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Eli RykoffDepartment of Physics2233B Broida Hall Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530 Phone: (805) 893-3189 Fax: (805) 893-3307 e-mail: erykoff AT physics.ucsb.edu | |
Education | |
| 1999-2005 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Ph.D., Physics. Advisor: Carl Akerlof Title: "Prompt Observations of Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows with ROTSE-III" |
| 1992-1996 |
Amherst College, Amherst, MA B.A., magna cum laude, Physics & English Literature |
Professional Experience | |
| 2007- | TABASGO Research Fellow, Physics Dept., University of California at Santa Barbara. |
| 2005-2007 | Research Fellow, Physics Dept., University of Michigan. |
| 1996-1998 |
Peace Corps Volunteer. Physics Teacher, Mkwawa Secondary School, Iringa, Tanzania. |
Awards | |
| 2006 | Kent M. Terwilliger Memorial Thesis Prize, Physics Dept., University of Michigan |
| 2002-2005 |
NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship Technical Advisor: Neil Gehrels, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD |
| 2004 | Sokol Fellowship for International Research |
| 2001-2003 | Michigan Space Grant Consortium Fellowship |
Public Outreach | |
| 2007 |
AAS/AAPT "Cool Astronomy": "Transients in 10 seconds or less: catchin Gamma-Ray Bursts in the act with ROTSE" |
| 2006 |
Saturday Morning Physics: A three week public lecture series "Apocalypse Maybe: Speculative Doomsday Scenarios for the End of the Earth" |
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