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Adam J. Burgasser, Ph.D.Welcome to my homepage! I am an Assistant Professor at the Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, part of the Department of Physics at MIT. I work on the physical properties and processes associated with the lowest mass stars and brown dwarfs. I am originally from Buffalo, NY (where they make real Buffalo Wings), but spent much of the last 15 years in southern California, where I received my B.S. in Physics from UCSD and my M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from Caltech. My real home, of course, is with my ohana. | ||
ResearchMy astrophysical research focuses on the observational study of low-mass stars and brown dwarfs, specifically the properties of L and T dwarfs and Ultracool Subdwarfs. I am particularly interested in characterizing the physical properties of the lowest luminosity stars, magnetic activity, multiplicity, and population statistics. My work incorporates many observational tools, including optical and infrared spectroscopy, high resolution imaging (including traditional and laser guide star adaptive optics), radio astronomy, space-based (HST & Spitzer) imaging, and photometric monitoring. Find out more on my research page.I'm also working with Rob Simcoe and collaborators to build the Folded Port Infrared Echellette (FIRE) for the Magellan Telescopes. You should get some swag. Check out some of my recent research presentations. | ||
TeachingDuring the Spring 2008 semester I will be teaching recitations for Physics 8.022: Electricity and Magnetism. My office hours can be found on my schedule.If you enjoyed (or missed) 8.972: Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs in Spring 2007, you can download the lectures here. | ||
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Adam J. Burgasser
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 37-664B
Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
1 (617) 452 5113
ajb [at] mit [dot] edu
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