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Melville Ulmer

Ulmer, Melville

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  Dearborn 3B

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Dr. Ulmer divides his time between instrumentation development and astrophysical studies. Currently much of his focus is on two projects: APERTURE, a NASA Innovative Advanced Concept project for large space telescopes; and developing a high-speed Near Infrared camera with funding from the W.M. Keck Foundation to image Earth-like planets orbiting in the habitable zone of their host planets.

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Opportunities Offered

Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Observational Astronomy & Astrophysics

Deadline: 11:59pm, December 1, 2019

Image Credit: Ethan Tweedie Photography/W. M. Keck Observatory (from NASA.gov) Northwestern University expects to offer postdoctoral associate positions in observational and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics starting in fall 2020. Of particular interest this year are: candidates who will work with Prof. Ulmer on the application of magnetic thin films to control deformable or deployable normal

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APERTURE Telescope Conceptual Design Animation

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APERTURE Telescope Conceptual Design Animation

APERTURE: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Reconfigurable Elements. This is the deployment concept which was produced during the NIAC Phase I feasibility study. APERTURE is a UV-Visible telescope with a 16-m diameter primary mirror. The primary is a flexible membrane coated with magnetic smart material. The shape of the reflector can be corrected

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