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Bahram Mobasher
Born
Tehran, Iran
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom[1]
Alma materDurham University
AwardsKhwarizmi International Award (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsObservational astronomy
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Riverside
Space Telescope Science Institute
European Space Agency
ThesisAn infrared study of a sample of optically selected galaxies (1988)
Doctoral advisorRichard Ellis
Websitefaculty.ucr.edu

Bahram Mobasher is an Iranian-born astronomer. He has been a Professor of Observational Astronomy at the University of California, Riverside since July 2007.[1][2]

Mobasher completed his PhD at Durham University, where he was supervised by Richard Ellis.[3] He was a postdoc at the University of Leicester (1989–1991), followed by a position as Instrument Scientist on the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) at Imperial College London (1992–1994).[1] He remained at Imperial College as a Research Fellow from 1995 to 2000.[1]

From 2000 to 2007, he held dual appointments as a Staff Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA) and an Associate Astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).[1] In 2005, Mobasher and his team found that the starburst galaxy HUDF-JD2 was 'more massive and more mature' than previously expected.[4] He was also a member of the Cosmic Evolution Survey.[5][6]

In 2013, Mobasher was part of the team of scientists that discovered the dwarf galaxy z8_GND_5296 using deep optical and infrared images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.[7][8][9]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). UC Riverside. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Bahram Mobasher, Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy". UC Riverside. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Richard Ellis' Former and Current Ph.D. Students (1974-present)". Department of Astronomy, Caltech. Caltech. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ Britt, Robert Roy (27 September 2005). "Massive distant galaxy upsets theories". NBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Caltech Astronomers Describe the Bar Scene at the Beginning of the Universe". SpaceNews. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ^ Scoville, N.; Aussel, H.; Brusa, M.; Capak, P.; Carollo, C. M.; Elvis, M.; Giavalisco, M.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J. -P.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S. J.; Mobasher, B.; Renzini, A.; Rich, R. M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schinnerer, E.; Schminovich, D.; Shopbell, P.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D. (2007). "The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 172 (1): 1–8. arXiv:astro-ph/0612305. Bibcode:2007ApJS..172....1S. doi:10.1086/516585. S2CID 34251129.
  7. ^ News Staff (24 October 2013). "Z8-GND-5296: Most Distant Galaxy Yet Discovered". Sci.News. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ^ Deshane, Devin (5 November 2013). "UCR astronomers find most distant galaxy". Highlander. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  9. ^ Osborne, Hannah (23 October 2013). "Hubble Telescope Photographs Most Distant Galaxy Ever Discovered". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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