Tom Murphy (physicist)

Thomas ( "Tom" ) W. Murphy, Jr. is a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego and a member of the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences.

Career

Murphy received his doctorate in 2000 at the California Institute of Technology and worked in a row as a postdoc at the University of Washington. Subsequently, he was appointed professor at the University of California, San Diego. He is coordinator of the Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser -ranging Operation ( APOLLO ), which performs the Apache Point Observatory from experiments with lunar laser ranging. It succeeded his team, the lost Russian rover Lunokhod 1 track on the lunar surface. Current area of ​​research are tests of general relativity and sustainable energy supply.

Murphy is known for his blog " Do the Math " in which he " takes a look through the eyes of an astrophysicist on social issues such as energy production, climate change and economic growth. " It represents, based on thermodynamic arguments, the idea of ​​unlimited economic growth in question and presents suggestions for future energy supply and transport.