Geoffrey W. Marcy (born September 29, 1954) is famous for discovering more extrasolar planets than anyone else, 70 out of the first 100 to be discovered, along with R. Paul Butler and Debra Fischer. He also confirmed Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz's discovery of the first extrasolar planet 51 Pegasi b. Other achievements have included discovering the first multiple planet system around a star similar to our own (Upsilon Andromedae), the first transiting planet around another star (HD209458b), the first extrasolar planet orbiting beyond 5 AU (55 Cancri d), and co-discovered the first Neptune-sized planets (Gliese 436b and 55 Cancri e). He continues to discover and co-discover more every year. University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UCB, UC Berkeley, The University of California, California, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Infrared image of the star GQ Lupi (A) orbited by a planet (b) at a distance of approximately 20 times the distance between Jupiter and our Sun. ... Categories: Astronomers stubs | Astronomers ... Professor Fischer showing off her pgplot prowess with a keplerian fit for υ And. ... Michel Mayor (born 12 January 1942) is a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. ... Didier Queloz, born 23 February 1966, is a Geneva-based astronomer with a prolific record in finding extrasolar planets. ... 51 Pegasi b (informal name Bellerophon) is the first planet discovered around a sun-like star outside of the solar system. ... Upsilon Andromedae (Ï… And ) is a star, approximately 44 light-years from Earth, and approximately 3 billion years old, two thirds the age of our Sun. ... ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... 55 Cancri (abbreviated 55 Cnc; Bayer designation ρ1 Cancri, Rho-1 Cancri) is a nearby 6th magnitude star in the constellation Cancer. ... GJ 436, also designated Gliese 436 and HIP 57087, is a red dwarf star 30 light years from Earth in the constellation of Leo. ...

Marcy and Michel Mayor received the $1 million Shaw Prize in astronomy in 2005 for their work. The Shaw Prize is established by Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫 1907–), a leader in the media industry in Hong Kong and a long-time philanthropist, to, in the official words, honor individuals, regardless of race, nationality and religious belief, who have achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Background

Marcy received a Bachelor of Arts double major in physics and astronomy at UCLA and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1976. He then went on to the University of California, Santa Cruz for a PhD in Astrophysics, which he received in 1982. The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC or UC Santa Cruz) is a coeducational public university located in Santa Cruz, California, USA. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He then held teaching positions, first at the Carnegie Institution of Washington as a Carnegie Fellow from 1982 to 1984, then as an associate professor of physics and astronomy from 1984 to 1996, and then as a Distinguished University Professor from 1997 to 1999, both at San Francisco State University. Today he is an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University and a Professor of Astronomy at UC Berkeley. The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1902 to support scientific research. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ... San Francisco State University is a branch of the California State University system. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ...

Marcy lives with his wife Susan Kegley in California. State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ...

See also

• R. Paul Butler
• Debra Fischer
• List of stars with confirmed planets

Categories: Astronomers stubs | Astronomers ... Professor Fischer showing off her pgplot prowess with a keplerian fit for υ And. ... The following are lists of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets. ...

External links

• Background on Geoff Marcy