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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Dr. Peter Frinchaboy

 Department of Physics & Astronomy
Office Phone: (817) 257-6387
Dept. Office: (817) 257-7375
p.frinchaboy [at] tcu.edu

TEACHING

  Current Courses (Fall 2009):
  PHYS 20073/13 - Introductory Astronomy (Solar System)
  PHYS 30111 - Experimental Astronomy

  Previous Courses:
  (Fall 2008) ASTR 103 - Introductory Astronomy (Stars & Galaxies; University of Wisconsin-Madison)

POSITIONS

  Presently:
  Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University
  Team Leader (Calibration & Field Selection), SDSS-III/Apache Pt. Obs. Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)
  Member, GLIMPSE-360 - Spitzer Space Telescope Explorations Science Project

  Previously:
  2006-2009 NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow,
                     University of Wisconsin-Madison,   (click here for info).
  2006 Ph.D., University of Virginia

RESEARCH

TCU Research Group:
Peter Frinchaboy (Assistant Professor)
Cassidy Smith (PhD student)

COLLABORATORS
NOTE: NAMES MAY NOT BE EXCLUSIVE TO THEIR CATAGORY.

Spitzer/GLIMPSE I, II, 3D, & 360: Star Clusters & Galactic Bar Projects:

  •    William E. Kunkel (Las Campanas)
  •    Ed Churchwell (UWisc)
  •    Michael F. Skrutskie (UVa)
  •    Steven R. Majewski (UVa)
  •    Bob Benjamin (U. Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  •    Ricardo Munoz (Yale)

    • WIYN/Southern Open Cluster Study (WOCS/SOCS):

  •    Bob Mathieu (UWisc)
  •    Ata Sarajedini (U Florida)
  •    Karen Kinemuchi (U Florida/U. Concepcion)
  •    Doug Geisler (Universidad de Concepcion)
  •    Aaron Geller (UWisc)
  •    Tevor Irwin (Texas A&M)
  •    Michael F. Skrutskie (UVa)

    • Exploring Galactic Disk Tracers:

  •    Steven R. Majewski (UVa)
  •    W. Bulter Burton (NRAO)
  •    Ricardo Munoz (Yale)
  •    Kathryn Johnston (Columbia)
  •    Wilton Dias (UNIVAP)
  •    Jaques Lepine (IAG-USP)

    • Outer Galactic Open Clusters & Monoceros/GASS:

  •    Ricardo Munoz (Yale)
  •    Giovanni Carraro (ESO Chile)
  •    Randy Phelps (NSF)
  •    Sandro Villanova (Universidad de Concepcion)
  •    Doug Geisler (Universidad de Concepcion)
  •    Steven R. Majewski (UVa)

    • Milky Way Dwarf Spheroidal Structure:

  •    Steven Majewski (UVa)
  •    Ricardo Munoz (Yale)
  •    William Kunkel (Las Campanas)
  •    Kathryn Johnston (Columbia)
  •    Ricky Patterson (UVa)

    •

    STUDENTS

      Current Students:
      Cassidy Smith* (PhD candidate; 2012)

       *Co-advising with Drs. Marcum (TCU/NASA AMES) and Fanelli (TCU/NASA AMES)

      Former Students:
      Danielle Nielsen (REU student; UWisc. 2007; Currently ...)
      Justin Adkins (REU student; UWisc. 2008; Currently ...)

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