Stephen Thorsett
My research involves multiwavelength observations of the end stages of stellar evolution, particularly neutron stars. I use various radio telescopes for high precision pulsar timing, both as a test of gravitation theories and to measure the properties of pulsar binary and triple systems. I am a member of the science teams of both the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) satellites, which will carry out sensitive surveys for galactic and extragalactic black holes and neutron stars.
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Academic Bio
- BA 1987, Carleton College
- PhD 1991, Princeton University
- Millikan Research Fellow in Physics 1991-1994, Caltech
- Faculty, Physics, Princeton University, 1994-1999
- Faculty, Astronomy & Astrophysics, UCSC, 1999-Present
- Current Position: Dean, Physical and Biological Sciences, UCSC
- Web Site
- www.thorsett.org
- Grad Students
- Bulent Kiziltan
- Scott Seagroves
- Contact Info
- 831-459-2931