jul 4, 1973 - Bryan Gaensler
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Bryan Gaensler has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the Universe through his outstanding research on high-energy astrophysics, cosmic magnetic fields and the structure of our G. alaxy. His pioneering studies have delivered a unique view on the brightest explosion in history, have provided the standard framework for relativistic outflows from neutron stars, have revealed the distribution of magnetic fields throughout the Universe, and have revised our estimates of the thickness of the Milky Way. Bryan Malcolm Gaensler (born 1973) is an Australian astronomer and former Young Australian of the Year, currently basedhj at the University of Toronto. He studies magnetars, supernova remnants and magnetic fields. On 10 June 2014, it was announced that Gaensler was appointed as Director of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto,filling the hiatus after James R. Graham's departure.
Career Highlights
Gaensler believes his biggest highlight was getting to be in the box seat for the brightest explosion ever observed in human history, the "hyperflare" from magnetar SGR 1806-20 that we saw in December 2004. This was a once-in-a-lifetime event that has taught us so much about violent explosions and their aftermath, and it unfolded before our very eyes. Normally you decide what you want to work on in a given week or month, but this event blasted the entire planet and took us all by surprise.
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