Stanley Dermott

Stanley F. Dermott
Born (1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 82)
Alma materUniversity College London
Known forDermott's Law
Scientific career
FieldsCelestial Mechanics
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
Thesis Topics relating to the dynamical evolution of the solar system (1975)
Doctoral studentsRenu Malhotra

Stanley Dermott (born August 14, 1942) is a British-American astrophysicist and educator. He has been part of the faculty at the University of Florida since 1989 including holding a research foundation professorship from 1997 to 2000 and serving as chair of the department of astronomy from 1993 to 2009.[1] In 2002 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the University of London in the field of Solar System dynamics.[1]

He is credited with the identification of Dermott's law which is named after him.[2][3] His body of work also includes contributions to the study of planetary origins, zodiacal dust bands, resonance effects of planetary satellites, mechanics of planetary rings, tidal interactions, the statistics of asteroid rotation rates, and the dynamical structure of the asteroid belt.[4]

The main-belt asteroid 3647 Dermott was formally named after him on January 11, 1986.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "UFL Department of Astronomy".
  2. ^ Dermott, S. F. (1968). "On the origin of commensurabilities in the solar system - II: The orbital period relation". Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 141 (3): 363–376. Bibcode:1968MNRAS.141..363D. doi:10.1093/mnras/141.3.363.
  3. ^ Midelis, Jewel (March 19, 2019). "Asteroid Origins". Explore Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Stanley F. Dermott, Ph.D. – UFRF Professors". Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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