Rob Knop : Physics & Astronomy

• BS : Harvey Mudd College, Physics, 1990
• PhD : Caltech, Physics, 1997; thesis title: Spatially Resolved Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Seyfert Galaxies
• Post-doc : LBNL, Supernova Cosmology Project, 1996-2001
• Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, 2001-2007

As my vital statistics above show, I spent many years studying Physics & Astronomy, and even went on to teach and research Physics & Astronomy for many years until the pressures of academia— in particular the pressure to obtain federal funding in an era where that was becoming increasingly difficult— pushed me out. (You can read more about this on my (former) blog, at the linked post and in many ohter posts.)

I was also a science blogger (focusing on astronomy) of some minor recognition for some time, until I recently (October 2007) decided to take an indefinite break from doing that.

Curriculum Vitae

Astronomy Education Resources

Talk Slides

Research Papers