Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez Explained
Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez (born 3 July 1970) is a Spanish astronomer,[1] [2] astrophysicist and science writer. His work focuses on the early development of the solar system.[3] He is the cofounder of the Spanish Meteor Network.[4]
Biography
Trigo Rodríguez was born in Valencia, Spain. He grew up reading Isaac Asimov, Josep Comas Solà, Camille Flammarion, and Carl Sagan. He studied at Universidad de Valencia where he earned his Ph.D. in 2002.
Trigo Rodríguez researched primitive solar system materials (meteorites) at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2003 to 2005.
In 2011 he is a tenured scientist of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Institute of Space Sciences in Barcelona, Spain,[5] [6] [7] where he continues to study meteorites and comets[8] and their paths in the solar system.[9] [10] [11] In 2012 the Minor Planet Center named Main Belt asteroid 8325 Trigo-Rodríguez after him.[12] He is also the head of the Spanish Meteor Network, which watches the skies in order to recover and study meteorites.[13]
In 2016 Trigo Rodriguez conducted research on cosmic debris of Martian origin. His study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Sciences.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115338.htm "How A Cometary Boulder Lit Up The Spanish Sky"
- http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29351284/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/comets-heart-may-have-struck-earth/ "Comet's heart may have struck Earth"
- http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20092107-19446.html "New solar system birth theory"
- http://www.nature.com/news/france-launches-massive-meteor-spotting-network-1.20070 "France launches massive meteor-spotting network"
- http://www.livescience.com/50425-annama-meteorite-asteroid-origin-traced.html "Explosive Culprit? Russian Fireball's Origins Found"
- http://news.discovery.com/space/titans-hazy-history-111023.htm "NEWS: Asteroid Mission May Offer Clues into Life’s Origins"
- http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/16/1026897/-Overnight-News-Digest-Science-Saturday-Sweetest-Day-2011-edition Overnight News Digest: Science Saturday (Sweetest Day 2011 edition)
- http://www.titanexploration.com/TitanNews2011Plus/TitanNews2011.htm "A New Research Paper Suggests that Comets May Have Played a Key Role in the Formation of Titan's Atmosphere"
- http://www.space.com/4292-surprise-meteor-showers-predictable-lunar-eclipses.html "Surprise Meteor Showers: Will They Become as Predictable as Lunar Eclipses?"
- http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/92121/8129949.html NASA descarta que el meteorito de Rusia esté relacionado ..."
- http://www.diaridegirona.cat/catalunya/2014/05/23/pluja-meteors-mes-gran-dels/670913.html "La pluja de meteors podria ser la més gran dels últims 14 anys"
- http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=8325&orb=1 "8325 Trigo-Rodriguez (1981 EM26)"
- https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/eyes-sky-watch-unpredictable-draconid-meteor-shower "Eyes on the sky watch the unpredictable Draconid meteor shower"
- https://www.seeker.com/martian-meteorite-that-sparked-primitive-life-claim-gets-a-new-look-2318023696.html "Martian Meteorite That Sparked ‘Primitive Life' Claim Gets a New Look"
