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Astronomer Chris Churchill, whose research focuses on studies of quasar absorption lines, has been awarded tenure in the NMSU Astronomy Department. Let's hear it for the power of high resolution quasar spectra!
Congratulations to graduate student Chas Miller, winner of the 2009 Murrell Award for outstanding research and professional development. We salute Chas for his ground-breaking research on a variety of solar system topics, including observations of mutual events of Uranian satellites during the 2007-2008 equinoctial season and significant involvement in the LCROSS lunar impact mission. Read more about the research Chas does in the August 2009 NMSU Research Newsletter.
Congratulations to our senior graduate student Douglas Hoffman, who successfully defended his PhD thesis research on Automated Variable Star Classification Using the Northern Sky Variability Survey in September of 2009! Doug has accepted a position as a postdoctoral fellow with the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) in Pasadena, California. We wish him all the best on his next adventure!
Please join us at the campus observatory at 7:00pm on Friday, November 20, for a guided tour of the skies above. Professor Nancy Chanover will present a short astronomical slide show. Sky viewing through telescopes will include the first quarter Moon, the planet Jupiter, Alberio (Beta Cignus, a double star system), M57 (the Ring Nebula), M8 (the Lagoon Nebula), and Globular Cluster M13. Children are particularly welcome!
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