Alma mater Durham University
Awards Khwarizmi International Award (2007)
Scientific career
Fields Observational astronomy
Institutions University of California, Riverside
Space Telescope Science Institute
European Space Agency
Thesis An infrared study of a sample of optically selected galaxies  (1988)
Doctoral advisor Richard Ellis
Website faculty.ucr.edu

Bahram Mobasher is an Iranian-born astronomer. He has been a Professor of Observational Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside since July 2007. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Mobasher completed his PhD at Durham University, where he was supervised by Richard Ellis. [3] He was a postdoc at the University of Leicester (1989–1991), followed by a position as Instrument Scientist on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) at Imperial College London (1992–1994). [1] He remained at Imperial College as a Research Fellow from 1995 to 2000. [1]

Career and research

From 2000 to 2007, he held dual appointments as a Staff Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA) and an Associate Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). [1] In 2005, Mobasher and his team found that the starburst galaxy HUDF-JD2 was 'more massive and more mature' than previously expected. [4] He was also a member of the Cosmic Evolution Survey. [5] [6]

In 2013, Mobasher was part of the team of scientists that discovered the dwarf galaxy z8_GND_5296 using deep optical and infrared images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. [7] [8] [9]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). UC Riverside . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bahram Mobasher, Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy". UC Riverside. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Richard Ellis' Former and Current Ph.D. Students (1974-present)". Department of Astronomy, Caltech. Caltech . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Britt, Robert Roy (27 September 2005). "Massive distant galaxy upsets theories". NBC News . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Caltech Astronomers Describe the Bar Scene at the Beginning of the Universe". SpaceNews . 30 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Scoville, N.; Aussel, H.; Brusa, M.; Capak, P.; Carollo, C. M.; Elvis, M.; Giavalisco, M.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J. -P.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S. J.; Mobasher, B.; Renzini, A.; Rich, R. M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schinnerer, E.; Schminovich, D.; Shopbell, P.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D. (2007). "The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 172 (1): 1–8. arXiv: astro-ph/0612305 . Bibcode:2007ApJS..172....1S. doi:10.1086/516585. S2CID   34251129.
  7. ↑ News Staff (24 October 2013). "Z8-GND-5296: Most Distant Galaxy Yet Discovered". Sci.News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Deshane, Devin (5 November 2013). "UCR astronomers find most distant galaxy". Highlander. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Osborne, Hannah (23 October 2013). "Hubble Telescope Photographs Most Distant Galaxy Ever Discovered". International Business Times . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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