Michael S Gordon
Graduate Research Assistant, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
University of Minnesota
Institute for Astrophysics
116 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Institute for Astrophysics
116 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Research Areas:
I am currently collaborating with NASA/STScI on an infrared multi-object spectrograph to be installed at the MMT Observatory on Mount Hopkins. To manage the large amount of data from multi-object spectroscopy, I am also developing an automated data-reduction pipeline that can be generalized to LBT/MODS and MMT/Hectospec spectra. My science goals include identifying and studying Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) stars, rare and massive evolved objects that are characterized by dramatic changes in brightness.