Respect the glass, because a single lapse of attention could cause irrepairable damage.
Marcus H. Brown, Chief Optician for the Palomar 200-inch Primary Mirror for the Hale Telescope
Research Intrests
My research focuses on the study of very evolved high mass stars. The primary objective of this work is to investigate and characterize candidates for Gamma-Ray Burst progenitors. This is achieved by employing different observational techniques which are optimized to reveal different physical aspects. I'm currently searching for signatures of rapid rotation in Wolf-Rayet stars using spectropolarimetry. In addition, I support instrumentation and efforts related to instrumentation at the MMT.
Astronomical Instrumentation
About
I'm an astronomer at the University of Arizona in Tucson where I work for the MMT Observatory.
Contact Information
MMT Observatory
P.O. Box 210065
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0065
SO Room 464
gwilliams at as dot arizona dot edu
t: 520.626.0580
f: 520.670.5740
What am I reading?
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
Mohawk - Richard Russo
Presentation Zen - Garr Reynolds
Giant Telescopes - W. Patrick McCray
× Ulysses - James Joyce