Thomas J. Moffett

Emeritus Professor of Physics
Email: moffett@physics.purdue.edu
Office: Physics 244
Telephone: (765) 494-5508
Fax: (765) 494-0706

 

B.S., Physics, Louisiana State University, 1966
M.S., Physics, Louisiana State University, 1969
Ph.D., Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, 1973

Research Interests

Current: Distances to galaxies in the Local Group.
Previous: Variable stars, flare stars, photometry.
Activities: Observation astronomy in the optical region.

Teaching Interests Current:

• Astr 363 (Fall 2000)
• Astr 364 (Spring 2001)
• Astr 263 (Fall 2001)

Past Graduate Students

• M.L. Frueh, McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas at Austin
• K.G. Wolinski, Post doc at the Hubble Space Telescope
• H.L. Chambers II, Assistant Professor, College of Charleston

Awards and Honors

• Member, International Astronomical Union
• Fellow, the Royal Astronomical Society

Professional Experience

• Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1984-present
• Visiting Associate Professor of Astronomy, the University of Texas, 1981-82
• Associate Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1979-84
• Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University, 1975-79
• Astronomy Research Associate, the University of Texas, 1973-75

Selected Publications

1. W.P. Gieren, T.J. Moffett and, T.G. Barnes III: "Calibrating the Cepheid Period - Radius Relation with Galactic and Magellanic Cloud Cepheids", Ap.J., 512, 553 (1999).
2. T.G. Barnes III, I.I. Ivans, J.R. Martin, C.S. Froning and T.J. Moffett: "V(RI)_c Photometry of Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds", PASP, 111, 812, 1999.
3. R. Earle Luck, Thomas J. Moffett, Thomas G. Barnes III, and Wolfgang P. Gieren: "Magellanic Cloud Cepheids: Abundances" A.J. 115, 605-634 (1998).
4. Thomas J. Moffett, Wolfgang P. Gieren, Thomas G. Barnes III, and Matias Gomez: "BV(RI)C Photometry of Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds", Ap. J. Suppl., 117, 135-146 (1998).
5. T.G.Barnes, J.A. Fernley, M.L. Frueh, J.G. Navas, T.J. Moffett, and I. Skillen, "BVRIJHK Photometry of Cepheid Variables" PASP, 109, 645-658, (1997).