Faculty Directory
- Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
- Title
- Professor
- Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
- Department
- Physics Department
- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
- Phone 831-459-2183
- Fax 831-459-5777
- Website
- Office Location
- Nat Sci 2 Main Building, 321 Nat Sci II
- Mail Stop SCIPP
- Mailing Address
- 1156 High St. SCIPP mailstop
- Santa Cruz CA 95064
- Faculty Areas of Expertise Atmospheric Science, Astrophysics
- Courses Physics 134, Physics 6A, Physics 5A, Physics 133, Physics 2, Physics 291F, Physics 182, Physics 5B
Research Interests
High-energy processes in astrophysical sources (particularly x-ray binaries), terrestrial lightning, Earth's radiation belts, and solar flares via observations of x-ray and gamma-ray emission. Design and construction of instruments to fly on spacecraft, aircraft and stratospheric balloons and observations with existing NASA satellites.