Neb Duric

Neb Duric
Born1955 (age 70–71)
AwardsRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada Gold Medal

Nebojsa Duric (born 1955) is a Serbian-born American astrophysicist. He received his PhD in astrophysics in 1984 from the University of Toronto, where he earned the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Gold Medal for academic excellence.[1] After a postdoctoral position at the University of British Columbia he moved to University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where he stayed for many years as a professor of physics and astronomy. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the Canadian Astronomical Society. He has co-authored over 100 scientific papers.[2] He wrote a textbook "Advanced Astrophysics" published by Cambridge University Press in 2003.[3][4]

In 2004 he left astrophysics to become a professor in the Department of Oncology,[5] at Wayne State University. He later moved to the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he is a professor and the vice chair for research.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "RASC Gold Medal". RASC. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Astrophysics Data System listing for Neb Duric
  3. ^ "Advanced Astrophysics (review)". Physics Today. 58 (5). AIP Publishing: 68. 1 May 2005. doi:10.1063/1.1995753.
  4. ^ "Book Reviews". Contemporary Physics. 45 (5). Informa UK Limited: 433–454. September 2004. doi:10.1080/00107510412331281470.
  5. ^ "Neb Duric". spie.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  6. ^ "Nebojsa Duric (member profile)". IEEE. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Nebojsa Duric, Ph.D. (faculty profile)". University of Rochester. Retrieved September 21, 2025.


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