Dr. Michael Rutkowski, Associate Professor of Astronomy

On sabbatical Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Education

• 2013 Ph.D., Astrophysics, Arizona State University
• 2010 M.S., Astrophysics, Arizona State University
• 2007 B.S. Physics, Mathematics, Hampden Sydney College

Courses Taught at Minnesota State University

• AST 101, 102 - Introduction to Astronomy, Introduction to the Planets
• AST 115 - Life in the Universe
• AST 125 - Observational Astronomy
• AST 215 - Astrophysics I
• AST 225 - Astrophysics II
• AST 351 - Telescope Operations
• AST 493 - Undergraduate Research
• AST 495/595 - Astronomy in the US Southwest
• AST 495/595 - Stare at the Sun

Current Research/Interests

• Dwarf star-forming and emission-line galaxies
• Reionization and feedback processes in low-redshift star-forming galaxies
• Dust formation and evolution in star-forming galaxies
• Evolution of massive, quiescent galaxies
• UV and space-based astrophysics from large surveys

CV & Publications

• CV
• A full publication listing and citations metrics can be found at the NASA/ADS service