The Clock in the Sun: How We Came to Understand Our Nearest Star

Pierre Sokolsky is an experimental particle astrophysicist. He is distinguished professor of physics and astronomy emeritus at the University of Utah, where he was also dean of the College of Science. Sokolsky is a fellow of the American Physical Society, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, and a recipient of the American Physical Society's W. K. H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics. He is a recipient of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Yodh Prize, which celebrates those who have made important contributions to the field of cosmic rays and astroparticle physics throughout their career.