Instrumentation




Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

Since 2002, I have been part of the instrument team for the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS), a sensitive UV spectrograph destined for installation on the Hubble Space Telescope.  In 2005, I was named COS Project Scientist, responsible for developing guaranteed time observations, serving as the liason between the instrument team and the flight and for publicizing COS capabilities and results.

Cosmic Origins Spectrograph



Optical Spectroscopy

I am also the PI for a CU conceptual design study for HROS, a high-resolution optical spectrograph concept for the Thirty Meter Telescope project.

Thirty Meter Telescope



Near-Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy

In 2003 - 2005, I participated in construction and commissioning of NIC-FPS and NIR imager and Fabry-Perot spectrograph for Apache Point Observatory. 

NIC-FPS

As a graduate student, I participated in the construction and commissioning of CoolSpec, a NIR spectrograph for McDonald Observatory. 

CoolSpec