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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?
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, The University of Chicago
… → 1988
Physics, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1981
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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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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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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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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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The BLAST Observatory: A Sensitivity Study for Far-IR Balloon-borne Polarimeters
Coppi, G., Dicker, S., Aguirre, J. E., Austermann, J. E., Beall, J. A., Clark, S. E., Cox, E. G., Devlin, M. J., Fissel, L. M., Galitzki, N., Hensley, B. S., Hubmayr, J., Molinari, S., Nati, F., Novak, G., Schisano, E., Soler, J. D., Tucker, C. E., Ullom, J. N. & Vaskuri, A. & 3 others, , Mar 1 2024, In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 136, 3, 035003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SOFIA and ALMA Investigate Magnetic Fields and Gas Structures in Massive Star Formation: The Case of the Masquerading Monster in BYF 73
Barnes, P. J., Ryder, S. D., Novak, G., Crutcher, R. M., Fissel, L. M., Pitts, R. L. & Schap, W. J., Mar 1 2023, In: Astrophysical Journal. 945, 1, 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations