Tyler Nordgren

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Tyler Eugene Nordgren
Born(1969-11-18)November 18, 1969
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Reed College
Cornell University
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy
Institutions United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
Lowell Observatory
University of Redlands
Thesis A Neutral Hydrogen Study of Close and Wide Galaxy Pairs  (1997)

Tyler Eugene Nordgren (November 18, 1969) is an astronomer and professor of physics at the University of Redlands. [1]

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Education

Nordgren earned a B.A. in physics from Reed College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in astronomy from Cornell University.

Research

Before joining the University of Redlands in 2001, Nordgren was an astronomer at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station and Lowell Observatory. [2]

In 2004, with six other astronomers and artists, Nordgren helped develop MarsDials, functioning sundials that NASA's Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity rovers carried with them to Mars. [3] [4]

Nordgren also designed the giant sundial that resides on the wall of Appleton Hall at the University of Redlands and is accurate within 10 minutes. [5] [6]

For the past five years, Nordgren has been traveling around the U.S. to educate the public about what eclipses are and how the opportunity to see the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 should not be missed. [7] [8] More of Nordgren's research on eclipses can be found in his most recent book Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets (Basic Books, 2016). [9]

Collaboration with U.S. National Park Service

Nordgren has been a member of the National Park Service Night Sky Team since 2007, working with the U.S. National Park Service to protect the night skies and promote astronomy education in U.S. national parks. [10] [11]

Nordgren has helped document the parks' night skies with photography that has been on display in galleries from New York City to Flagstaff, Arizona, and is on display in a number of national parks. [12] The Acadia Night Sky Festival has featured many of his photographs. [13] [14] Nordgren has also developed a poster campaign in conjunction with the National Park Service to “See the Milky Way” in America’s parks where “Half the Park is After Dark.” [15]

His 2010 book Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks (Praxis, 2010) was published as a way to spread the message of the importance of protecting the night sky. [16]

Professional affiliations

Nordgren was elected to the board of directors of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) in 2011. [17] He is also a member of the American Astronomical Society. [18]

Selected publications

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren". University of Redlands. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren". University of Redlands. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Biography". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "North American Sundial Society". North American Sundial Society. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Physics, up close and personal". Redlands Daily Facts. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "I Was Robbed of My Eclipse Experience. Don't Let That Happen To You". NBC News. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "NASA Reported: On August 21 US Citizens Will Experience Total Solar Eclipse For The First Time In 99 Years". The Science Times. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Books". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren". University of Redlands. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Biography". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Biography". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Acadia Night Sky Festival". Acadia Night Sky Festival. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Acadia Night Sky Festival". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Milky Way Posters". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Books". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren Biography". Space Art Travel. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tyler Nordgren". University of Redlands. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Book review: Sun Moon Earth by Tyler Nordgren". Astronomy Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  20. ↑ Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets. Basic Books. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017– via Amazon.
  21. ↑ Nordgren, Tyler (21 May 2010). Stars Above, Earth Below A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks. Springer. ISBN   9781441916488 . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  22. ↑ Nordgren, Tyler E.; Lane, B. F.; Hindsley, R. B.; Kervella, P. (2002). "Calibration of the Barnes-Evans Relation Using Interferometric Observations of Cepheids". The Astronomical Journal. 123 (6): 3380–3386. arXiv: astro-ph/0203130 . Bibcode:2002AJ....123.3380N. doi:10.1086/340567. S2CID   17862496.
  23. ↑ Nordgren, Tyler E.; Sudol, J. J.; Mozurkewich, D. (2001). "Comparison of Stellar Angular Diameters from the NPOI, the Mark III Optical Interferometer, and the Infrared Flux Method". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (5): 2707–2712. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.2707N. doi: 10.1086/323546 .
  24. ↑ Nordgren, Tyler E.; Germain, M. E.; Benson, J. A.; Mozurkewich, D.; Sudol, J. J.; Elias Ii, N. M.; Hajian, Arsen R.; White, N. M.; Hutter, D. J.; Johnston, K. J.; Gauss, F. S.; Armstrong, J. T.; Pauls, T. A.; Rickard, L. J. (1999). "Stellar Angular Diameters of Late-Type Giants and Supergiants Measured with the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer". The Astronomical Journal. 118 (6): 3032–3038. Bibcode:1999AJ....118.3032N. doi: 10.1086/301114 .
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