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Rebecca Bernstein
Galaxy formation and evolution. Astronomical instrumentation and optical design.
rab@ucolick.org
831-502-7165
ISB 281
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George R. Blumenthal (Chancellor)
Cosmological issues such as the role played by dark matter on the
origin and evolution of structure in the universe, the generation
of primordial density fluctuations and fluctuations in the CMB.
Other areas of his research include galaxy formation, gamma-ray
bursts, accretion disks, and active galactic nuclei.
george@ucolick.org
831-459-2005
Kerr Hall |
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Peter H. Bodenheimer (Emeritus)
Theoretical astrophysics with a focus on stellar systems. Among his main interests are numerical calculations of stellar structure and evolution, formation of giant planets, proto-star collapse, formation of stellar binaries and multiplets, and the origin of planetary systems.
peter@ucolick.org
831-459-2064
Thimann 335
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Michael J. Bolte (Director - UCO Lick Observatories)
Observation of old stellar populations in globular clusters and
measurements of the ages and chemical abundances of the individual
stars. Among other research interests are the dynamics of globular
clusters, identifying the main sequence critical mass for white
dwarf formation, and extremely metal poor (EMP) stars.
bolte@ucolick.org
831-459-2991
ISB 379
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Jean P. Brodie
Studies extra-galactic globular clusters systems, young massive star
clusters, and galaxy formation. Brodie also works on instrumentation
for for astronomy, such as the development of a multi-object spectrograph.
brodie@ucolick.org
831-459-2987
ISB 345 |
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Harland W. Epps
Optical design of high-performance astronomical instruments such as the LRIS and HIRES spectrograph cameras for Keck, Flamingos-2 for Gemini-South, the BINOSPEC binocular spectrograph for MMT, among others.
epps@ucolick.org
831-459-3454
Nat Sci II 191 |
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Sandra M. Faber (Department Chair)
Galaxy formation and evolution, study of stellar populations in globular
clusters, elliptical galaxies, and distant galaxy clusters. Additionally,
Faber is involved in the DEIMOS project -a multi-object spectrograph for Keck- and is a core member of the DEEP team.
faber@ucolick.org
831-459-2944
CfAO 101 |
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Jonathan Fortney
Planetary physics, with a goal of understanding planets as a class of astronomical objects. Fortney studies planetary atmospheres, the interior structure and thermal evolution of exoplanets, as well as brown dwarfs and our solar system's giant planets.
jfortney@ucolick.org
831-502-7285
ISB 275 |
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Puragra (Raja) GuhaThakurta
Faint blue galaxies, study of faint stars using multicolor CCD data, search for Kuiper belt comets, gravitational lensing by galaxy clusters, HST studies of dense globular cluster cores, near infrared Tully-Fisher diagram, galactic “cirrus” clouds, interacting Galaxies, dwarf galaxies.
raja@ucolick.org
831-459-5169
ISB 271
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Garth D. Illingworth
Studies high-redshift galaxies to understand the process of galaxy
formation, using both ground-based and Space telescopes. He is also
interested in the development of next-generation telescopes.
gdi@ucolick.org
831-459-2843
ISB 267 |
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David C. Koo
Observational cosmology. Origin and evolution of high-redshift galaxies,
quasars, and gas clouds. Koo is also an active collaborator of DEEP and the center for Adaptive Optics.
koo@ucolick.org
831-459-2130
ISB 263 |
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Mark Krumholz
Formation of massive stars and star clusters, origin of the stellar initial mass function, life cycle of molecular clouds.
krumholz@ucolick.org
831-459-1312
ISB 273 |
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Gregory Laughlin
Theoretical astrophysics with a focus on extra-solar planetary systems,
the hydrodynamics of self-gravitating disks, stellar evolution, and the
long-term evolution of the universe.
laughlin@ucolick.org
831-459-3208
ISB 279 |
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Douglas N.C. Lin
The origin of the solar system, star and planet formation, planetary atmosphere and structure, dynamical evolution of planetary systems, astrophysical fluid dynamics, interstellar medium, dynamics of stellar clusters, structure of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, and galaxy formation.
lin@ucolick.org
831-459-2732
ISB 337 |
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Piero Madau
Theoretical cosmology with an emphasis on the re-ionization of
the early universe, early black holes and first mini-quasars,
the star formation history of the universe, and high-resolution
cosmological simulations.
pmadau@ucolick.org
831-459-3839
ISB 361 |
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Bruce H. Margon (Vice Chancellor - Research)
High energy astrophysics, x-ray astronomy, close binary systems, digital sky surveys.
margon@ucsc.edu
831-459-1596
Kerr Hall 281
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William G. Mathews (Emeritus)
Theoretical Astrophysics with an emphasis on gas dynamics and radiative transfer in low-density astrophysical environments.
mathews@ucolick.org
831-459-2074
Thimann 333 |
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Claire Max (Director of Center for Adaptive Optics)
Development of adaptive optics systems for both ground-based and
space telescopes. She uses adaptive optics to resolve astronomical
objects such as active galactic nuclei in infrared wavelengths.
max@ucolick.org
831-459-2049
CfAO 205 |
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Joseph S. Miller (Emeritus)
Active galaxies, quasi-stellar objects.
miller@ucolick.org
831-459-3670
ISB 333 |
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Jerry E. Nelson
Design and construction of large telescopes, project Scientist for
Keck telescope and Thirty Meter telescope, development of adaptive
optics systems.
jnelson@ucolick.org
831-459-5132
CfAO 215 |
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Jason X. Prochaska
Damped Ly-alpha systems, Lyman limit systems, stellar abundances,
thick disk imaging, cosmological simulations, fine structure evolution,
and deuterium abundance.
xavier@ucolick.org
831-459-2135
ISB 359 |
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Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Studies the violent universe with an emphasis on stellar explosions,
gamma-ray bursts, and accretion phenomena near compact objects.
enrico@ucolick.org
831-459-3400
ISB 363 |
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Constance Rockosi
Galactic structure and the formation of the Milky Way. Current interests include the formation of the thick disk, structure and stellar populations at the Galactic anticenter, and the dynamics of the stellar halo.
crockosi@ucolick.org
831-459-5246
ISB 261 |
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Graeme H. Smith
Old Stellar populations in the Milky Way, their evolution and
contribution to the galaxy's chemical enrichment. Study of abundances
in globular cluster stars.
graeme@ucolick.org
831-459-2907
ISB 135 |
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Stephen E. Thorsett (Dean - Physical and Biological Sciences)
Main interest lies in the observation of compact objects, radioastronomy with an emphasis on radio pulsars, and high-energy
astrophysics.
thorsett@ucolick.org
831-459-5170
Dean's office |
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Steven S. Vogt
Extra-solar planet search, astronomical instrumentation, and
high-dispersion spectroscopy.
vogt@ucolick.org
831-459-2151
ISB 343 |
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Stanford E. Woosley
Theoretical astrophysics with a focus on supernovae explosions and
gamma-ray bursts and the nucleosynthetic, hydrodynamic and energy
transport processes involved in these events. Other areas of interest
include aspects of nuclear astrophysics and the fate of very massive,
early stars.
woosley@ucolick.org
831-459-2976
ISB 259 |
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Rachel J. Dewey
Radio astronomy, pulsar astrophysics, VLBI astrometry.
dewey@ucolick.org
831-459-3081
ISB 269 |
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Adriane Steinacker
Magneto-hydrodynamical (MHD) simulations of protoplanetary accretion disks and the interaction between
turbulent accretion disks and planetary cores.
asteinac@ucsc.edu
831-459-2790
ISB 157 |
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