Andrew Robinson
Director Astrophysical Sciences and Tech PhD Program
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
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Andrew Robinson
Director Astrophysical Sciences and Tech PhD Program
School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science
Education
BS, Ph.D., University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
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Journal Paper
C., Hekatelyne, and Andrew Robinson. "Gemini IFU, VLA, and HST Observations of the OH Megamaser Galaxy IRAS F23199+0123: the Hhidden Monster and its Outflow." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 474. 4 (2018): 5319-5329. Web.
C., Freitas, I. and Andrew Robinson. "Outflows in the Narrow-line Region of Bright Seyfert Galaxies - I. GMOS-IFU Data." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 476. 2 (2018): 2760-2778. Web.
K., Humire, Pedro and Andrew Robinson. "An Outflow in the Seyfert ESO 362-G18 Revealed by Gemini-GMOS/IFU Observations." Astronomy & Astrophysics 614. (2018): A94, 16 pp. Web.
C., Hekatelyne, and Andrew Robinson. "Star Formation and Gas Inflows in the OH Megamaser Galaxy IRAS03056+2034." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 479. 3 (2018): 3966-3977. Web.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Ionized Gas Kinematics within the Inner Kiloparsec of the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1365." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 459. 4 (2016): 4485--4498. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Circum-Nuclear Region of the Radio Galaxy Pictor A." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 458. 1 (2016): 855--867. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Radio-loud Narrow Line Seyfert 1 under a Different Perspective: A Revised Black Hole Mass Estimate from Optical Spectropolarimetry." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 458. 1 (2016): 69--73. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Feeding and Feedback in NGC 3081." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 457. 1 (2016): 972--985. Print.
Sales, Dinalva A., Andrew Robinson, and and 8 co-authors. "An Embedded Active Nucleus in the OH Megamaser Galaxy IRAS16399-0937." The Astrophysical Journal 799. 1 (2015): 25 - 52. Print.
Vazquez, Billy, et al. "Spitzer Space Telescope Measurements of Dust Reverberation Lags in the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 6418." The Astrophysical Journal 801. 2 (2015): 127 - 137. Print.
Lena, Davide, Andrew Robinson, and and 7 co-authors. "The Complex Gas Kinematics in the Nucleus of the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 1386: Rotation, Outflows, and Inflows." The Astrophysical Journal 806. 1 (2015): 84 - 105. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Feeding and Feedback in NGC3081." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Integral Field Spectroscopy of the circumnuclear region of the Radio Galaxy Pictor A." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Radio-loud Narrow Line Seyfert 1 under a different perspective:a revised black hole mass estimate from optical spectropolarimetry." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Feeding and Feedback in NGC3081." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Integral Field Spectroscopy of the circumnuclear region of the Radio Galaxy Pictor A." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Robinson, Andrew, et al. "Radio-loud Narrow Line Seyfert 1 under a different perspective:a revised black hole mass estimate from optical spectropolarimetry." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. (2015): --. Print.
Allan, Schnorr-Muller, et al. "Feeding and Feedback in the Inner Kiloparsec of the Active Galaxy NGC 2110." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 437. 2 (2014): 1708-1724. Print.
Dicken, D., et al. "Spitzer Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Powerful 2Jy and 3CRR Radio Galaxies. II. AGN Power Indicators and Unification." The Astrophysical Journal 788. 2 (2014): 98-119. Print.
Lena, D., et al. "Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes: A Search in the Nearby Universe." The Astrophysical Journal 795. 2 (2014): 146-176. Print.
Couto, Guilherme S., et al. "Kinematics and Excitation of the Nuclear Spiral in the Active Galaxy Arp 102B." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 435. 4 (2013): 2982-3000. Print.
Capetti, Alessandro, et al. "Exploring the Spectroscopic Properties of Relic Radiogalaxies." Astronomy & Astrophysics 551. (2013): id.A55, 8 pp. Print.
Gnerucci, Alessandro, et al. "Spectroastrometry of Rotating Gas Disks for the Detection of Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei. III. CRIRES Observations of the Circinus Galaxy." Astronomy & Astrophysics 549. (2013): A139, 12 pp. Print.
Privon, George, et al. "Modeling the Infrared Emission in Cygnus A." Astrophysical Journal 747. 1 (2012): 46-57. Print.
Dicken, D. "Spitzer Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Powerful 2 Jy and 3CRR Radio Galaxies. I. Evidence Against a Strong Starburst-AGN Connection in Radio-loud AGN." Astrophysical Journal 745. 2 (2012): 172-192. Print.
