Professor Dan Clemens
Astronomy
Department
and
Institute for
Astrophysical Research
Boston University
Room 417 CAS
725 Commonwealth Ave
(617) 353 - 6140
Academics:
AS441 - Observational Astronomy Spring 2008
Future Courses (by semester), tentative
Publication List and CV
Spectacular
massive star forming region, as seen by GLIMPSE
Edge-on
galaxy NGC 891, as imaged by the Mimir instrument in the near-infrared
J, H, and K bands
Shocked
molecular hydrogen spectral line emission toward the Orion star forming
region, as seen in Mimir's 10x10 arcmin field of view.
Current Research Activities:
My primary areas of study include star formation, the structure of the Milky Way, and the nature of magnetic fields in the interstellar medium. I am most involved in two large projects: the Mimir near-infrared instrument for the Perkins telescope and GLIMPSE, a large survey of the Galactic plane by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Within each of these projects, several smaller investigations and papers are underway, most involving graduate students (Pinnick, Pavel, and Carveth) and undergraduates (Jameson).
Professor
Clemens and Dr. Marc Buie (Lowell Observatory) during commissioning of
the Mimir instrument on the Perkins telescope in August 2004.
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Test
field at Galactic longitude 46 degrees, as imaged by Mimir in the
J, H, and K bands in October 2004. The Galactic Plane Infrared Polarization
Survey (GPIPS) seeks to measure the background starlight polarizations
for virtually every star seen here and across a vast region of the
Milky Way's disk.
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