Kimmo Innanen
Kimmo Albin Innanen (March 12, 1937 – August 3, 2011) was a Canadian astrophysicist of Finnish descent.
Kimmo Innanen | |
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| Born | Kimmo Albin Innanen March 12, 1937 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 3, 2011 (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (BS, PhD) University of Waterloo (MS) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | York University |
Early life and education
Kim grew up in Toronto. His first language was Finnish. He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering physics with honors from the University of Toronto. In 1960, he received his master's degree in applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo. He completed his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 1964.[1]
Career
In 1966, he joined the Department of Physics (later Physics and Astronomy) at York University.[2] His research in celestial mechanics, galactic dynamics, and later in Solar System applications and asteroids, led to the publication of more than 100 papers.[1] In 1990, with Seppo Mikkola, he predicted the existence of Mars Trojans, confirmed by subsequent discovery and, in 1997, he was involved in the discovery of the Earth's first co-orbital companion asteroid, 3753 Cruithne.[3] He served as the dean of science from 1986 to 1994.[4]
He received an honorary degree from the University of Turku in 1995.[1] The asteroid (3497) Innanen was named in his honor in 1992.[5]
References
- "Kimmo Innanen (1937 - 2011) | American Astronomical Society". aas.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- Chang, Kenneth (2006-08-08). "Scientists Chip Away at Mysteries of the Moon". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- Wiegert, Paul A.; Innanen, Kimmo A.; Mikkola, Seppo (1997). "An asteroidal companion to the Earth". Nature. 387 (6634): 685–686. doi:10.1038/42662. S2CID 4305272.
- Schmadel, Lutz (2003-08-05). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540002383.
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-06-15.