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Norbert Bartel is a Canadian physicist and astronomer, currently a Distinguished Research Professor at York University.

Education

Studying in Germany, Bartel received a Vordiplom in Physics from University of Hamburg in 1972 and a M.Sc. Diplom in Physics from the University of Bonn, in 1975. He received a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Bonn and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in 1978.

Career

From 1983 until 1992 Bartel was a research associate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In 1992, he joined the faculty of the York University Department of Physics and Astronomy.

His research involves using very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) radio astronomy to study the structure and evolution of supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae and active galactic nuclei.

Awards and recognition

In 1978, Bartel received the Max Planck Society Otto Hahn Medal. In 2006, he was appointed a Distinguished Research Professor at York University.

References

1. ^ "Norbert Bartel". yorku.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
2. "Bartel, Norbert". worldcat.org. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
3. Bartel, Norbert. "Curriculum Vitae". www.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
4. "Radio Telescopes Reveal Youngest Stellar Corpse". www.nrao.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
5. "Youngest Black Hole Found? - Universe Today". Universe Today. 2004-06-11. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
6. "Distinguished Research Professors | Provost & Vice-President Academic". vpap.info.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-19.

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