Augensen, Harry J.
RESOURCE: Augensen, Harry J.
ContributorsHarry J. Augensen, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Associate Dean of Science
Science Division
Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cosmos Portal:
- User Profile: Harry Augensen
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Educational Background
- B.A., Elmhurst College
- M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern University
Courses Taught
Introduction to Astronomy, Introduction to Weather & Climate, Meteorology, Earth’s Changing Atmosphere & Climate, Cosmologies Ancient & Modern (Honors), Physics I & II, Physics I & II Laboratory, Modern Physics, Modern Physics Laboratory, General Astronomy & Astrophysics, Theoretical Astrophysics, Methods of Observational Astronomy, Classical Mechanics, Classical Mechanics Laboratory, Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, Optics & Wave Motion.
Education and Outreach
I maintain a strong interest in astronomy education. My document "Astronomy Education and Instructional Aids" was distributed worldwide by the International Astronomical Union. With colleague Wulff D. Heintz (Swarthmore College), working under contract with Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, I translated the three-volume Compendium of Practical Astronomy from the German into English. In order to acquaint people with the night sky, I initiated weekly and monthly telescope viewing sessions at Widener University (www.widener.edu/publicviewing). In 2003, I began writing a monthly column “Night Words” in the local newspaper Town Talk (www.towntalknews.com).
Research Interests
My research interests include galactic structure, planetary nebulae, and late stages in stellar evolution. I have carried out astronomical research at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, at the Laboratory for Astronomy and Solar Physics at the NASA-Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and at the Sproul Observatory in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Most recently I have worked with colleague Wulff D. Heintz of Swarthmore College on the monitoring of suspected variable stars. Widener University is a member of the National Undergraduate Research Observatory (NURO) which operates a 31-inch telescope on the Anderson Mesa outside of Flagstaff, Arizona.
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