{"id":18298,"date":"2025-04-24T10:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/?page_id=18298"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:02:45","slug":"john-mather","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/en\/honoris-causa-2025\/john-mather\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bf13746 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"bf13746\"><style>.stk-bf13746 .stk--block-align-bf13746{align-items:center !important;}.stk-bf13746 {background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/John_3.jpg) !important;background-position:center right !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:cover !important;padding-bottom:10% !important;margin-top:-2% !important;margin-bottom:0.25% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-bf13746 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bf13746-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-52369c8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"52369c8\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-52369c8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-52369c8-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-09efffd\" data-block-id=\"09efffd\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-09efffd-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-079e619\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"079e619\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-079e619-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-079e619-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image aligncenter stk-block-image has-text-align-left stk-block stk-bcd1559\" data-block-id=\"bcd1559\"><style>.stk-bcd1559 .stk-img-wrapper{width:35% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-18273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Acto-de-investidura-Honoris-MAYO_Titulo-John.png\" width=\"447\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Acto-de-investidura-Honoris-MAYO_Titulo-John.png 447w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Acto-de-investidura-Honoris-MAYO_Titulo-John-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Acto-de-investidura-Honoris-MAYO_Titulo-John-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/Acto-de-investidura-Honoris-MAYO_Titulo-John-375x342.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-593da1e\" data-block-id=\"593da1e\"><style>.stk-593da1e {padding-top:0% !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-593da1e-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-614a277\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"614a277\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-614a277-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-614a277-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignwide stk-block-columns stk-block stk-2fea7a6\" data-block-id=\"2fea7a6\"><style>.stk-2fea7a6 {padding-right:10% !important;padding-left:5% !important;}.stk-2fea7a6-column{--stk-columns-spacing:12px !important;--stk-column-gap:50px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-2fea7a6-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2f0dfa9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2f0dfa9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-2f0dfa9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(55% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2f0dfa9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2f0dfa9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1102a30\" data-block-id=\"1102a30\"><style>.stk-1102a30 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:18px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-1102a30 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:18px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/honoris-causa-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honoris Causa<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb John C. Mather<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-left stk-block stk-bade6cd\" data-block-id=\"bade6cd\"><style>.stk-bade6cd {margin-bottom:40px !important;}.stk-bade6cd .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-17257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Trayectoria.png\" width=\"692\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Trayectoria.png 692w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Trayectoria-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Trayectoria-375x75.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8a32b18\" data-block-id=\"8a32b18\"><style>.stk-8a32b18 {margin-bottom:10px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mather\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Mather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Cromwell Mather<\/a> (August 7, 1946) is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite with George Smoot. This work helped consolidate the Big Bang theory of the universe. According to the Nobel Prize committee, &quot;the COBE project can also be considered the starting point of cosmology as a precision science.&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He earned his B.S. in Physics in 1968 from Swarthmore College and his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a senior astrophysicist at NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Maryland and an adjunct professor of physics in the School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project; he previously organized and led the proposal that led to the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite; and he was also principal investigator of the FIRAS instrument, which measured the cosmic microwave background spectrum, for which he won his Nobel Prize. In 2007, Time magazine included Mather among the 100 most influential people in the world. In October 2012, Time magazine again included him in a special issue on new space discoveries as one of the 25 most influential people in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His godfather is the astrophysicist and Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of La Laguna, John Beckam.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-25b306a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"25b306a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-25b306a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(45% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-25b306a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-25b306a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-27392cb\" data-block-id=\"27392cb\"><style>.stk-27392cb {height:180px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-85a5815 stk-block-background\" id=\"a-href-https-www-ull-es-la-universidad-honoris-causa-2025-ana-maria-crespo-laudatio-john-c-mather-span-style-color-ffffff-class-stk-highlight-laudatio-span-a\" data-block-id=\"85a5815\"><style>.stk-85a5815 {background-color:#ffc100 !important;padding-top:2% !important;padding-bottom:2% !important;margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-85a5815:before{background-color:#ffc100 !important;}.stk-85a5815 .stk-block-heading__text{color:#ffffff !important;font-weight:700 !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/honoris-causa-2025\/ana-maria-crespo\/laudatio-john-c-mather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">LAUDATIO<\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-873311a stk-block-background\" id=\"span-style-color-ffffff-class-stk-highlight-a-href-https-drive-google-com-file-d-1-vey-dtgd-8-tj-z-fc-jx-f-4-ao-ebr-ko-3-ynob-py-0-view-usp-sharing-data-type-link-data-id-https-drive-google-com-file-d-1-vey-dtgd-8-tj-z-fc-jx-f-4-ao-ebr-ko-3-ynob-py-0-view-usp-sharing-target-blank-rel-noreferrer-noopener-discurso-de-ingreso-a-span\" data-block-id=\"873311a\"><style>.stk-873311a {background-color:#5c068c !important;padding-top:3% !important;padding-bottom:2% !important;margin-bottom:38px !important;}.stk-873311a:before{background-color:#5c068c !important;}.stk-873311a .stk-block-heading__text{color:#ffffff !important;font-weight:700 !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VeyDtgd8tjZFcJxF4AOEbrKo3YnobPY0\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VeyDtgd8tjZFcJxF4AOEbrKo3YnobPY0\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INDUCTION SPEECH<\/a><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-3350e72\" data-block-id=\"3350e72\"><style>.stk-3350e72 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-3350e72 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:20px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-d1d7398\" data-block-id=\"d1d7398\"><style>.stk-d1d7398 .stk-img-wrapper{width:80% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-17243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Iconos.png\" width=\"276\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Iconos.png 276w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Iconos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ull.es\/la-universidad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Mockup-web-honoris-causa_Iconos-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honoris Causa \u00bb John C. 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