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My research focus is in two broad areas: the study of the star formation process in galaxies and the design, installation, and characterization of high-performance radio telescope antennas for astronomy. These two research areas are intimately connected (in my mind), as I use radio telescope antennas to make radio, millimeter, and submillimeter measurements of galaxies. Those measurements can be optimized by careful design and characterization of the radio telescope antennas that I employ in my research. A deeper dive into my studies within these two research areas can be found below.
My research focus is in two broad areas: the study of the star formation process in galaxies and the design, installation, and characterization of high-performance radio telescope antennas for astronomy. These two research areas are intimately connected (in my mind), as I use radio telescope antennas to make radio, millimeter, and submillimeter measurements of galaxies. Those measurements can be optimized by careful design and characterization of the radio telescope antennas that I employ in my research. A deeper dive into my studies within these two research areas can be found below.
I use radio through infrared spectral line and continuum imaging of the star formation process in galaxies to better understand the variety of phases which comprise galaxy evolution. Over the last several years my research on galaxy evolution has been focused on utilizing the spectral line imaging obtained through the ALMA Comprehensive High-resolution Extragalactic Molecular Inventory (ALCHEMI) large program.
I have had a keen interest in understanding how radio telescope antennas work for my entire professional career. This has resulted in active participation in all types of radio telescope performance characterization, including surface measurement, pointing, path length, and positioning. I have been fortunate to be able to study a large number of radio telescope antennas, including the NRAO 12m, Submillimeter Telescope Observatory (SMTO), ALMA 12m prototype antennas, ALMA 12m production antennas, and the ngVLA prototype antenna.
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