People
The Department of Astronomy family at the University of
Florida is formed by an excellent group of people among which we find Faculty, Staff,
Post-Docs, Graduate
Students, Undergraduate
Students
and Alumni.
| Peter Barnes Assistant Scientist PhD 1989 (U Illinois) www.astro.ufl.edu/~peterb/ 317 Bryant Space Science Center (352) 392 2052 (283)  |
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Areas of Specialty
Star formation in the Milky Way, the interstellar medium, radio and mm-wave observational techniques.
Research Interests
Star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, astrochemistry, the interstellar medium, surfaces & atmospheres of solar system bodies, radiative transfer problems, supernova remnants, astronomical databases, image analysis techniques.
Biography
Born & grew up in greatest cricketing nation on Earth; BSc/MSc at Sydney University while dreaming on the beach; PhD at Illinois amongst the cornfields; postdocs at Toronto, CfA (yes, the centre of the known universe), & Haystack; then NRAO, UNSW, back to Sydney; now happily planning the conquest of the Galaxy from Florida.
Last Updated 01.Sep.2007
