Jeremiah P. Ostriker

Jerry Ostriker
Jerry Ostriker
Born	Jeremiah Paul Ostriker; April 13, 1937; New York City, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2025 (aged 87); New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University; University of Chicago;
Known for	Astrophysicist; University administrator;
Spouse	Alicia Ostriker (m. 1958)
Children	3
Awards	Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1972); National Medal of Science (2000); Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2004); ForMemRS (2007); Bruce Medal (2011); James Craig Watson Medal (2012);
	Scientific career
Institutions	Columbia University; Princeton University; University of Cambridge;
Doctoral advisor	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Doctoral students	Edmund Bertschinger; Ue-Li Pen; Scott Tremaine; Ellen Zweibel

Jeremiah Paul Ostriker (/ˌoʊˈstraɪkər/ oh-STRY-kər; April 13, 1937 – April 6, 2025) was an American astrophysicist and a professor of astronomy at Columbia University and a Charles A. Young Professor Emeritus at Princeton, where he also served as a senior research scholar. Ostriker also served as a university administrator as Provost of Princeton University.

Jerry Ostriker
Born	Jeremiah Paul Ostriker (1937-04-13)April 13, 1937 New York City, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2025(2025-04-06) (aged 87) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University University of Chicago
Known for	Astrophysicist University administrator
Spouse	Alicia Ostriker (m. 1958)
Children	3
Awards	Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1972) National Medal of Science (2000) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2004) ForMemRS (2007) Bruce Medal (2011) James Craig Watson Medal (2012)
Scientific career
Institutions	Columbia University Princeton University University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisor	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Doctoral students	Edmund Bertschinger Ue-Li Pen Scott Tremaine Ellen Zweibel