1983 - present Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight center, Greenbelt, MD.
1981-1983 National Academy of Sciences, NRC Resident Research Associate at NASA /GSFC
1979-1981 Research Fellow, Astronomy Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
1977-1979 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Caltech, Pasadena, CA.
1977 - Ph. D. Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Thesis adviser: Prof. Donald D. Clayton
Title: "Nucleosynthesis of Light Elements in Young Supernova Remnants
Surrounding Pulsars"
1975 - M. Sc. Space Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX.
1973 - M. Sc. Physics (with distinction), The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
1970 - B. Sc. Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Cosmology
Cosmic chemical evolution. The extragalactic background light, and the TeV opacity of the gamma-ray universe. The interrelations between the radio, X-ray, optical, and cosmic neutrino backgrounds. The contribution of primordial stars to the extragalactic background light.
Galaxy Evolution
The evolutions of the stellar population, metallicity, and abundance of dust in the Milky Way, in local galaxies, and in dusty galaxies in the high-redshift universe
Interstellar Medium
The chemical evolution of the Milky Way. The nature, origin, and evolution of the dust generating the observed interstellar extinction, diffuse IR emission, scattered sunlight, elemental depletions, and X-ray haloes in the MW. Reprocessing of dust in the ISM accretion and coagulation.
Supernovae and Supernova Remnants
The formation of dust in supernovae and their circumstellar media. Analysis of dust formation, heating, cooling, and grain destruction processes in supernova ejecta and the shocked interstellar medium. The evolution of supernovae light curves. Echoes from line and continuum emission from supernovae.
Solar System
The nature and origin of the infrared emission from the interplanetary dust cloud
2013 - Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science
2013 - Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2007 - Excellent Achievements Award - NASA/GSFC
2006 - Peter Gruber Foundation Prize in Cosmology as member of the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Science Team
2006 - The Swedish National Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Drs. John Mather and George Smoot, for their discovery of the shape and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation made with the COBE satellite.
2006 - Special Act Award "For theoretical investigations of the contribution of primordial stars to the near-infrared background radiation."
1995 - Outstanding Achievement Award
1994 - Outstanding Achievement Award
1990 - Excellence Achievement Award
1989 - Group Achievement Award for KAO observations of SN1987A
1989 - Group Achievement Award for the COBE Science Team
Refereed
Dwek, E., R. Arendt, O. Fox, et al. 2017. "Constraints on the Progenitor of SN 2010jl and Pre-existing Hot Dust in its Surrounding Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal,
847:
91
[10.3847/1538-4357/aa8665]
Arendt, R. G., E. Dwek, P. Bouchet, et al. 2016. "Infrared Continuum and Line Evolution Of The Equatorial Ring Around SN 1987A."
The Astronomical Journal,
151
(3):
62
[10.3847/0004-6256/151/3/62]
Dwek, E., and R. Arendt. 2015. "The evolution of dust mass in the ejecta of SN1987A."
The Astrophysical Journal,
810
(1):
75
[10.1088/0004-637X/810/1/75]
Dwek, E., and F. Krennrich. 2013. "The Extragalactic Background Light and the Gamma-Ray Opacity of the Universe – 2013, , 43, 112, Eli Dwek, & Frank Krennrich."
Astroparticle Physics,
43:
112.
Cherchneff, I., and E. Dwek. 2010. "The Chemistry of Population III Supernova Ejecta II The Nucleation of Molecular Clusters as a Diagnostic for Dust in the Early Universe."
The Astrophysical Journal,
713:
1
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/713/1/1]
Arendt, R. G., E. Dwek, W. P. Blair, et al. 2010. "Spitzer Observations of Dust Destruction in the Puppis A Supernova Remnant."
The Astrophysical Journal,
725:
585
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/725/1/585]
Fox, O. D., R. A. Chevalier, E. Dwek, et al. 2010. "Disentangling the Origin and Heating Mechanism of Supernova Dust: Late-time Spitzer Spectroscopy of the Type IIn SN 2005ip."
