July 1999 - I helped discover a new type of star during a solo observing run at the
90" Steward telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Now I'm a geologist. Crazy huh?

Download the article published in the Astrophysical Journal here.

Read on:
Press release, 11 February 2003
Arizona Daily Wildcat, 25 February 2003
The Bremerton Sun, 20 May 2003

Last modified: April 22, 2004

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