Geoffrey Marcy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Geoffrey Marcy
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Sep 29, 1954(1954-09-29)
Age	70
Birthplace	St. Clair Shores
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Libra

Geoffrey Marcy Biography

Geoffrey Marcy is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on September 29, 1954 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States.

Marcy graduated from Granada Hills High School in Granada Hills, California, in 1972. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude with a double major in physics and astronomy from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1976. He then completed a doctorate in astronomy in 1982 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with much of his work done at Lick Observatory.

Marcy has held teaching and research positions, first at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (then the Mt. Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories) as a Carnegie Fellow from 1982 to 1984. He then worked as an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy from 1984 to 1996 and then as a Distinguished University Professor from 1997 to 1999 at the San Francisco State University.

Geoffrey Marcy Net Worth

Geoffrey Marcy is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Geoffrey Marcy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Geoffrey William Marcy (born September 29, 1954) is an American astronomer. He is one of the pioneers and leaders in the discovery and characterization of exoplanets. Marcy was Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley and an Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University before stepping down in October 2015. His colleagues in the Berkeley Astronomy Department forced him to resign after allegations of sexual harassment.

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Who is Geoffrey Marcy Dating?

According to our records, Geoffrey Marcy married to Susan Kegley. As of December 1, 2023, Geoffrey Marcy’s is not dating anyone.

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On October 12, 2015, the UC Berkeley Astronomy Department met and released a statement asserting that Marcy was “inadequately disciplined” by the University, and “we believe that Geoff Marcy cannot perform the functions of a faculty member.” Berkeley had recently been found on a list produced by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, revealing that they were under review for potentially mishandling previous sexual violence cases. In a follow-up statement, the university claimed they had “imposed real consequences on Professor Geoff Marcy by establishing a zero tolerance policy regarding future behavior and by stripping him of the procedural protections that all other faculty members enjoy”.

Facts & Trivia

Gerhard Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Geoffrey Marcy celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

In 2015, an investigation by the University of California, Berkeley Title IX office found that Geoffrey Marcy had violated the University’s sexual harassment policy between 2001 and 2010. Four complaints were filed with the University’s Title IX office, one of which Marcy denied as false. At least three additional allegations were made against Marcy as early as 1995 while he was at San Francisco State University, as corroborated by Penny Nixon, then SFSU’s sexual harassment officer.

Where is Geoff Marcy now?

He is now with Space Laser Awareness, a nonprofit in Santa Rosa, California , and is a co-author on preprints recently posted to arXiv. “I have always supported equal opportunity and success for women in academia and science,” Marcy wrote to ScienceInsider in an email.

What did Geoffrey Marcy do?

Marcy and his research teams discovered many extrasolar planets , including 70 out of the first 100 known exoplanets and also the first planetary system around a Sun-like star, Upsilon Andromedae. Marcy was a co- investigator on the NASA Kepler mission.

What is Marcy and Butler famous?

Within months, Marcy and Butler announced of the discovery of two additional planets around 47 Ursa Majori and 70 Virginis using data they had collected over the years at nearby Lick Observatory, and the second phase of the exoplanet race was on.

Does Marcy like Anne?

Anne Boonchuy Anne is one of Marcy’s closet friends. She was overjoyed when she Anne were finally reunited. Anne believed that she needed to protect Marcy like she did back on earth, but Marcy proved she can take care of herself now, but is still grateful that Anne will always have her back.

Does Sasha like Anne?

Sasha and Anne have been friends since kindergarten. Anne saw Sasha as one of her best friends and did anything to earn that friendship, even things she didn’t want to do. While their relationship is unbalanced and favours Sasha’s opinion over Annes, Sasha still looks out for Anne in her own way.