Stephen Thorsett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stephen Thorsett

American astronmer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1964

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession: astronomer, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stephen Erik Thorsett (born December 3, 1964) is an American professor and astronomer.
His research interests include radio pulsars and gamma ray bursts.
He is known for measurements of the masses of neutron stars and for the use of binary pulsars to test the theory of general relativity.
Thorsett was a professor and dean at the University of California, Santa Cruz, before becoming president of Willamette University in July 2011.