"What we know about single stars is directly attributable to the study of binary stars. Binary stars seem to be the rule in our Universe rather than the exception."
University of Cincinnati
1974, Associate of Arts in Pre-education
Wilmington College
1975, Bachelor of Science Degree
College of Science and Technology, Morehead State University
1994, Master of Science Degree
Current Assignment
1998-99 will be my seventh year as the Principles of Technology Instructor for six vocational programs at the Ohio Valley Vocational School, in West Union, Ohio. The Principles of Technology course is an applied physics course for vocational school junior students, and has a different curriculum for each vocational program it serves.
Key responsibilities
My Summer 1998 TRUE research assignment was in the Department of Astronomy. Professor Jaydeep Mukherjee, Ph.D. was my lab host in a study of determining light curves for eclipsing binary systems. The task was to determine the first photometric analysis of the eclipsing binary E.R. Scuti. A least squares fit to the observations taken at Rosemary Hill Observatory (light vs. time) was accomplished using a computer model.
I found the eclipsing binary research assignment fascinating and applicable to my current classroom assignment, as I implement my classroom action plan based on the TRUE experience.
Electronic mail address
rdunkin@bright.net
Web address for TRUE 98
http://www.cpet.ufl.edu/true98
Office phone
937-544-2336 Ext. 2332
FAX number
937-544-5176
Please send me mail telling me what you think about astronomy and the night sky.