The Astrophysical Journal,
725:
1768
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/725/2/1768]
Valencic, L. A., R. K. Smith, E. Dwek, D. Graessle, and T. M. Dame. 2009. "Examining Dust Grain Models Using the Reddening and X-Ray Dust Halo of Terzan 2."
The Astrophysical Journal,
692:
502
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/692/1/502]
Horiuchi, S., J. F. Beacom, and E. Dwek. 2009. "Diffuse supernova neutrino background is detectable in Super-Kamiokande."
Physical Review D, vol 79, Issue 8, id 083013,
79:
83013
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1103/PhysRevD.79.083013]
Cherchneff, I., and E. Dwek. 2009. "The Chemistry of Population III Supernova Ejecta I Formation of Molecules in the Early Universe."
The Astrophysical Journal,
703:
642
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/703/1/642]
Galliano, F., E. Dwek, and P. Chanial. 2008. "Stellar Evolutionary Effects on the Abundances of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Supernova-Condensed Dust in Galaxies."
The Astrophysical Journal,
672:
214
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/523621]
Dwek, E., R. G. Arendt, P. Bouchet, et al. 2008. "Infrared and X-Ray Evidence for Circumstellar Grain Destruction by the Blast Wave of Supernova 1987A."
The Astrophysical Journal,
676:
1029
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/529038]
Dwek, E., and R. G. Arendt. 2008. "Infrared Echoes Reveal the Shock Breakout of the Cas A Supernova."
The Astrophysical Journal,
685:
976
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/589988]
Krennrich, F., E. Dwek, and A. Imran. 2008. "Constraints on Energy Spectra of Blazars based on Recent EBL Limits from Galaxy Counts."
The Astrophysical Journal,
689:
L93
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/595960]
Staguhn, J., C. Allen, D. Benford, et al. 2008. "GISMO, a 2 mm Bolometer Camera Optimized for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies."
Journal of Low Temperature Physics,
151:
709
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1007/s10909-008-9733-6]
Dwek, E., F. Galliano, and A. P. Jones. 2007. "The Evolution of Dust in the Early Universe with Applications to the Galaxy SDSS J1148+5251."
The Astrophysical Journal,
662:
927
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/518430]
Odegard, N., R. G. Arendt, E. Dwek, et al. 2007. "Determination of the Far-Infrared Cosmic Background Using COBE DIRBE and WHAM Data."
The Astrophysical Journal,
667:
11
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/520079]
Nozawa, T., T. Kozasa, A. Habe, et al. 2007. "Evolution of Dust in Primordial Supernova Remnants: Can Dust Grains Formed in the Ejecta Survive and Be Injected into the Early Interstellar Medium?"
The Astrophysical Journal,
666:
955
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/520621]
Bouchet, P., E. Dwek, J. Danziger, et al. 2006. "SN 1987A after 18 Years: Mid-Infrared Gemini and Spitzer Observations of the Remnant."
The Astrophysical Journal,
650:
212
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/505929]
Dwek, E., and F. Krennrich. 2005. "Simultaneous Constraints on the Spectrum of the Extragalactic Background Light and the Intrinsic TeV Spectra of Markarian 421, Markarian 501, and H1426+428."
The Astrophysical Journal,
618:
657
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/426010]
Dwek, E., R. G. Arendt, and F. Krennrich. 2005. "The Near-Infrared Background: Interplanetary Dust or Primordial Stars?"
The Astrophysical Journal,
635:
784
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/497569]
Dwek, E., F. Krennrich, and R. G. Arendt. 2005. "Is There an Imprint of Primordial Stars in the TeV ?-Ray Spectrum of Blazars?"
The Astrophysical Journal,
634:
155
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/462400]
Dwek, E. 2004. "The Detection of Cold Dust in Cassiopeia A: Evidence for the Formation of Metallic Needles in the Ejecta."
The Astrophysical Journal,
607:
848
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/382653]
Dwek, E. 2004. "Galactic Center Extinction: Evidence of Metallic Needles in the General Interstellar Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal,
611:
L109
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/423893]
Zubko, V., E. Dwek, and R. G. Arendt. 2004. "Interstellar Dust Models Consistent with Extinction, Emission, and Abundance Constraints."
