Kurt Adelberger

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.[1]

Kurt Adelberger
NationalityAmerican
EducationPh.D. from California Institute of Technology, B.S. in astronomy from Harvey Mudd College,
Known forAstrophysics, Sustainability
Spouse(s)Amy Adelberger
RelativesTheodore Welton (grandfather in law)
AwardsJunior Fellow at Harvard University

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.[2] 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.[3]

Research and career

Prior to working at Mckinsey & Company, Adelberger worked at Carnegie Observatories.[1] He has published 194 papers in the field of astrophysics, and has been cited over 2000 times.[4]In 2000, Adelberger was named a junior fellow of Harvard University.[2]

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.[5] He also holds the patent for a thermostat system which allows the user to specify a range of acceptable temperatures.[6]

References
  1. http://www.mathpubs.com/author/Kurt+L.+Adelberger#
  2. Office, Harvard News. "Society of Fellows welcomes its Junior Fellows". news.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  3. Adelberger, Kurt Ludvig (2002). Star formation and structure formation at redshifts 1 < z < 4 - CaltechTHESIS. thesis.library.caltech.edu (phd). doi:10.7907/F2SF-4J89. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2015-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "How distributed generation will drive grid evolution". 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  6. "Soliciting User Input For Thermostat Control". Retrieved 2015-09-13.


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