I am an astrophysicist and a senior control systems engineer 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, 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.
A note on software expertise:
- Real-time Control Systems, including the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System [EPICS]
- Scientific Data Analysis
- Unix variants including Mac OS X and real-time operating systems including Wind River Systems VxWorks.
- C++ and Python programming languages (amongst others).
Grey Bird Explorations 