Biography
Rashid Sunyaev — astrophysics with roots in the USSR
Rashid Sunyaev is a Soviet and Russian astrophysicist born in Tashkent in 1943. He proposed what is known as the Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect, the distortion of the cosmic microwave background by galaxy clusters. Since 1996 he has been director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching, Germany.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, on 1 March 1943, he studied at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and worked at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, where he has been chief scientist since 1992. Since 1996 he has also been director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching.
Family Tree
Subject
Rashid Sunyaev🇩🇪 Germany
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Origin
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Tashkent (Uzbekistan). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
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Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect
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Kyoto Prize (2011)
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Crafoord Prize (2008)
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King Faisal Prize (2009); Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1995)
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Director, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching (since 1996)
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