M. Shane Burns
Professor Emeritus of Physics
| Office: | 259 Olin Hall |
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| Email: | [email protected] |
| Address: |
Colorado College Department of Physics 14 E. Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| Education: | B.A., UC San Diego, 1979 Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1985 |
| Research Interests: | My primary research interest was in using supernovae to measure cosmological parameters. I collaborated with the Supernova Cosmology Project . Saul Perlmutter, the leader of the Supernova Cosmology Project, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics . Selected Publications |
| Textbook Resources: | My textbook on observational astronomy, A Practical Guide to Observational Astronomy was published in September of 2021. The book’s companion website ( https://mshaneburns.github.io/ObsAstro/ ) includes example Python code and tutorials. |
| Computing Resources: | Scientific Computing Toolbox Mac OS X Unix Tutorial |