Grey Bird Explorations

exploring music of the world, astrophysics, and all the fine things of life.

Science related

I am an astrophysicist and with a diverse and multi-decadal background in an eclectic selection of research and engineering pursuits.

My research interests include Galactic star formation and the interstellar medium, and I presently serve as the co-chair for the LSST (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope) Stars, Milky Way, and Local Volume Science Collaboration. I am a member of the International Astronomical Union with a focus on Division H: Interstellar Matter and the Local Universe.

Recent Publications:

  • A. Soam+2019: Magnetic fields in the infrared dark cloud G34.43+0.24
  • F. Bianco+2019: Better support for collaborations preparing for large-scale projects: the case study of the LSST Science Collaborations
  • P. McGehee+2019: Dynamical Processes in the Planet-Forming Environment
  • R. Paladini+2019: On the Origins of the Initial Mass Function
  • H. Jang-Condell+2019: Protoplanetary Disk Science Enabled by Extremely Large Telescopes
  • D. Eden+2019: SCOPE: SCUBA-2 Continuum Observations of Pre-protostellar Evolution – survey description and compact source catalogue

You can find my complete publication list on ORCID.

Awards and Honors

  • Gruber 2018 Cosmology Prize  By observing the relic radiation from the early universe, the Planck team measured the universe’s contents and the geometry and test inflation (the preferred paradigm for the start of the big bang) with unparalleled precision.
  • Asteroid 189795 “McGehee” From the JPL Small Body Database Browser entry for asteroid 189795 “McGehee”:
    Peregrine McGehee (b. 1960), is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is best known for his studies of star formation and the interstellar medium, and for his contributions to the SDSS I/II open cluster survey.