Aaron Steinhauer

Professor
ISC 217A
585-245-5282
steinhau@geneseo.edu

Aaron Steinhauer has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2005.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. & M.A., Astronomy; Indiana University

  • B.A., Physics and Astronomy; Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)

Recent Publications

  • B. J. Anthony-Twarog, C. P. Deliyannis, D. Harmer, D. B. Lee-Brown, A. Steinhauer, Q. Sun, B. A. Twarog, 2018, Astronomical Journal, 156, 37A, “Li in Open Clusters: Cool Dwarfs in the Young, Subsolar-metallicity Cluster M35 (NGC 2168)”

  • J. Cummings, C. P. Deliyannis, R. Maderak, A. Steinhauer, 2017, Astronomical Journal, 153, 128, “WIYN Open Cluster Study LXXV. Testing the Metallicity Dependence of Stellar Lithium Depletion Using Hyades-aged Clusters. I. Hyades and Praesepe.”

Classes

  • ASTR 472: Undergrad Research Astronomy

    Designed to introduce the student to research techniques in astronomy. With faculty supervision, each student will complete a significant project which requires originality and broadens knowledge.

  • PHYS 116: Physics II Lab

    A lab course to complement General Physics II and Analytical Physics II lectures. Experiments in waves, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and optics will be performed.

  • PHYS 382: Stellar Astrophysics

    An introduction to astrophysical concepts relevant to objects within the Milky Way Galaxy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the observational and theoretical underpinnings of stellar structure and evolution. Other topics may include stellar remnants, the interstellar medium, star clusters and associations, peculiar stars, dark matter, and Milky Way dynamics.

  • PHYS 472: Undergraduate Research

    Designed to introduce the student to research techniques in physics, astronomy, or engineering. With faculty supervision, each student will complete a significant project which requires originality and broadens knowledge.