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Matthew L. Lister

Associate Professor of Physics

mlister@purdue.edu
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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» Useful articles in AGN jet research

Research Group Members

Postdoctoral Fellow:

Talvikki Hovatta

Graduate Students:

  • Nathan Cooper
  • Brandon Hogan
  • Huthavahana (Sarma) Kuchibhotla

Past Group Members

  • Mihai Cara
  • Michael Herman
  • Preeti Kharb
  • Martin Kochanczyk
  • Amy Lankey
  • Kevin O'Brien
  • Justin Troyer

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 2009-present.
  • Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 2003-2009.
  • 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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