Kharb, P. "Examining the Radio-loud/Radio-quiet Dichotomy with New Chandra and VLA Observations of 13 UGC Galaxies." The Astronomical Journal 143. 4 (2012): 78-89. Print.
Capetti, A., et al. "An Optical Spectroscopic Survey of the 3CR Sample of Radio Galaxies with z < 0.3. IV. Discovery of the New Spectroscopic Class of Relic Radio Ralaxies." Astronomy & Astrophysics 527. (2011): L2. Print.
Muller, Allan Schnorr, et al. "Gas Streaming Motions Towards the Nucleus of M81." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 413. 1 (2011): 149-161. Print.
Fathi, Kambiz, et al. "An H-alpha Nuclear Spiral Structure in the E0 Active Galaxy Arp102B." The Astrophysical Journal 736. 2 (2011): 77-81. Print.
Batcheldor, D., et al. "NICMOS Polarimetry of "Polar-scattered" Seyfert 1 Galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 738. 1 (2011): 90. Print.
Gnerucci, A., et al. "Spectroastrometry of Rotating Gas Disks for the Detection of Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei. II. Application to the Galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128)." Astronomy & Astrophysics 536. (2011): A86. Print.
Published Conference Proceedings
Sales, D. A., et al. "Multi-wavelength Study of OH Megamaser Galaxy IRAS16399-0937." Proceedings of the XIV Latin American Regional IAU Meeting. Ed. A. Mateus, J. Gregorio-Hetem, and R. Cid Fernandes. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil: Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 44, pp. 103-103 (2014), 2014. Print.
Brum, C., et al. "Two-dimensional Kinematics of the Central Region of NGC4501 from GMOS/Gemini Integral Field Spectroscopy." Proceedings of the XIV Latin American Regional IAU Meeting. Ed. A. Mateus, J. Gregorio-Hetem, and R. Cid Fernandes. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil: Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 44, pp. 190-191, 2014. Print.
Couto, G. S., et al. "Kinematics and Excitation of the Nuclear Spiral in the Active Galaxy Arp 102B." Proceedings of the XIV Latin American Regional IAU Meeting. Ed. A. Mateus, J. Gregorio-Hetem and R. Cid Fernandes. Florianópolis, SC, Brazil: Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 44, pp. 191-192, 2014. Print.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Robinson, Andrew. "Smoke and Mirrors: Exploring the Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei in Polarized Light." Massive Black Holes in Galaxies. University of Sussex. Brighton, UK. 18 Apr. 2013. Conference Presentation.
Robinson, Andrew. "Observational Signatures of Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes." 220th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society. American Astronomical Society. Anchorage, AK. 13 Jun. 2012. Conference Presentation.
Robinson, Andrew. "Exploring Inner Regions of Active Galactic Nuclei with Spectropolarimetry." GALAXIES, NEAR AND FAR. INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri. Villa Aureli, Perugia, Italy. 24 May 2011. Conference Presentation.
Published Article
Gnerucci, A., A.Marconi, A. Capetti, D.J. Axon, A. Robinson.“Spectroastrometry of rotating gas disks for the detection of supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei I. Method andsimulations.” Astronomy and Astrophysics, 511.A19 (2010): 20. Print. *
Baum, Stefi A., J. Gallimore, C. O’Dea, C. Buchanan, J. Noel-Storr, D. Axon, A. Robinson, M.Elitzur, M. Dorn and S. Staudaher. “InfraredDiagnostics for the Extended 12 _m Sample of Seyferts”. The Astrophysical Journal, 710.1 (2010): 289-308. Print. É *
Gallimore, J. F., A. Yzaguirre, J. Jakoboski, M. J. Stevenosky, D. J. Axon, S. A. Baum, C. L. Buchanan, M.Elitzur, M. Elvis, C. P. O’Dea and A. Robinson. “Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of Seyfert Galaxies: Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of the 12 _m Sample of Active Galaxies”. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 187.1 (2010) 172-211. Print. É *
Batcheldor, D., A. Robinson, D.J. Axon, E.S. Perlman, D. Merritt. “A Displaced Supermassive Black Hole in M87.” The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 717.1 (2010): L6-L10. Print. É *
Robinson, Andrew, S. Young, D.J. Axon, P. Kharb, J.E. Smith.“Spectropolarimetric Evidence for a Kicked Supermassive Black Hole in the Quasar E1821+643.” The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 717.2 (2010): L122-L126. Print. É *
Kharb, P., A. Hota, J.H. Croston, M.J. Hardcastle, C.P. O’Dea, R.P. Kraft, D.J. Axon, A. Robinson.“Parsec-scale Imaging of the Radio-bubbleSeyfert Galaxy NGC 6764.” The Astrophysical Journal, 723.1 (2010): 580-586. Print. É *
Formal Presentation
Robinson, A., D.J. Axon, S. Young, J.E. Smith, J.H. Hough. “Probing gas flows around supermassiveblack holes with spectropolarimetry. Whatdrives the growth of black holes?”. DurhamUniversity. Durham, UK. 26-29 July 2010. Presentation.
