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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?
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, The University of Chicago
… → 1988
Physics, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1981
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Telescope for Polarization - BLASTPol
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
Villanova University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
7/21/21 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
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Multiple Undergraduate Research Projects
Ulmer, M. P., Novak, G. A. & Smutko, M. F.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4/10/20 → 4/9/23
Project: Research project
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Determining the Morphology of IRAS 08740-4243 for Calibration of BLAST
Universities Space Research Association, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
6/1/19 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
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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
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The Magnetic Field in the Milky Way Filamentary Bone G47
Stephens, I. W., Myers, P. C., Zucker, C., Jackson, J. M., Andersson, B. G., Smith, R., Soam, A., Battersby, C., Sanhueza, P., Hogge, T., Smith, H. A., Novak, G., Sadavoy, S., Pillai, T. G. S., Li, Z. Y., Looney, L. W., Sugitani, K., Coudé, S., Guzmán, A., Goodman, A., & 4 others , Feb 1 2022, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 926, 1, L6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The toltec camera: optical alignment and characterization
Lunde, E., Berthoud, M., Denigris, N. S., Doyle, S., Ferrusca, D., Golec, J. E., Kuczarski, S., Lee, D., Ma, Z., Mauskopf, P., McCrackan, M., McMahon, J., Novak, G., Pisano, G., Simon, S., Souccar, K., Tucker, C., Underhill, M., Van Camp, E. & Wilson, G. W., 2022, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. Zmuidzinas, J. & Gao, J-R. (eds.). SPIE, 1219016. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12190).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The TolTEC camera: Polarimetric commissioning and performance of the continuously rotating half-wave plate
Lee, D., Novak, G., Berthoud, M., Bussan, J., Golenia, R., Van Clepper, E., Wilson, G., Denigris, N. S., Ma, Z., McCrackan, M., Souccar, K., Fissel, L., Bij, A., Thiel, F., Aretxaga, I., Ferrusca, D., Mauskopf, P., Lunde, E., Ade, P., Tucker, C., & 11 others , 2022, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI. Zmuidzinas, J. & Gao, J-R. (eds.). SPIE, 121901O. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12190).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The TolTEC camera: The citlali data reduction pipeline engine
McCrackan, M., Ma, Z., Denigris, N. S., Ryan, C., Souccar, K., Wilson, G. W., Aretxaga, I., Bij, A., Fissel, L., Golec, J. E., Gutermuth, R., Lee, D., Novak, G., Thiel, F., Walker, S. & Zaragoza-Cardiel, J., 2022, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VII. Ibsen, J. & Chiozzi, G. (eds.). SPIE, 121891H. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12189).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution