| Shaun Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chipping, Lancashire, England |
| Fields | Cosmology, Galactic Astronomy |
| Institutions |
University of California Berkeley Durham University |
| Alma mater |
Jesus College, Oxford Clare College, University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | George Efstathiou, Nick Kaiser |
| Known for | Discovery of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations, Semi-analytical Models in Galaxy Formation |
| Influences | Carlos Frenk, John Peacock |
| Influenced | Richard Massey |
| Notable awards | Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2014) |
Shaun Cole (born November 1963) is a British cosmologist and academic. He has been Professor of Physics at Durham University since 2005. He was joint-winner of the 2014 Shaw Prize.