Steven S. Vogt
My current research is focussed on the detection and characterization of planets around nearby stars. This work involves using high resolution spectroscopy on large telescopes to obtain meter/second precision radial velocities, through which planets can be detected, sensing the reflex barycentric motion of their host star. I also do a lot if instrumentation development in support of this research. I am in the latter stages of commissioning a 2.4-m Automated Planet Finder telescope atop Mt. Hamilton, and am also working on an early-light spectrometer called MTHR for the Thirty-Meter Telescope.
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Academic Bio
- Ph.D. The U. of Texas at Austin, 1978
- Professor/Astronomer, UCO/Lick Observatory, 1978-present
- Web Site
- Steve Vogt
- Grad Students
- None presently
- Post Docs
- Eugenio Rivera
- Recent Advisees
- Shannon Patel
- Laura Langland-Shula
- Alex McDaniel
- Research Groups
- LCES
- Contact Info
- 831-459-2151