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Alex Filippenko

Alex Filippenko

Keynote Speaker: Professor of Astronomy at UC Berkeley Specializing in Supernovae; Gruber Cosmology Prize & Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization Recipient

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Alex Filippenko Biography

Alex Filippenko is a Richard & Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences, and a Miller Senior Fellow in the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science (UC Berkeley). His accomplishments, documented in about 960 research papers, have been recognized by several major prizes, including a share of both the Gruber Cosmology Prize (2007) and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015). One of the world’s most highly cited astronomers, he is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015). In 2017, he was selected for the Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award. He has won the most prestigious teaching awards at UC Berkeley and has also been voted the “Best Professor” on campus a record 9 times. Selected in 2006 as the Carnegie/CASE National Professor of the Year among doctoral institutions, he has also received the Richard H. Emmons Award for undergraduate teaching (2010). He produced five astronomy video courses with “The Great Courses”, coauthored an award-winning astronomy textbook, and appears in more than 120 TV documentaries, including about 50 episodes of “The Universe” series as seen on The Discovery Channel. He has given over 1000 public lectures or other presentations and he was awarded the 2004 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.

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Alex Filippenko Videos

Alex Filippenko: Astronomer To The Stars
Alex Filippenko at TEDxBerkeley

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Alex Filippenko is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Astronomy, Physics and Space.

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Alex Filippenko generally travels from Berkeley, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Alex Filippenko is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Astronomy, Physics and Space. The estimated speaking fee range to book Alex Filippenko for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Alex Filippenko generally travels from Berkeley, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jo Dunkley, Priyamvada Natarajan and Paul Sutter. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Alex Filippenko for an upcoming event.

Alex Filippenko Videos

Alex Filippenko: Astronomer To The Stars
Alex Filippenko at TEDxBerkeley
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