Adam Frank
professor of astrophysics, University of Rochester
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Adam Frank has been a professor at the University of Rochester since 1996 where his research focused on the general area of theoretical astrophysics, and in particular the hydrodynamic and magneto-hydrodynamic evolution of matter ejected from stars. Current research topics include: jets from Young Stellar Objects, bipolar outflows from evolved stars such as Planetary Nebulae and Massive stars. Investigations are carried out though the use of large-scale numerical simulations. Frank also is actively involved in science outreach as a popular science writer. He is a regular contributor to Discover and Astronomy magazines and has written for Scientific American, Sky & Telescope and Tricycle. Frank recently completed a book entitled The Constant Fire: Science, Myth and the Scared due out next year from the University of California Press. Among various awards and honors, Frank has received a Hubble Fellowship, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the science-writing prize from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society. He received his Ph.D. in physics (1992) from the University of Washington and held postdoctoral and visiting scientist positions at Leiden University and the University of Minnesota.
KDMC Sessions
Invisible Issues in Science: Barbarians at the Gate
March 12, 2007, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
SEMINAR: Best Practices: Covering Science in Cyberspace
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