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Jason Smolinski SB 181

Adjunct Professor

Education

  • BS in Physics with Astronomy concentration, Central Michigan University, 2005
  • MS in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Michigan State University, 2008
  • PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Michigan State University, 2011

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Calvin College, 2014-present
  • Assistant Professor, State University of New York College at Oneonta, 2011-2014

Academic Interests

My research interests specifically revolve around utilizing chemical information from stars to distinguish different populations of stars within individual globular star clusters. This is done using spectroscopic and/or photometric data from telescopes like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and others, with the goal of resolving the nature and formation history of these stellar populations.

Publications