Kurt Ludwig Adelberger is an American astrophysicist and sustainability manager, who formerly worked at Google as a principal in energy and sustainability and was previously the Engagement Manager for
McKinsey & Company
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[http://www.mathpubs.com/author/Kurt+L.+Adelberger#]
Education
He earned his B.S. at Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, where he was advised by
Charles C. Steidel
Charles C. Steidel (born October 14, 1962) is an American astronomer, and Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy at California Institute of Technology.
Life
He graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Astrophysical Sciences, and from Cal ...
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His thesis was entitled ''Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4'' and has been cited in 31 other papers. He defended his thesis in 2001.
Research and career
Prior to working at Mckinsey & Company, Adelberger worked at
Carnegie Observatories
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He has published 194 papers in the field of astrophysics, and has been cited over 2000 times. In 2000, Adelberger was named a junior fellow of Harvard University.
Selected publications
His notable publications include ''Lyman-Break Galaxies at z 4 and the'' ''Evolution of the Ultraviolet Luminosity Density at High Redshift,'' cited by 1945 other articles and ''Spectroscopic confirmation of a population of normal star-forming galaxies at redshifts z> 3'' cited by 1766 other articles''.'' He has spoken at GreenBiz on how distributed generation will influence grid evolution. He also holds the patent for a thermostat system which allows the user to specify a range of acceptable temperatures.
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References
American astrophysicists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
California Institute of Technology alumni
Harvey Mudd College alumni
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