Currently Teaching
ASTP-601
Graduate Seminar I
1 Credits
This course is the first in a two-semester sequence intended to familiarize students with research activities, practices, and ethics in the university research environment and to introduce students to commonly used research tools. As part of the course, students are expected to attend research seminars sponsored by the Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Program and participate in a weekly journal club. The course also provides training in scientific writing and presentation skills. Credits earned in this course apply to research requirements.
ASTP-602
Graduate Seminar II
1 Credits
This course is the second in a two-semester sequence intended to familiarize students with research activities, practices, and ethics in the university research environment and to introduce students to commonly used research tools. As part of the course, students are expected to attend research seminars sponsored by the Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Program and participate in a weekly journal club. The course also provides training in scientific writing and presentation skills. Credits earned in this course apply to research requirements.
ASTP-608
Fundamental Astrophysics I
3 Credits
This course will provide a basic introduction to modern astrophysics, including the topics of radiation fields and matter, star formation and evolution, and stellar structure. This course will provide the physical background needed to interpret both observations and theoretical models in stellar astrophysics and prepare students for more advanced topics and research in astrophysics.
ASTP-609
Fundamental Astrophysics II
3 Credits
This course will provide a basic introduction to modern astrophysics, following on from Fundamental Astrophysics I. Topics will include basic celestial mechanics and galactic dynamics, the Milky Way and other galaxies, the interstellar medium, active galactic nuclei, galaxy formation and evolution, and an introduction to cosmology. This course will provide the physical background needed to interpret both observations and theoretical models in galactic and extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology and prepare students for more advanced topics and research in astrophysics.
ASTP-790
Research & Thesis
1 - 3 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
ASTP-791
Continuation of Thesis
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
ASTP-835
High-Energy Astrophysics
3 Credits
This course will survey violent astrophysical phenomena including supernovae, compact stellar remnants, X-ray binaries, gamma ray bursts, and supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. It will examine physical processes associated with the emission of high-energy radiation, production of high-energy particles, accretion discs around compact objects, and production and propagation of astrophysical jets. It will review current models for the sources of high-energy phenomena.
ASTP-841
The Interstellar Medium
3 Credits
This course provides a detailed overview of the physical processes and properties of the interstellar medium in our Galaxy and other galaxies. The course explores the fundamental physical basis of the observed properties of low-density astrophysical gases observed throughout the universe. Topics may include HII regions, planetary nebulae, HI clouds, molecular clouds, photodissociation regions, supernova remnants, and multi-phase models of the interstellar medium.
ASTP-890
Research & Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
Dissertation research by the candidate for an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
ASTP-891
Continuation of Thesis
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
PHYS-374
Introduction to Astrophysics
1 Credits
This seminar-style course presents concepts of stars, stellar systems and the universe at an intermediate level. Topics include the observed characteristics of stars, stellar atmospheres, stellar structure and evolution, classification and properties of galaxies, galaxy clusters, nuclei of galaxies, the early universe, cosmic expansion and cosmological parameters.
In the News
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November 16, 2021
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RIT astrophysics graduate students conduct experiment at White Sands Missile Range
Serena Tramm and Mike Ortiz are pursuing their studies in astrophysics and have been working alongside Michael Zemcov, assistant professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy. Together, the team conducted an experiment that resulted in traveling to New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range for the first CIBER-2 launch earlier this year.
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July 1, 2019
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RIT alumnus to serve as futures analyst for U.S. Agency for International Development
The fellowship program provides opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Brennan Ireland ’18 Ph.D. (astrophysical sciences and technology) will use his analytical skills to quantitatively evaluate countries to get a better picture of what their futures look like.
