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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, November 22, 2021

Northwestern University expects to offer postdoctoral associate positions in observational astronomy and astrophysics starting in fall 2022. These positions will be part of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) at Northwestern. Successful applicants will benefit from interaction with a broad interdisciplinary group of researchers and will be immersed in a diverse and dynamic intellectual environment.

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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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