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Douglas C. Leonard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Outreach and Media Representative
dleonard@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-2215 | Office: P-238
Research Interests:
Supernova explosion geometry and physics as revealed through spectropolarimetry; supernova progenitor stars |
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Jerome Orosz, Ph.D.
Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate Advisor (he/him/his)
jorosz@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-7118 | Office: P-241
Research Interests:
Binary stars, stellar mass black holes, transiting exoplanets |
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Robert Quimby, Ph.D.
Professor, MLO Director
On sabbatical leave, Fall 2021
rquimby@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-1013| Office: P-233
Research Interests:
Observational cosmology, supernovae, astronomical transients.
Dr. Quimby’s Personal Website |
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Kate H. R. Rubin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (she/her)
krubin@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-2623| Office: P-237
Research Interests:
Extragalactic astronomy, galaxy formation and evolution, galactic winds and feedback, the circumgalactic medium, QSO absorption line spectroscopy
Dr. Rubin’s Personal Website |
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Eric Sanquist, Ph.D.
Professor, Department Chair (he/him/his)
esandquist@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-2694| Office: P-134
Research Interests:
Stellar evolution, theoretical astrophysics, galactic star clusters, blue straggler stars, stellar collisions
Dr. Sandquist’s Personal Website |
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William F. Welsh, Ph.D.
Professor, Lab Coordinator (he/him/his)
Interim Mt. Laguna Observatory Director, Fall 2021
wwelsh@sdsu.edu | Ph: 619-594-2288 | Office: P-235
Research Interests:
Interacting binary stars, extrasolar planets, time series analysis, transiting exoplanets, accretion-powered systems: AGN, CVs and X-ray binaries
Dr. Welsh’s Personal Website |