Dr. Matthew Hankins

EDUCATION HISTORY

• PHD-Cornell University 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Hankins’ primary research interest is studying different aspects of the life cycle of stars including their formation as well as the final phases leading up to stellar death. He has conducted research in these areas using data from different NASA facilities like SOFIA and Spitzer and is involved with future programs with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). He also has interests in developing tools for data analysis using Python.

Recently Taught Courses

• PHYS 2000 - PHYSICS LABORATORY I
• PHYS 2010 - PHYSICS LABORATORY II
• PHYS 2114 - CALCULUS-BASED PHYSICS I
• PHYS 2124 - CALCULUS-BASED PHYSICS II
• PHYS 4023 - COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
• PHYS 4953 - UR: UR CAMERA RESEARCH
• PHYS 4991 - SP: UR RPI SPECTROGRAPH BUILD
• PHYS 4993 - SP: ASTRO DATA ANALYSIS II