Peter Michelson - Stanford Physics Faculty

Peter F. Michelson

Professor, Physics
Peter F. Michelson

Room 168
Varian Physics Bldg
382 Via Pueblo Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-4060

tel 650-723-3004
fax 650-725-6544
[email protected]
www.stanford.edu/~peterm

Research Interests

My research is in experimental and observational astrophysics, with the current focus on observations of the high-energy universe with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically, I have also done research on gravitational radiation detection.

Currently, I lead the international collaboration that built and now operates the Fermi LAT. Investigations with the LAT include observations of gravitationally compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes as well as searching for signatures of dark matter in the diffuse radiation and the study of transient gamma-ray bursts. The LAT data set continues to grow and the energy coverage increases with increasing exposure.

Experimental Particle Astrophysics

Career History

B.S., 1974, Santa Clara University
M.S., 1976, Stanford University
Ph.D., 1979, Stanford University
Associate, NASA-Ames Research Center, 1976-79
Research Associate, High Energy Physics Laboratory and Physics Department, Stanford University, 1980-83
Senior Research Associate, High Energy Physics Laboratory and Physics Department, 1984
Assistant Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 1985-91
Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 1991-97
Professor, Physics, Stanford University, 1997-

News

2011 Rossi Prize

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