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Donald Q. Lamb Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College Department Chair: 1988-1991 Education: BS 1967 (Physics and Mathematics); MS 1969 (Physics) Liverpool; PhD 1974 (Physics) University of Rochester Phone: (773) 702-7194 Location: ERC 551 Email: lamboddjob.uchicago.edu Affiliations: Director, Flash Center for Computational Science Research X-ray bursts, gamma-ray bursts, Type Ia supernovae, and galaxy clusters, statistical methods based on Bayesian inference. Publications: ADS | arXiv | inSPIRE Research Fields:
Lamb's research has covered a wide range of topics in high-energy astrophysics, including the properties of cold and hot dense matter; the structure and evolution of white dwarfs and neutron stars; X-ray emission from compact stars, especially magnetic white dwarfs; and the physics of radiation transfer in super-strong magnetic fields. Scientific Projects Past scientific projects: Director, Flash Center for Computational Science (FLASH) Graduate Students Past Graduate Students: John Zuhone (2009, Astronomy and Astrophysics); Daniel E. Reichart (2000, Astronomy and Astrophysics); Shanqun Zhan (1998, Astronomy and Astrophysics) Teaching Courses Past courses:
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