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Didier Patrick Queloz FRS ( French pronunciation: [didje kəlo, kelo]; born 23 February 1966) is a Swiss astronomer. He is the Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, [1] where he is also a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as a professor at the University of Geneva. [2]
Professor Didier Queloz, FRS, is at the origin of the ‘exoplanet revolution’ in astrophysics when in 1995 during his PhD with his supervisor they announced the first discovery of a giant planet orbiting another star, outside the solar system.
Didier Queloz. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019. Born: 23 February 1966, Geneva, Switzerland. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Prize motivation: “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star” Prize share: 1/4.
Didier Queloz is a professor of physics at Cambridge and Geneva universities, and a Nobel laureate for his discovery of the first exoplanet. He studies the formation, structure and habitability of planets outside the solar system, and shares his research with the public.
Didier Queloz is Professor of Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and Geneva University. He is at the origin of the exoplanet revolution in astrophysics. Until recently, the Solar System has provided us with the only basis for our knowledge of planets and life in the universe.
Didier Queloz is a professor of physics at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory and professor of astronomy at the University of Geneva (part time). He is one of the originators of the “exoplanet revolution” in astrophysics.
May 10, 2024 · Didier Queloz (born February 23, 1966) is a Swiss astronomer who was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery with Swiss astronomer Michel Mayor of the first known extrasolar planet orbiting a Sun -like star.
