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Adam Frank (born 1962) is an American physicist, astronomer, and writer.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Adaptive mesh refinement, All Things Considered, Astronomer, Astrophysical fluid dynamics, Computational astrophysics, Cosmology, Discover (magazine), Extraterrestrial intelligence, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, James Webb Space Telescope, Lambda-CDM model, Leiden University, Marcelo Gleiser, NASA, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, NPR, Physicist, Physics, Planetary nebula, Protostar, Relationship between religion and science, Space Telescope Science Institute, Star formation, Stellar evolution, The New York Times, Universe, University of California Press, University of Colorado, University of Minnesota, University of Rochester, University of Washington.

  2. Discover (magazine) people
  3. Hubble Fellows

Adaptive mesh refinement

In numerical analysis, adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) is a method of adapting the accuracy of a solution within certain sensitive or turbulent regions of simulation, dynamically and during the time the solution is being calculated.

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All Things Considered

All Things Considered (ATC) is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR).

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Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth.

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Astrophysical fluid dynamics

Astrophysical fluid dynamics is a branch of modern astronomy which deals with the motion of fluids in outer space using fluid mechanics, such as those that make up the Sun and other stars.

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Computational astrophysics

Computational astrophysics refers to the methods and computing tools developed and used in astrophysics research.

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Cosmology

Cosmology is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos.

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Discover (magazine)

Discover is an American general audience science magazine launched in October 1980 by Time Inc.

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Extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), a subset of non-human intelligence (NHI), refers to hypothetical intelligent extraterrestrial life.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy.

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Lambda-CDM model

The Lambda-CDM, Lambda cold dark matter, or ΛCDM model is a mathematical model of the Big Bang theory with three major components.

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Leiden University

Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands.

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Marcelo Gleiser

Marcelo Gleiser (born 19 March 1959) is a Brazilian physicist and astronomer.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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National Science Foundation CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation CAREER award is the most prestigious award presented by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States Federal Government to support junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education, and the integration of these endeavors in the context of their organizations' missions.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Physicist

A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe.

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Physics

Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.

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Planetary nebula

A planetary nebula is a type of emission nebula consisting of an expanding, glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from red giant stars late in their lives.

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Protostar

A protostar is a very young star that is still gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud.

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Relationship between religion and science

The relationship between religion and science involves discussions that interconnect the study of the natural world, history, philosophy, and theology.

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Space Telescope Science Institute

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), science operations and mission operations center for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and science operations center for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

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Star formation

Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars.

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Stellar evolution

Stellar evolution is the process by which a star changes over the course of its lifetime and how it can lead to the creation of a new star.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Universe

The universe is all of space and time and their contents.

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University of California Press

The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.

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University of Colorado

The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), colloquially referred to as "The U", is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States.

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University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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See also

Discover (magazine) people

Hubble Fellows

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Frank

Also known as Frank, Adam.