I enjoy outreach and talking with the public about science and astronomy.  I’ve been involved with astronomy outreach through clubs, universities, or observatories since I got in to the hobby of amateur astronomy growing up in San Diego.  Currently I volunteer several nights a month at the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station (VIS).  Primarily I enjoy sharing the night skies using telescopes, but I’ve also given a few talks to public groups.

 

My research interests are in star formation.  My PhD thesis was an examination of how young stars interact with their parent molecular cloud through the action of protostellar outflows.  You can read more about this research project on my protostellar outflows page.


My postdoc at the University of Hawaii has continued my outflow work, but has also allowed me to branch out into a new area.  I’ve spent most of my time at UH working on the Variable Young Stars Optical Survey (VYSOS) project.  You can read more abut that work on my VYSOS page.

Research

Teaching

I’ve taken down class web pages and other material since it is now fairly old.  My tutorial on the IRAF (Image Reduction and Analysis Facility) software is still available.

Outreach