JH
John Hawley
AstronomyJohn Hawley is a recipient of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2013) from United States. Their primary field is Astronomy. They were educated at Ball State University and University of Cape Town. They have been affiliated with Sports Science Institute of South Africa.
United StatesUniversity of Virginia
1
Major Awards
167
Publications
16,455
Citations
41
h-index
64
i10-index
98.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
John D. Hamilton Professor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, US
Professor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, US
Associate Professor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, US
Asstant Professor
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, US
Bantrell Postdoctoral Fellow
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, US
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, PhD
Astronomy
1984
Haverford College
BA
Physics, Astronomy
1980
Education
Ball State University(Master of Arts)
University of Cape Town(Doctor of Philosophy)
Loughborough University(Bachelor of Science (Honours))
Career Timeline
Ball State University1984–1986
University of Cape Town1993–1994
University of Cape Town1994–1998
Sports Science Institute of South Africa1995–1998
University of Cape Town1997–1998
RMIT University Bundoora Campus1999–2013
Liverpool John Moores University2013–2017
Australian Catholic University2015–present
Top Publications
Sound Speed Dependence of Alignment in Accretion Disks Subjected to Lense–Thirring Torques
The Astrophysical Journal201812 citations
Tilt Dependence of Alignment in Accretion Disks Subjected to Lense–Thirring Torques
The Astrophysical Journal20198 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
SW
Simon White
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2024)
SK
Shrinivas Kulkarni
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2024)
CB
Charles Bennett
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2023)
MB
Matthew Bailes
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)

Duncan Lorimer
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)
MM
Maura McLaughlin
Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2023)
VK
Victoria Kaspi
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
CK
Chryssa Kouveliotou
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2022)
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