Donald Q. Lamb

Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Director, ASC Flash Center; Enrico Fermi Institute

Education: BS 1967 (Physics and Mathematics); MS 1969 (Physics) Liverpool; PhD 1974 (Physics) Rochester

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 702-7194
Location: LASR 128
Email: lamboddjob.uchicago.edu

Research

X-ray bursts, gamma-ray bursts, Type Ia supernovae, and galaxy clusters, statistical methods based on Bayesian inference.

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.

Research Fields: Cosmology; Extragalactic Astronomy; Galactic Astronomy; Computational Astrophysics

Visit: ASC Flash Center; Enrico Fermi Institute

Current Students

Graduate: Elizabeth Hicks; John Zuhone

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