Professional Interests:
Infrared Astronomy and instrumentation, active galaxies, star formation,
dusty plasmas, physics & astronomy education.
Recent Work:
We have recently completed construction of a mid-infrared (5-25µm)
imaging spectrometer for the Keck I Telescope - the UCSD/Keck Long Wavelength
Spectrometer
(LWS). This is a facility instrument for use by UC, Caltech and NASA
Observers. We are now using the LWS to investigate the mid-infrared
characteristics of dusty AGN and infrared galaxies.
I am actively engaged in developing effective instructional methods for
teaching basic physics & astronomy at the University level. I have
recently overseen a major revision of our physics for pre-medical/biology
majors sequence, incorporating laboratory & tutorial instruction. I
am also involved in the UCSD/SDSU joint doctorate program in Science
Education.
1999 UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award.
Here are my recent publications.
Last Updated May 1999
Barbara Jones, CASS, UCSD 0424, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla CA
92093-0424, (619) 534-4474, b2jones@ucsd.edu
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