First Name
Gary
Last Name
Hinshaw
Position
Professor/Graduate Chair
Office Room
Hennings 341
Tel (Office)
(604) 827-4063
Email
hinshaw@phas.ubc.ca
Research Groups

Students Wanted
willing to supervise

Bachelor's Degree
U.C. Berkeley, 1981, Physics

Doctoral Degree
Harvard University, 1987, Physics

Employment History
  • 2011-present: Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  • 1990-2010: Astrophysicist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
  • 1987-1990: Assistant Professor, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Citizenship
United States, Canada

Additional Information
  • Born: San Rafeal, California
  • Family: married; 3 children; 2 dogs

Research Area
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Research Field
Cosmology

Research Topics
Measuring diffuse background radiations