Astrophys J Suppl S,
152
(2):
211-249
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/382351]
Arendt, R. G., and E. Dwek. 2003. "An Empirical Decomposition of Near-Infrared Emission into Galactic and Extragalactic Components."
The Astrophysical Journal,
585:
305
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/345983]
Fixsen, D. J., and E. Dwek. 2002. "The Zodiacal Emission Spectrum as Determined by COBE and Its Implications."
The Astrophysical Journal,
578:
1009
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/342658]
Dwek, E., and M. K. Barker. 2002. "The Cosmic Radio and Infrared Backgrounds Connection."
The Astrophysical Journal,
575:
7
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/341143]
Witt, A. N., R. K. Smith, and E. Dwek. 2001. "X-Ray Halos and Large Grains in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal,
550:
L201
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/319630]
Dwek, E., M. Fioc, and F. Varosi. 2000. "The Effect of Dust Evolution on the Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies."
ISO Surveys of a Dusty Universe, Proceedings of a Ringberg Workshop Held at Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, 8-12 November 1999, Edited by D Lemke, M Stickel, and K Wilke, Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 548, p157,
548:
157
[Full Text (Link)]
Refereed
Dwek, E., R. Arendt, O. Fox, et al. 2017. "Constraints on the Progenitor of SN 2010jl and Pre-existing Hot Dust in its Surrounding Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal
847
91
[10.3847/1538-4357/aa8665]
Arendt, R. G., E. Dwek, P. Bouchet, et al. 2016. "Infrared Continuum and Line Evolution Of The Equatorial Ring Around SN 1987A."
The Astronomical Journal
151
(3):
62
[10.3847/0004-6256/151/3/62]
Dwek, E., and R. Arendt. 2015. "The evolution of dust mass in the ejecta of SN1987A."
The Astrophysical Journal
810
(1):
75
[10.1088/0004-637X/810/1/75]
Dwek, E., and F. Krennrich. 2013. "The Extragalactic Background Light and the Gamma-Ray Opacity of the Universe – 2013, , 43, 112, Eli Dwek, & Frank Krennrich."
Astroparticle Physics
43
112
Cherchneff, I., and E. Dwek. 2010. "The Chemistry of Population III Supernova Ejecta II The Nucleation of Molecular Clusters as a Diagnostic for Dust in the Early Universe."
The Astrophysical Journal
713
1
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/713/1/1]
Arendt, R. G., E. Dwek, W. P. Blair, et al. 2010. "Spitzer Observations of Dust Destruction in the Puppis A Supernova Remnant."
The Astrophysical Journal
725
585
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/725/1/585]
Fox, O. D., R. A. Chevalier, E. Dwek, et al. 2010. "Disentangling the Origin and Heating Mechanism of Supernova Dust: Late-time Spitzer Spectroscopy of the Type IIn SN 2005ip."
The Astrophysical Journal
725
1768
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/725/2/1768]
Valencic, L. A., R. K. Smith, E. Dwek, D. Graessle, and T. M. Dame. 2009. "Examining Dust Grain Models Using the Reddening and X-Ray Dust Halo of Terzan 2."
The Astrophysical Journal
692
502
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/692/1/502]
Horiuchi, S., J. F. Beacom, and E. Dwek. 2009. "Diffuse supernova neutrino background is detectable in Super-Kamiokande."
Physical Review D, vol 79, Issue 8, id 083013
79
83013
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1103/PhysRevD.79.083013]
Cherchneff, I., and E. Dwek. 2009. "The Chemistry of Population III Supernova Ejecta I Formation of Molecules in the Early Universe."
The Astrophysical Journal
703
642
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1088/0004-637X/703/1/642]
Galliano, F., E. Dwek, and P. Chanial. 2008. "Stellar Evolutionary Effects on the Abundances of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Supernova-Condensed Dust in Galaxies."
The Astrophysical Journal
672
214
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/523621]
Dwek, E., R. G. Arendt, P. Bouchet, et al. 2008. "Infrared and X-Ray Evidence for Circumstellar Grain Destruction by the Blast Wave of Supernova 1987A."
