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- Ph.D. in Astronomy, November 1983 Thesis: "Dynamical Studies of Clusters of
- Galaxies" Advisor: Margaret J. Geller
- A.M. in Astronomy, November 1980
- B.S. in Physics, Summa Cum Laude, June 1979
- B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, June 1979
- “Scientist of the Year” 2003, Impressions 5 Museum
- International Astronomical Union, Commission 30
- American Astronomical
- Society American Statistical Association
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Classification Society of North America
- Bantrell Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Caltech)
- Hughes Aircraft Company Masters Fellow (Harvard)
- Argonne National Lab Summer Research Fellow (Purdue)
- Frank Gannett Undergraduate Fellow (Purdue)
- Sigma Xi -- Science Honorary
- Sigma Pi Sigma -- Physics Honorary
- Tau Beta Pi -- Engineering Honorary
- Alpha Sigma Mu -- Metallurgy Honorary
- European Very Large Telescope (VLT)
- Japanese National Telescope (SUBARU)
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Keck 10m Telescope
- CTIO 4m Telescope
- KPNO 4m Telescope
- ESO New Technology Telescope
- Anglo - Australian 3.9m Telescope
- ESO 3.6m Telescope
- CFHT 3.6m Telescope
- McDonald Observatory 2.7m Telescope
- Las Campanas Dupont 2.5m Telescope
- Siding Spring Observatory 2.3m Telescope
- McDonald Observatory 2.1m Telescope
- KPNO 2.1m Telescope
- OHP 1.9m Telescope
- Lowell Observatory 1.8m Telescope
- ESO 1.5m Telescope
- Danish 1.5m Telescope
- KPNO 1.3m Telescope
- CTIO 1m Telescope
- KPNO 0.9m Telescope
- CTIO Curtis Schmidt Telescope
- KPNO Burrell Schmidt Telescope
- International Ultraviolet Explorer
- ROSAT X-ray Satellite
- Hale 5m Telescope
- Las Campanas Dupont 2.4m Telescope
- Palomar 1.5m Telescope
- Palomar 1.2m Telescope
- Arecibo 1000 ft dish
- SAO/UA Multiple Mirror Telescope
- SAO 1.5m Telescope
- SAO 0.6m Telescope
- Micro-channel plate lifetime testing
- Einstein data analysis
- Orbit design and mission analysis -- VOIR
- Venusian gravity perturbation analysis
- Developed control program for X-ray spectrometer
- CBI -- Summer Courses (1 term)
- ISP 205 -- Integrative Studies (Astronomy) (7 terms)
- ISP 205L -- Integrative Studies Lab (Astronomy) (9
terms)
- AST 119 -- Introductory Astronomy (5 terms)
- AST 202 -- Introductory Astronomy (Majors) (4 terms)
- AST 217 -- Introductory Astronomy (1 term)
- AST 229 -- Introductory Astronomy (4 term)
- AST 402 -- Galaxies and Cosmology (3 terms)
- AST 442 -- Radiational Astrophysics (2 terms)
- AST 462 -- Galactic Astronomy (2 terms)
- AST 463 -- Extragalactic Astronomy (1 term)
- AST 801 -- Introductory Astrophysics (1 term)
- AST 820 -- The Galaxy (1 term)
- PHY 957 -- Statistical Techniques (1 term)
- Conducted recitation sections
- Developed and instructed laboratory projects
- Conducted Electricity and Magnetism lab
- Conducted Electricity and Magnetism course
- Conducted Mechanics of Materials lab
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2002 - 2005: |
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NSF Grant ($74,848)
"Collaborative Research: Fundamental Properties of Local Subdwarfs," (in cooperation with D. Terndrup, Ohio State University)
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2002 - 2004: |
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NASA Grant - Hubble Space Telescope ($26,123)
"The Old Star CS 31082-001, The Age of the Universe, and the Nature of the r-Process," (Co-I with C. Sneden, J. Cowan)
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2001 - 2004: |
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NSF Grant ($37,473)
"Collaborative REsearch: Completion of the Southern Proper Motion Survey," (in cooperation with W. van Altena, Yale University) - Supplemental Funding Request
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2001 - 2004: |
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NSF Grant ($230,769)
"The Nature of Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars in the Galzxy."
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2001 - 2004: |
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NSF Grant ($105,829)
"Collaborative Research: Completion of the Southern Proper
Motion Survey," (in cooperation with W. van Altena, Yale
University)
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2000 - 2002: |
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NSF Grant ($45,000)
"Collaborative Research of the Joint Institute for Nuclear
Astrophysics," (Co-I with C. Sneden, J. Truran, J. Cowan)
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1999 - 2001: |
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NSF Grant - Hubble Space Telescope ($24,500)
"CS 2892-052: A Rosetta Star for the Age and Early History
of the Galaxy" (Co-I with C. Sneden, J. Truran, J. Cowan)
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1999
- 2001: |
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NSF Grant - Hubble Space Telescope ($17,000)
"Abundances in Halo Stars and Galactic Element Formation"
(Co-I with J. Cowan, C. Sneden, J. Truran)
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1998 - 2000: |
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NATO Grant ($10,000)
"Search for Metal Poor Stars in the Galaxy," US/Italy/Spain
Collaboration, Renewal
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1996 - 2000: |
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NSF Grant ($255,000)
"Discovery and Analysis of Extermely Low Metallicity
Stars, Horizontal-Branch Stars, and A-Type Stars in the
Galacitc Halo"
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1995 - 1998: |
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INT (NSF) Grant ($16,000)
"Discovery and Analysis of Extremely Low Metallicity
Stars in the Thick Disk and Halo of the Galaxy," US/Australia Collaboration
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1995 - 1997: |
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NATO Grant ($10,000)
"Search for Metal Poor Stars in the Galaxy," US/Italy/Spain
Collaboration
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1993 - 1996: |
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INT (NSF) Grant ($11,000)
"Spectroscopy and Analysis of Horizontal-Branch and A-type
Stars in the Galactic Halo," US/Denmark Collaboration
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1993 - 1995: |
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NSF Grant ($195,000)
"Discovery and Analysis of Extremely Low Metallicity Stars, Horizonta-Branch
Stars, and A-type Stars in the Galactic Halo"
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1993 - 1994: |
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NASA Grant ($18,000)
"ROSAT Observations of the Cluster of Galaxies A2151"
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1992 - 1993: |
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All University Reserach Initiation Grant ($3,500)
"The Abundance of Lithium in Extremely Metal-Poor Stars"
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1991 - 1993: |
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NSF Grant ($36,000)
"Small Telescopes for Observational Astrononomy Laboratory" (Co-I with
Horace Smith)
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1990 - 1993: |
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NSF Grant ($185,000)
"Discovery and Photometry of Low Metallicity and Horizontal-Branch Stars
in the Galactic Halo."
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1989: |
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REU Supplement ($3,500)
"Hot Stars in the Galactic Halo"
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1989 - 1990: |
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All University Reserach Initiation Grant ($2,500)
"Relative Abundances for Extremely Metal-Poor Stars"
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1988: |
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REU Supplement ($5,000)
"Calibration of Stellar Metallicities"
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1987 - 1990: |
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NSF Grant ($75,000)
"A Search for Extremely Low Metallicity Stars in the Calactic Halo"
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1986 - 1987: |
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All University Reserach Initiation Grant ($5,000)
"A Search for Extremely Low Metallicity Stars in the Galactic Halo"
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