Adam J. Burgasser, Ph.D. |
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| Current Positions |
Assistant Professor, University of California San Diego Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Affiliate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii
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| Research Interests |
Low-mass stars and brown dwarfs, L and T dwarfs, spectroscopic classification, stellar/substellar activity, substellar companions, cool subdwarfs, the substellar field IMF, virtual observatories
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| Education |
Ph.D. (Physics, minor in Planetary Science), California Institute of Technology, 2001 Thesis title: The Discovery and Characterization of Methane Bearing Brown Dwarfs and the Definition of the T Spectral Class M.S. (Physics), California Institute of Technology, 1999 B.S. (Physics), UC San Diego, 1996 Honors with Highest Distinction, Summa Cum Laude
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| Previous Positions |
Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellow, AMNH, 2004-2005 (M. Shara, faculty contact) Discovery and Characterization of Metal-poor M, L and T Dwarfs Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA, 2001-2004 (I.S. McLean, faculty contact) Empirical investigations of the physical properties of ultracool dwarfs via optical & near-infrared spectroscopy Research Scientist, 2MASS Rare Objects Team, 1998-2001 (M.E. Brown & J.D. Kirkpatrick, advisors) Search and characterization of T dwarfs using 2MASS. Research Assistant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997-1998 (R. Terrile, advisor) NICMOS grism observations of Pluto/Charon. Research Student, Caltech Infrared Astrophysics Group, 1996-1997 (G. Neugebauer & B.T. Soifer, advisors) NIRC imaging observations of VV 114. Research Scholar, Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, 1995-1996 (H.G. Smith, advisor) Characterization of ultraluminous far-infrared galaxies (ULIRGs). Undergraduate Research Fellow (REU), UC San Diego Physics Department, 1995 (H. Kobrak, advisor)
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| Teaching |
Instructor, 8.012: Physics I for majors (MIT: Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008)
Co-instructor, 8.972: Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs (MIT: Spring 2007) Recitation Instructor, 8.022: Physics II for majors (MIT: Spring 2008) Recitation Instructor, 8.012: Physics I for majors (MIT: Fall 2005) Head Diving Coach, Caltech & UC San Diego (NCAA Division 3), 1996-2001
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| Educational Outreach |
Co-developer of Astrofacts!, 2008-2009 A radio broadcast project that allows kids to teach kids about astronomy; broadcast on KOPO-LP 89.5 FM at Paia Youth and Cultural Center during the summer of 2009 and headed by local high school student Charae Tongg. Instructor, CFAO Mainland Short Course, 2004 Intense workshop on optics, astronomy and AO for university students starting CFAO's internship program Team Lead, KIDSAT (now ISS EarthKam), 1994-1996 NASA-sponsored program that allows middle school students to take photos of the Earth using a remotely operated digital camera mounted on the window of the Space Shuttle.Lead for the Mission Scheduling Team, member of Orbital Mechanics Team.
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| Research Collaborations |
FIRE Spectrograph Rob Simcoe, Adam Burgasser, Rebecca Bernstein, Mario Mateo, Bruce Bigelow & Paul Schechter &Development and construction of a near-infrared echellette spectrograph for the Magellan Telescopes. 2MASS Rare Objects Team J. Davy Kirkpatrick, I. Neill Reid, John Gizis, Adam Burgasser, Kelle Cruz, Peter Allen, & Roc Cutri Identification and investigation of low-mass stars and cool brown dwarfs identified in the 2MASS database. Dwarfarchives.org Chris Gelino, J. Davy Kirkpatrick & Adam Burgasser. Online catalog of low mass stars and brown dwarfs. VLM Binaries Archive Nick Siegler, Adam Burgasser & Chris Gelino. Online catalog of very low mass binary and multiple systems.
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| Publications |
See my bibliography for a complete listing. |
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| Selected Honors |
Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASA/Spitzer Science Center, 2004-2005 Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute, 2001-2004 NCAA Top 8 Scholar Athlete Award, 1997 John Holmes Malmberg Memorial Award for Physics, UC San Diego, 1996 NCAA Postgraduate Fellowship, UC San Diego, 1996 NACDA Pre-Games Post-Graduate Fellowship, UC San Diego, 1996 UC San Diego Research Scholar, 1995-1996 California Space Institute Fellowship, UC San Diego, 1995 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Fellowship, UC San Diego, 1995 UC Regents Scholar, UC San Diego, 1992-1996
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| Contact Information |
Adam J. Burgasser University of California San Diego Center for Astrophysics and Space Science 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0424 La Jolla, CA 92093, USA tel: +1 (858) 822 6958 fax: +1 (858) 534 2294 email: aburgasser [at] ucsd [dot] edu web: http://cass.ucsd.edu/~ajb |
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