Aaron Steinhauer has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2005.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. & M.A., Astronomy; Indiana University
B.A., Physics and Astronomy; Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Recent Publications
B. J. Anthony-Twarog, C. P. Deliyannis, D. Harmer, D. B. Lee-Brown, A. Steinhauer, Q. Sun, B. A. Twarog, 2018, Astronomical Journal, 156, 37A, “Li in Open Clusters: Cool Dwarfs in the Young, Subsolar-metallicity Cluster M35 (NGC 2168)”
J. Cummings, C. P. Deliyannis, R. Maderak, A. Steinhauer, 2017, Astronomical Journal, 153, 128, “WIYN Open Cluster Study LXXV. Testing the Metallicity Dependence of Stellar Lithium Depletion Using Hyades-aged Clusters. I. Hyades and Praesepe.”
Classes
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PHYS 116: Physics II Lab
A lab course to complement General Physics II and Analytical Physics II lectures. Experiments in waves, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and optics will be performed.
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PHYS 372: Undergraduate Research
Designed to introduce the student to research techniques in physics, astronomy, or engineering. With faculty supervision, each student will complete a significant project which requires originality and broadens knowledge.
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PHYS 384: Astrophysical Techniques
This laboratory-style class will be an introduction to techniques used to gather and process astronomical data. Students will learn how to plan and carry out observing runs, possibly using the campus observatory. Students will learn to reduce and analyze photometric and spectroscopic data using software packages such as IRAF, and IDL. Data mining techniques, used to access the vast array of publicly available astronomical images will also be covered. The course will culminate with a final project, where students will write a proposal, gather raw astronomical data, and see the analysis through to its completion. Final presentations will be made on the results of this project.