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Dave Green (astrophysicist)

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David A. Green
Born1959 (age 64–65)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsCavendish Laboratory
Doctoral advisorStephen Gull

Dave Green (born 1959) is an astrophysicist at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK and University Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of Churchill College, where he a Director of Studies for Physics. His research focuses on supernova remnants (SNRs), including studies of G1.9+0.3 the youngest Galactic SNR yet identified, and he has written a book on the historical supernovae along with F. Richard Stephenson. He designed the cubehelix colour scheme for intensity images.

His sporting interests include coxing, cricket and croquet.

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