Roger H. Hildebrand

Professor Emeritus, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Physics, and the College; Enrico Fermi Institute

Education: Ph.D., California, Berkeley, 1951

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 702-7581
Location: Acc F113
Email: rogeroddjob.uchicago.edu
WWW: Web Site

Research

Experimental physics, infrared astronomy

Hildebrand and his students study the properties of interstellar magnetic fields and interstellar dust by means of far-infrared polarimetry. This technique has made it possible to map field configurations associated with filamentary clouds, rotating clouds, shock fronts, and other interstellar features, and has made it possible to infer the temperatures and exposure to radiation of domains within molecular clouds

Research Fields: Galactic Astronomy

Visit: Enrico Fermi Institute; Roger Hildebrand's group

Past Students

Graduate: Larry Kirby (2008)

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