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Research Interests
Professor Novak works in observational astrophysics and astronomical instrumentation. His research group is currently contributing to three instrumentation projects: called HAWC+, BLAST-TNG, and TolTEC. All three are aimed at key questions in star formation research: What sets the rate at which new stars and planets are born? What factors determine the masses of stars and the properties of the associated planet-forming disks?
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, The University of Chicago
… → 1988
Physics, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1981
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Grants
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The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Telescope for Polarization - BLASTPol
Novak, G. A. (PD/PI)
University of Pennsylvania, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
8/31/21 → 8/30/22
Project: Research project
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Testing the Predictions of RAT Theory in Star Forming Clouds
Novak, G. A. (PD/PI)
Villanova University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7/21/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Multiple Undergraduate Research Projects
Ulmer, M. P. (PD/PI), Ulmer, M. P. (PD/PI), Novak, G. A. (Co-Investigator), Novak, G. A. (Co-Investigator), Smutko, M. F. (Co-Investigator) & Smutko, M. F. (Co-Investigator)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4/10/20 → 4/9/25
Project: Research project
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Determining the Morphology of IRAS 08740-4243 for Calibration of BLAST
Novak, G. A. (PD/PI)
Universities Space Research Association, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6/1/19 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
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Cycle 7: Joint HAWC+/ALMA Investigation of Young Protostars in Ophiuchus
Novak, G. A. (PD/PI)
Universities Space Research Association, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
5/31/19 → 5/30/22
Project: Research project
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SOFIA Polarization Spectrum of Three Star-forming Clouds
Cox, E. G., Novak, G., Chuss, D. T., Lee, D., Berthoud, M., Karpovich, K., Michail, J. M., Li, Z. Y. & Ashton, P. C., Mar 10 2025, In: Astrophysical Journal. 981, 2, 132.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Magnetic Keys to Massive Star Formation: The Western η Carinae Giant Molecular Cloud
Barnes, P. J., Ryder, S. D., Novak, G. & Fissel, L. M., Jun 1 2025, In: Astrophysical Journal. 985, 2, 186.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Magnetic Field Alignment Relative to Multiple Tracers in the High-mass Star-forming Region RCW 36
Bij, A., Fissel, L. M., Bonne, L., Schneider, N., Berthoud, M., Lee, D., Novak, G. A., Sadavoy, S. I., Pillai, T. G. S., Cunningham, M., Jones, P. & Simon, R., Nov 1 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 975, 2, 267.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Magnetic Fields Observed along the East-West Outflow of IRAS 16293-2422
Encalada, F. J., Looney, L. W., Novak, G., Sadavoy, S., Cox, E. G., Pereira-Santos, F., Lee, D., Harrison, R. & Pattle, K., Jun 1 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 968, 2, 101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modeling the Far-infrared Polarization Spectrum of a High-mass Star-forming Cloud
Lee, D., Chen, C. Y., Novak, G., Chuss, D. T., Cox, E. G., Karpovich, K., Ashton, P., Berthoud, M., Li, Z. Y. & Michail, J. M., Sep 1 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 972, 1, 102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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