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Michael Richmond

Professor

School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science

585-475-2538
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Michael Richmond

Professor

School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science

Education

BA, Princeton University; MA, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley

Bio

Dr. Richmond teaches both physics and astronomy courses and runs the RIT Observatory. He acts as liaison between RIT and the WIYN 0.9m telescope at Kitt Peak.

585-475-2538

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Journal Paper
Aivazyan, V. and et al. "GRANDMA Observations of ZTF/Fink Transients during Summer 2021." arXiv. (2022): 1-22. Web.
Niijima, K. and et al. "Optical Variability Correlated with X-ray Spectral Transition in the Black-Hole Transient ASASSN-18ey = MAXI J1820+070." Variable Star Bulletin 74. (2021): 1-56. Web.
Kostov, V. B. and et al. "TIC 172900988: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet Detected in One Sector of TESS Data." The Astronomical Journal 162. (2021): 234-290. Print.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Frank, A. L., et al. "Constraining the Size of the Torus of NGC 6418." Proceedings of the American Astronomical Society meeting #237. Ed. J. Smith. Virtual, Virtual: n.p., 2021. Web.
Frank, A. L., et al. "Mid-IR Dust Reverberation Mapping of AGN." Proceedings of the American Astronomical Society meeting #238. Ed. J. Smith. Virtual, Virtual: n.p., 2021. Web.
Warner, Brian D, et al. "Lightcurve Analysis of NEA 2005 YU55." Proceedings of the Asteroid, Comets, Meteors 2012 meeting in Niigata, Japan. Ed. TBA. Nigata, Japan: n.p., Print.
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External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee
6/10/2011 - 8/9/2011
     Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
     Amount: $15,000
Published Article
Grosso, Nicholas, et al. “A few days before the end of the 2008 extreme outburst of EX Lupi: accretion shocks and a smothered stellarcorona unveiled by XMM-Newton.”Astronomy and Astrophysics, 522 (2010): 56-65. Print. É  Ëœ
Richmond, Michael, et al. “Proper Motions with Subaru II. A Sample in the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey Field.” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Japan, 62.1 (2010): 91-99. Print. Ëœ
Bhatti, Waqas, et al. “Variable Point Sources in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82. I. Project Descriptionand Initial Catalog.” Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 186.2 (2010): 233-258. Print. É  Ëœ

Currently Teaching

ASTP-613
3 Credits
This course will survey multi-wavelength astronomical observing techniques and instrumentation. The design characteristics and function of telescopes, detectors, and instrumentation in use at the major ground based and space based observatories will be discussed as will common observing techniques such as imaging, photometry and spectroscopy. The principles of cosmic ray, neutrino, and gravitational wave astronomy will also be briefly reviewed.
ASTP-790
1 - 3 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
ASTP-890
1 - 6 Credits
Dissertation research by the candidate for an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
PHYS-372
3 Credits
This course provides a survey of the structure of the universe on the largest scales, including galaxies and clusters of galaxies. The course also provides an overview of the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the current day, and describes the observational evidence for our current values of the cosmological parameters.

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