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Professor Ulmer divides his time between instrumentation development and astrophysical studies. His astrophysical studies have mainly centered around clusters of galaxies and pulsars. Currently he is analyzing data from the space-based Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) on the Crab Pulsar.
Prof. Ulmer's studies of clusters of galaxies have been concentrated on a survey of x-ray clusters, called SHARC. He has been developing technology to extend the operating range of x-ray mirrors up to 100 keV. This has lead to a contract to develop the technology for NASA's Lynx project. Ulmer is a member of the Constellation X Hard-X-Ray Telescope Team. He is also working on developing UV solar blind detectors based on wide-band-gap semiconductors made with GaN. He has organized a team which has developed an innovative and unique design for studying transient phenomena in the hard x-ray sky.
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
… → 1970
BA, Johns Hopkins University
… → 1965
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Multiple Undergraduate Research Projects
Ulmer, M. P., Ulmer, M. P., Novak, G. A., Novak, G. A., Smutko, M. F. & Smutko, M. F.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
4/10/20 → 4/9/24
Project: Research project
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Correcting and Coating Thin Walled X-ray Optics via a Combination of Controlled Film Deposition and Magnetic Smart Materials
Ulmer, M. P., Cao, J. & Chung, Y.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
1/11/17 → 1/10/20
Project: Research project
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Further Development of Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements
Ulmer, M. P., Cao, J. & Chung, Y.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7/1/16 → 9/30/18
Project: Research project
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Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements
Ulmer, M. P., Cao, J. & Chung, Y.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7/1/15 → 3/31/16
Project: Research project
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A Novel Near-Infrared Camera System for Breakthroughs in Astrophysics and Beyond
7/1/15 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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Toward sub-micron pixels for short-wave infrared imaging
Kang, C. M., Rabinowitz, J., Bianconi, S., Liu, L., Ulmer, M. & Mohseni, H., Feb 2023, In: Semiconductor Science and Technology. 38, 2, 025007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A concept for a deployable normal incidence EUV mirror based on shape memory alloy sheets
Ulmer, M. P., Dugard, J. H., Quispe, D., Buchholz, D. B., Stagon, S. P., Chung, Y. W., Cao, J., Kritikos, K., Guerra, N., Stahl, M. T., Shiri, R. & Vaidyanathan, R., 2022, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. den Herder, J-W. A., Nikzad, S. & Nakazawa, K. (eds.). SPIE, 1218131. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12181).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Magnetic smart material application to synchrotron X-ray optics: prospects and current progress
Ulmer, M. P., Quispe, D., Buchholz, D. B., Chung, Y. W., Cao, J. & Kritikos, K., 2022, Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components XVII. Khounsary, A. M., Mimura, H. & Morawe, C. (eds.). SPIE, 122400B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12240).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Substrate-Independent Broad-Band Immersion Microlens Arrays with a High Coupling Efficiency for Infrared Focal Plane Arrays
Kang, C. M., Bianconi, S., Hamilton, T., Rabinowitz, J., Wheaton, S., Liu, L., Ulmer, M. & Mohseni, H., Apr 26 2022, In: ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 4, 4, p. 1910-1920 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stable membrane candidate for deployable membrane space telescopes
Baturalp, T. B., Rodriguez, L., Coverstone, V. L., Coppejans, R., Cao, J., Chung, Y. W., Buchholz, D. B. & Ulmer, M. P., Jul 1 2020, In: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems. 6, 3, 034001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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RB photometry of LSBG in Coma
Adami, C. (Creator), Scheidegger, R. (Creator), Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Durret, F. (Creator), Mazure, A. (Creator), West, M. J. (Creator), Conselice, C. J. (Creator), Gregg, M. (Creator), Kasun, S. (Creator), Pelló, R. (Contributor), Picat, J. P. (Creator) & West, M. J. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2007
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.34590679, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/459/679
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Redshifts in LCDCS 0504
Guennou, L. (Creator), Biviano, A. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Limousin, M. (Creator), Lima Neto, N. G. B. (Creator), Mamon, G. A. (Creator), Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Gavazzi, R. (Creator), Cypriano, E. S. (Creator), Durret, F. (Creator), Clowe, D. (Creator), Lebrun, V. (Creator), Allam, S. (Creator), Basa, S. (Creator), Benoist, C. (Creator), Cappi, A. (Creator), Halliday, C. (Creator), Ilbert, O. (Creator), Johnston, D. (Creator), Jullo, E. (Creator), Just, D. (Creator), Kubo, J. M. (Creator), Márquez, I. (Contributor), Marshall, P. (Creator), Martinet, N. (Creator), Maurogordato, S. (Creator), Mazure, A. (Creator), Murphy, K. J. (Creator), Plana, H. (Creator), Rostagni, F. (Creator), Russeil, D. (Creator), Schirmer, M. (Creator), Schrabback, T. (Creator), Slezak, E. (Creator), Tucker, D. (Creator), Zaritsky, D. (Creator), Ziegler, B. (Creator), Benoist, C. (Creator) & Tucker, D. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2014
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.35660149, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/566/A149
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Galaxy clusters in the 4 CFHTLS Wide fields
Durret, F. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Cappi, A. (Creator), Maurogordato, S. (Creator), Márquez, I. (Contributor), Ilbert, O. (Creator), Coupon, J. (Creator), Arnouts, S. (Creator), Benoist, C. (Creator), Blaizot, J. (Creator), Edorh, T. M. (Creator), Garilli, B. (Creator), Guennou, L. (Creator), Le Brun, B. V. (Creator), Le Fèvre, F. O. (Contributor), Mazure, A. (Creator), McCracken, H. J. (Creator), Mellier, Y. (Creator), Mezrag, C. (Creator), Slezak, E. (Creator), Tresse, L. (Creator), Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Arnouts, S. (Creator), Benoist, C. (Creator) & Tresse, L. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2011
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.35350065, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/535/A65
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u*g'r'i' photometry of A496 faint LSB galaxies
Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Durret, F. (Creator), Ilbert, O. (Creator) & Guennou, L. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2012
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.35280036, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/528/A36
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BVRI imaging of the Coma cluster
Adami, C. (Creator), Picat, J. P. (Creator), Savine, C. (Creator), Mazure, A. (Creator), West, M. J. (Creator), Cuillandre, J. C. (Creator), Pelló, R. (Contributor), Biviano, A. (Creator), Conselice, C. J. (Creator), Durret, F. (Creator), Gallagher III, I. J. S. (Contributor), Gregg, M. (Creator), Moreau, C. (Creator), Ulmer, M. P. (Creator) & West, M. J. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2006
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.34511159, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/451/1159
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