Bruce Partridge
Bruce Partridge is Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. Partridge, who retired in 2008 after 38 years of teaching at Haverford, is known for his contributions to observational cosmology. His research has focused on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation—the remaining heat following the Big Bang origin of our universe—since its discovery in 1965. His published works include editing Finding the Big Bang, from Cambridge University Press, which features the work of 44 preeminent scientists who have pioneered work in that arena, as well as a monograph on the CMB.
Partridge has collaborated with NASA and major international research teams, including the European Space Agency's Planck satellite project. In recognition of his work on that project, Partridge was awarded the 2018 Gruber Prize alongside principal investigators Jean-Loup Puget and Nazzareno Mandolesi. He is a member of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope team, which complements Planck's observation of CMB radiation at a finer scale and higher sensitivity.
Partridge previously served as the American Astronomical Society's education officer. He was president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and of the Division of Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy of the International Astronomical Union. He holds a D. Phil. from Oxford University.