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J. Ward Moody
Professor
Contact Information
Office N484 ESC
Phone (801) 422-4347
Cell Phone (801) 372-5484
Email Send a message
Website http://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/moody
Schedule
Office Hours Monday 2-4:00
Tuesday 1-2:00
Research Meetings Wednesday 12-3:00
Thursday 11-12:00
Research
Group Astronomy
Specialty Galaxy nuclear variability, remote observing, large-scale galaxy distribution
Research Site http://rovor.byu.edu
Projects
Testing the standard model of active galactic nuclei through automated multi-color broadband CCD imaging
Background
  • PhD in Astronomy from the University of Michigan (Robert Kirshner advisor).

  • Post-doctoral researcher, The Institute for Astronomy at the University of New Mexico, Stephen Gregory and Jack Burns advisors.

  • Assistant Professor, Weber State University.

  • Full Professor BYU. On BYU faculty since 1990.

  • Formerly department graduate coordinator, head of BYU astronomy group, head of physical science program, managing editor of the ASP Conference Series.

  • Currently a member of the American Astronomical Society Publication Board

  • Contributed to the discovery of galaxies in voids, type Ib supernovae, carbon stars.

  • Current research is on using remote observing to better quantify the variability of AGN light as a test of the standard model and also on the character of galaxy voids in models and surveys.





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