Dr. Michael Rutkowski, Assistant Professor of Astronomy
PhD | Faculty
507-389-1024
michael.rutkowski@mnsu.edu
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 MNSU
- 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
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
PUblications
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