Keck Observatory Project Scientist wins 2010 Kavli Prize
Jun 3, 2010
Jerry Nelson, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and designer of the revolutionary segmented-mirror Keck telescopes will share the $1 million Kavli Prize in Astrophysics with two other researchers for their innovations in the field of telescope design. Nelson’s innovations in the field of telescope design have allowed glimpses of ever more distant and ancient objects and events in the remote corners of the Universe.
