Kimmo Innanen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kimmo Albin Innanen March 12, 1937 Kirkland Lake,Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 3, 2011 (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (BS,PhD) University of Waterloo (MS) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | York University |
Kimmo Albin Innanen (March 12, 1937 – August 3, 2011) was a Canadian astrophysicist of Finnish descent.
Kim grew up in Toronto. His first language was Finnish. He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering physics with honors from theUniversity of Toronto. In 1960, he received his master's degree in applied mathematics at theUniversity of Waterloo. He completed his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 1964.[1]
In 1966, he joined the Department of Physics (later Physics and Astronomy) atYork University.[2] His research incelestial mechanics,galactic dynamics, and later inSolar System applications andasteroids, led to the publication of more than 100 papers.[1] In 1990, withSeppo Mikkola, he predicted the existence ofMars Trojans, confirmed by subsequent discovery and, in 1997, he was involved in the discovery of the Earth's first co-orbital companion asteroid,3753 Cruithne.[3] He served as the dean of science from 1986 to 1994.[4]
He received an honorary degree from theUniversity of Turku in 1995.[1] The asteroid (3497) Innanen was named in his honor in 1992.[5]