Peter Garnavich
Professor of Physics
Office: 185 Nieuwland Science
Phone: 574-631-7262
Email: Garnavich.1@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Astrophysics, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts
Garnavich has research interests that cover a wide range of topics in observational astrophysics. His primary focus has been the study of supernova and their diversity. He was awarded a share of the 2007 Gruber Prize in Cosmology for his work in the High-Z Supernova Search team’s discovery of the accelerating universe. The discovery of an accelerating expansion of space radically transformed the standard model of cosmology and led to the idea that the universe is dominated by a mysterious dark energy. Garnavich also led a team of astronomers that detected heat generated from a gamma-ray burst for the first time. Scientists speculate that if gamma-ray bursts are caused by the collapse of massive stars, it may be possible to use them to trace star formation in the early universe.
ND EXPERTS
Astrophysicist on the future of Hubble
ND NEWSWIRE ARTICLES
When stars collide: a new way to make a supernova
Astrophysicist Garnavich to Share Gruber Prize in Cosmology
World’s most powerful telescope captures first images of night sky
Feeling the heat from a gamma-ray burst
Finding by Notre Dame astrophysicist helps understanding of planetary formation
Physicist’s team solves mystery of gamma ray bursts
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