From left to right: Peter, Ella, Bob, Aaron, Mike
Current UW WOCS Group Members |
| Dr. Robert D. Mathieu
Professor
Office: Sterling Hall
Email: mathieu [at] astro.wisc.edu
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| Dr. Peter Frinchaboy
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Office: 4506 Sterling Hall
Email: pmf [at] astro.wisc.edu
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My current WOCS research focuses on the infrared (near and mid-IR )
properties of the WOCS clusters, which is being used to derive the lower
end of the mass function, and binary star populations of the clusters.
I am also using multi-fiber spectroscopy to derive membership and bulk
kinematics for open star clusters and exploring the metallicity and
abundance gradients in the Galactic disk.
In addition to work on the WOCS project, my research focuses on the use of
spectroscopy to derive membership and abundances for stars in open
clusters, dSph galaxies, and tidal streams in the haloes of local group
galaxies to study the dark matter, mass distribution, and dynamics of the
Milky Way and M31. |
| Aaron M. Geller
Graduate student
Office: Sterling Hall
Email: geller [at] astro.wisc.edu
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My current research is focussed on the interplay between stellar dynamics and evolution within
an open cluster enviornment. Our highly precise observations of open clusters have revealed stars and star systems
which cannot be explained through isolated single- or binary-star evolutionary theory. These stars map the interface
between cluster dynamics, stellar evolution, and binary star dynamics, and I probe this interface through comparison of
our observations to current theory. |
| Ella K. Braden
Graduate student
Office: Sterling Hall
Email: braden [at] astro.wisc.edu
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I am currently investigating cluster properties of M35 based on WIYN radial velocity data,
determining cluster membership, analyzing binary systems and cluster dynamics. |
| Michael A. DiPompeo
Undergraduate student
Office: Sterling Hall
Email: madipompeo [at] astro.wisc.edu
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My current research is focused on a particular binary pair in the open cluster NGC 6819.
Primarily, I am determining possible formation scenarios through computer simulations, as the orbital parameters indicate
it almost certainly was involved in an interaction with another star. I am also working on an analysis of possible errors
introduced by using one template spectrum for various spectral types when calculating radial velocities. |
Past UW WOCS Group Members |
| Chris Dolan
Postdoctoral Fellow
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| Keivan Stassun
Postdoctoral Fellow
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| Soren Meibom
Postdoctoral Fellow
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| Tabetha Hole
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| Steve Kaeppler
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| Meagan Morscher
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| Sylvana Yelda
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