Bruce A. Twarog, Professor

1073 Malott Hall
TEL: (785) 864-5163
FAX: (785) 864-5262
Email: btwarog@ku.edu

Professional Background:

1993-Present: Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
1987-1993: Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas
1989-1990: Visiting Research Professor, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
1982-1987: Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas

Education:

1980: Ph.D., Astronomy, Yale University
1978: M.S., Astronomy, Yale University
1974: B.S., Astronomy, Case Western Reserve University

Research Interests 

My area of research is in observational astronomy and astrophysics. In particular, we have concentrated on the application of precision photometry with intermediate-bandwidth optical filters to understand stellar and galactic evolution. In recent years our emphasis has been on improving the fundamental data for open clusters within the disk of the Galaxy, while working to bring our remote-controlled 1m telescope on line at Mt. Laguna, outside San Diego.

Honors

Kemper Fellow, Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 1998
Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas, 1994
Trumpler Award, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1982
Dirk Brouwer Prize, Yale University, 1980
IBM Fellowship, Yale University, 1977-1978
H. Smith Fellowship, Yale University, 1975-1977

Selected Publications:

1. B. J. Anthony-Twarog, J. Atwell, B.A. Twarog, "uvbyCaHß CCD Photometry of Clusters. V. The Metal-Deficient Open Cluster NGC 2243," Astronomical Journal 129, 872 (2005)

2. B.A. Twarog, B.J. Anthony-Twarog and N. De Lee, "CCDuvbyCaH Beta Photometry of Clusters, III. The Most Metal Rich Open Cluster, NGC 6253," Astronomical Journal 125, 1383 (2003).

3. B.A. Twarog, B.J. Anthony-Twarog, and D. Tanner, "Photometric Abundances for G Dwarfs: A Cautionary Tale," Astronomical Journal 123, 2715 (2002).

4. B.J. Anthony-Twarog and B.A. Twarog, "uvbyCaH Beta CCD photometry of clusters IV. Solving the Riddle of NOC 3680," Astronomical Journal 127, 1000 (2004).

5. B.A. Twarog, K.M. Ashman, B.J. Anthony-Twarog,"Some Revised Observational Constraints on the Formation and Evolution of the Galactic Disk," Astronomical Journal 114, 2556 (1997).

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