College of Science

Matthew L. Lister

Matthew L. Lister Assistant Professor of Physics
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Office: Physics 312
Telephone: (765) 494-5171
Fax: (765) 494-0706

B.S., Physics and Astronomy 1991, University of Toronto
M.S., Physics and Astronomy 1993, University of Victoria
Ph.D., Astronomy 1999, Boston University

Research Interests

High luminosity active galactic nuclei, astrophysical jets and shocks, quasars and BL Lacertae objects, very long baseline interferometry, special relativity.

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Research Group Members

Postdoctoral Fellow:
· Preeti Kharb

Graduate Students:
· Mihai Cara
· Nathan Cooper
· Brandon Hogan
· Huthavahana (Sarma) Kuchibhotla

Undergraduate Students:
· Amy Lankey
· Justin Troyer

Professional Experience

· Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 2003-present.
· Karl Jansky Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 2001-2003.
· Faculty Lecturer, University of Virginia, 2001-2003.
· Caltech Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1998-2001.
· Research and Teaching Assistant, Boston University, 1993-1998.
· Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria, 1991-1993.

Professional and Scholarly Activities

· member, American Astronomical Society
· member, International Astronomical Union
· referee for Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Science, the Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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