Daniel W. Logan

dwlogan@astro.umass.edu

Present Address:
 6B Westwood Dr.
Belchertown, MA 01007
413.545.3797
Department Address:
 LGRT-B 619
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413.545.1879

Objective:

To obtain a research position designing and developing astronomical instruments for telescopes.

Education:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Department of Astronomy
Master of Science: Astronomy, February 2002
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science: Engineering Physics, May 2000

Research Experience:

University of Massachusetts Astronomy Department
Research Assistant - Amherst, Massachusetts, 1 September 2001 - Present
Modeled bolometer elements and millimeter filters using Agilent's HFSS software to determine optimal optical properties for manufacturing elements for a bolometer camera to be used with the 50m Large Millimeter Telescope.
University of Massachusetts Astronomy Department
Research Assistant - Amherst, Massachusetts. 1 May 2001 - 29 January 2002
Analyzed the kinematic signature of star formation of VLA 1623 and SM1N using millimeter and submillimeter molecular line spectroscopy. Discovered molecular outflow eminating from SM1N and computer modelled protostellar systems.
University of Illinois Astronomy Department
Independent Study - Urbana, Illinois. 19 January 2000 - 27 May 2000
Combined H-alpha images taken from a robotic camera into a mosaic. Examined the structure of the interstellar H-alpha. Developed software to reduce the image archive and piece together in a 24 hour by 3 degree strip of the sky about the celestial equator.
Cornell University Astronomy Department
Research Assistant - Ithaca, New York. 1 June 1999 - 31 July 1999
Awarded a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) position to conduct planetary science research with Astronomy Professor Donald Campbell, Assistant Director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. Utilized archived images from the early 90s Magellan satellite to explore unusual surface properties of Venus. Also conducted radar observations of the polar regions of Mercury from the NAIC's 1,000 foot telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
University of Illinois Astronomy Department
Research Assistant - Urbana, Illinois. 18 May 1998 - 31 May 1999
Assisted in research with Astronomy Professor Peter McCullough. Helped develop software and conducted stellar photometry on over 10,000,000 stars, for more information http://www.stardial.com. Researched extended halos of planetary nebulae in the H-alpha band, and conducted observations from Mt. Laguna Observatory in San Diego, California.

Presentations & Publications:

Wilson, G.W., Chen, T.C., Cheng, E.S., Cottingham, D.A., Crawford, T., Fixsen, D.J., Finkbeiner, F.M., Logan, D.W., Meyer, S., Silverberg, R.F., and Timbie, P.T., The Spectral Energy Distribution Camera on the LMT, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4855, pp. 583-593, 2003

Cottingham, D.A., Bier, A., Campano, B., Chen, T.C., Cheng, E.S., Crawford, T., Finkbeiner, F.M., Logan, D.W., Meyer, S., Sharp, E.H., Silverberg, R.F., and Wilson, G.W., Development of Frequency Selective Bolometers for Ground-Based MM-Wave Astronomy, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4855, pp. 192-200, 2003

McCullough, P.R., Logan, D.W. Stardial: An Autonomous Astronomical Camera on the Web. American Astronomical Society Meeting #193, Abstract 91.03

Last updated: 13 October 2003