The Astrophysical Journal
676
1029
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/529038]
Dwek, E., and R. G. Arendt. 2008. "Infrared Echoes Reveal the Shock Breakout of the Cas A Supernova."
The Astrophysical Journal
685
976
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/589988]
Krennrich, F., E. Dwek, and A. Imran. 2008. "Constraints on Energy Spectra of Blazars based on Recent EBL Limits from Galaxy Counts."
The Astrophysical Journal
689
L93
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/595960]
Staguhn, J., C. Allen, D. Benford, et al. 2008. "GISMO, a 2 mm Bolometer Camera Optimized for the Study of High Redshift Galaxies."
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
151
709
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1007/s10909-008-9733-6]
Dwek, E., F. Galliano, and A. P. Jones. 2007. "The Evolution of Dust in the Early Universe with Applications to the Galaxy SDSS J1148+5251."
The Astrophysical Journal
662
927
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/518430]
Odegard, N., R. G. Arendt, E. Dwek, et al. 2007. "Determination of the Far-Infrared Cosmic Background Using COBE DIRBE and WHAM Data."
The Astrophysical Journal
667
11
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/520079]
Nozawa, T., T. Kozasa, A. Habe, et al. 2007. "Evolution of Dust in Primordial Supernova Remnants: Can Dust Grains Formed in the Ejecta Survive and Be Injected into the Early Interstellar Medium?"
The Astrophysical Journal
666
955
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/520621]
Bouchet, P., E. Dwek, J. Danziger, et al. 2006. "SN 1987A after 18 Years: Mid-Infrared Gemini and Spitzer Observations of the Remnant."
The Astrophysical Journal
650
212
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/505929]
Dwek, E., and F. Krennrich. 2005. "Simultaneous Constraints on the Spectrum of the Extragalactic Background Light and the Intrinsic TeV Spectra of Markarian 421, Markarian 501, and H1426+428."
The Astrophysical Journal
618
657
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/426010]
Dwek, E., R. G. Arendt, and F. Krennrich. 2005. "The Near-Infrared Background: Interplanetary Dust or Primordial Stars?"
The Astrophysical Journal
635
784
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/497569]
Dwek, E., F. Krennrich, and R. G. Arendt. 2005. "Is There an Imprint of Primordial Stars in the TeV ?-Ray Spectrum of Blazars?"
The Astrophysical Journal
634
155
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/462400]
Dwek, E. 2004. "The Detection of Cold Dust in Cassiopeia A: Evidence for the Formation of Metallic Needles in the Ejecta."
The Astrophysical Journal
607
848
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/382653]
Dwek, E. 2004. "Galactic Center Extinction: Evidence of Metallic Needles in the General Interstellar Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal
611
L109
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/423893]
Zubko, V., E. Dwek, and R. G. Arendt. 2004. "Interstellar Dust Models Consistent with Extinction, Emission, and Abundance Constraints."
Astrophys J Suppl S
152
(2):
211-249
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/382351]
Arendt, R. G., and E. Dwek. 2003. "An Empirical Decomposition of Near-Infrared Emission into Galactic and Extragalactic Components."
The Astrophysical Journal
585
305
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/345983]
Fixsen, D. J., and E. Dwek. 2002. "The Zodiacal Emission Spectrum as Determined by COBE and Its Implications."
The Astrophysical Journal
578
1009
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/342658]
Dwek, E., and M. K. Barker. 2002. "The Cosmic Radio and Infrared Backgrounds Connection."
The Astrophysical Journal
575
7
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/341143]
Witt, A. N., R. K. Smith, and E. Dwek. 2001. "X-Ray Halos and Large Grains in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium."
The Astrophysical Journal
550
L201
[Full Text (Link)]
[10.1086/319630]
Dwek, E., M. Fioc, and F. Varosi. 2000. "The Effect of Dust Evolution on the Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies."
ISO Surveys of a Dusty Universe, Proceedings of a Ringberg Workshop Held at Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany, 8-12 November 1999, Edited by D Lemke, M Stickel, and K Wilke, Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 548, p157
548
157
[Full Text (Link)]
