Stanton J. Peale

For the psychologist, see Stanton Peele.

Stanton Jerrold Peale (January 23, 1937 – May 14, 2015) was an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, and Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.^[1] His research interests include the geophysical and dynamical properties of planets and exoplanets.

Stanton J. Peale
Born	Stanton Jerrold Peale (1937-01-23)January 23, 1937 Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Died	May 14, 2015(2015-05-14) (aged 78) Santa Barbara, California, US
Alma mater	Cornell University
Awards	Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979) James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982),[1] Brouwer Award (1992) National Academy of Sciences (2009)[1] Kuiper Prize (2016)[2]
Scientific career
Fields	Astrophysics, planetary science
Institutions	Cornell University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara

Career

Stanton J. Peale received a Ph.D. in astronomy from Cornell University in 1965, where he worked with Thomas Gold. He was an assistant professor of astronomy at UCLA before moving to UCSB in 1968.

Scientific contributions

In 1969 Peale published a generalization of Cassini's laws that explain the rotation of the Moon and other bodies subject to tides.^[3]

In 1976 Peale published a procedure to determine the size and state of the core of Mercury.^[4]

In 1979 Peale and collaborators predicted that Jupiter's satellite Io might show widespread volcanism as a result of the action of tides.^[5] This prediction was confirmed by data from the Voyager 1 Mission which showed that Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

He died on May 14, 2015, in Santa Barbara, California.^[6]

Honors

• Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979)
• James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982)^[1]
• Brouwer Award (1992)
• National Academy of Sciences (2009)^[1]
• Kuiper Prize (2016)^[2]

References

1. "Stanton J. Peale". National Academy of Sciences Member Directory. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
2. "DPS Prizes". American Astronomical Society.
3. Peale, Stanton J. (1969). "Generalized Cassini's Laws". The Astronomical Journal. 74: 483. Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..483P. doi:10.1086/110825. ISSN 0004-6256.
4. Peale, S. J. (1976). "Does Mercury have a molten core?". Nature. 262 (5571): 765–766. Bibcode:1976Natur.262..765P. doi:10.1038/262765a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4210179.
5. Peale, S. J.; Cassen, P.; Reynolds, R. T. (1979). "Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation". Science. 203 (4383): 892–894. Bibcode:1979Sci...203..892P. doi:10.1126/science.203.4383.892. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17771724. S2CID 21271617.
6. "Stanton J. Peale (1937 - 2015)". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2015-05-19.

External links

• Stan Peale's web page at UCSB