Research Activities

Using the Remote Observing Center

Below is a listing of current research being carried out by IAR members. Additional information may be found by following the links below and by visiting the faculty webpages.

Galactic Astronomy

• Star and Planet Formation
• Milky Way Magnetic Field
• The Galactic Center
• The Galactic Ring Survey (GRS)
• HII Regions
• NGC 6334
• Open Star Clusters
• Stellar Variability
• Low-mass Stars and Extrasolar Planets

Extragalactic Astronomy

• Blazars
• Galaxy Clusters
• High-Energy Astrophysics
• Radio Galaxies
• Gravitational Lensing
• Dark Matter
• Satellite Galaxies

Instrumentation

• Mimir
• Mid-InfraRed Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI)
• Perkins Re-Imaging SysteM (PRISM)

Other

• Boston University/Lowell Observatory Collaboration
• IDL Data Analysis Package for Single Dish Radioastronomy
• The Green Bank Telescope HII Region Discovery Survey. The HRDS team is comprised of Professor Tom Bania (BU), Dr. Loren Anderson (WVU), Dr. Dana Balser (NRAO), and Professor Bob Rood (UVa).
• Kang:  View and analysis of astronomical images and cubes