James Roger Prior Angel (born February 7, 1941) is a British-born American astronomer. He is Regents Professor and Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona.[2][3]

Education

He graduated from St Peter's College, Oxford, with a BA, in 1963, from California Institute of Technology, with an MA in 1966, and from the University of Oxford, with a D Phil, in 1967.[1]

Career and research

He has taught at Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1990.[4]

On August 23, 2012, Angel and his inventions were the subject of a story on NPR's Morning Edition.[5]

Awards

• 1976 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy
• 1996 MacArthur Fellows Program[6]
• 2010 Kavli Prize for Astrophysics
• 2016 National Inventors Hall of Fame[7]

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