Wei Cui

Associate Professor of Physics
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Office: Physics 324
Telephone: (765) 494-5395
Fax: (765) 494-0706
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B.S., Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1987
M.S., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1989
Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994

Research Interests

microquasars, active galactic nuclei, gamma ray bursts, X-ray binaries, and instrumentation for astronomical applications.

Awards and Honors

· University Faculty Scholar (2006-2011)
· NASA Group Award for the development, fabrication, and launch of the first X-ray microcalorimeter experiment (1998)
· NASA Group Award for the successful integration and test of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (1996)
· CUSPEA finalist (1986)

Professional Experience

· Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Purdue University, 2005-present
· Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Purdue University, 2000-2005
· Research Scientist, Center for Space Research, MIT, 1994-2000
· Research Associate, Department of Physics,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994-1994

Professional Services

· Referee, Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Astronomy & Astrophysics Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Science.
· Reviewer, NASA's SMEX and MIDEX programs
· Reviewer, NASA's Guest Observing programs
· Reviewer, DoE's Advanced Detector Research program

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