Exploring the Radio Universe
As an assistant scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), I study galaxies in the Universe at radio frequencies. In particular, I work on studies of gas-rich galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. I use the 305-m Arecibo, 100-m Green Bank, and Very Large Array radio telescopes (above) to study the dynamics of these galaxies near and far.
In additon, I'm fascinated by the current revolution in astronomy dealing with large datasets. I write lots of software (web based server and client) dealing with the visualization and mining of these datasets at radio frequencies. The animation above is a 3D volume rendering of the velocity field based on data from the PSCz catalogs (Saunders et al. 2000 and Schmoldt et al. 1999).
I earned my Ph.D. in Astronomy and Space Sciences from Cornell University. Read here about what I study or visit my YouTube channel for some astronomy visualizations!