UMBC Astrophysics: Group Profile

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UMBC Astro-Group Profile

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science at UMBC is conducted by Faculty and Students both on campus at UMBC, and at NASA's nearby Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. The campus-based research is conducted within UMBC's Physics Department. The GSFC-based research is administered by UMBC's Center for Space Science & Technology (CSST).

Below are the current group members, grouped by their current primary location, listing their broad research areas/responsibilities. For contact information see the personnel directory.

UMBC campus-based Group Members

Name/Position	Research Interests
Ms Amanda Dotson Graduate Student	TBD
Dr Markos Georganopoulos Assistant Professor	High-Energy Astrophysics, Active Galatic Nuclei
Dr Ian George Associate Professor	High-Energy Astrophysics, Active Galatic Nuclei
Ms Lynne Griffith Business Manager	contact for all administrative duties associated with the CSST
Dr Mark Henriksen Associate Professor	High-Energy Astrophysics, Clusters of Galaxies
Ms Neetika Sharma Graduate Student	TBD
Dr T. Jane Turner Associate Professor	High-Energy Astrophysics, Active Galatic Nuclei

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NASA/GSFC-based UMBC Group Members

Name/Position	Research Interests
Dr Joseph Adams Associate Research Scientist	Low-temperature detector development
Dr Rick Arendt Associate Research Scientist	Infrared and Submillmeter Astronomy
Dr Wayne Baumgartner Research Associate	Gamma-ray astronomy & detector development
Dr John Cannizzo Associate Research Scientist	Numerical simulation of relativistic fluids; search for gravity waves
Dr Ozlem Celik Research Associate	Gamma-ray astronomy
Dr Kai-Wing Chan Associate Research Scientist	X-ray Optics; young supernovae
Dr Meng Chiao Associate Research Engineer	Cryogenics associated with low-temperatuve detector develoment
Dr Robin Corbet Senior Research Scientist	X-ray binaries; X-ray pulsars
Dr Jay Cummings Senior Research Scientist	Gamma-ray bursts; detector development
Dr David Davis Associate Research Scientist	Groups and Clusters of Galaxies
Dr Georgia de Nolfo Associate Research Scientist	Cosmic Rays; detector development
Dr Keigo Fukumura Research Associate	Theoretical high-energy Astrophysics of compact objects
Dr Fotis Gavriil Research Associate	High-energy observations of highly-magnetized Neutron stars
Dr Kenji Hamaguchi Assistant Research Scientist	High-energy observations of yound stellar systems
Dr Thomas Hams Associate Research Scientist	Astroparticle instrumentation and observations
Mr David Havrilla Business Manager	for "CRESST Central" at NASA/GSFC
Dr Masaharu Hirayama Assistant Research Scientist	X-ray and gamma-ray Pulsars
Dr Lalit Jalota Associate Research Engineer	X-ray optics
Dr John Lehan Associate Research Scientist	X-ray optics
Dr James van Meter Assistant Research Scientist	Numerical gravitational astrophysics
Dr Koji Mukai Senior Research Scientist	Multiwaveband observations of interacting binaries
Dr Thomas Nelson Research Associate	High-energy observations of compact Galactic systems
Dr Tim Norton Associate Research Scientist	Development of photon-counting detectors in the UV-infrared bands
Ms Virgina Peles Administrative Assistant	for "CRESST Central" at NASA/GSFC
Dr Katja Pottschmidt Research Associate	High-energy observations of Galactic binary systems
Dr Takanori Sakamoto Research Associate	Gamma-ray bursts
Dr Stephen Smith Research Associate	TES detector development and signal processing
Dr Seunghee Son Research Associate	Development of Gamma-ray and neutron imaging detectors
Dr Steve Sturner Associate Research Scientist	SNRs, radio pulsars, and cosmic ray interactions with outer solar system bodies
Dr Vlasios Vasileiou Research Associate	Gamma-ray astrophysics

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Adjunct, Affiliated & Visiting Group Members

Name/Position	Research Interests
Dr Volker Beckmann Adjunct Assitant Professor	High Energy Astrophysics, Active Galactic Nuclei
Dr Alexis Finoguenov Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist	High Energy Astrophysics, Clusters of Galaxies
Dr Eric Perlman Adjunct Associate Research Professor	Multiwaveband Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei

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