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Research Interests
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.
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, University of Wisconsin-Madison
… → 1970
BA, Johns Hopkins University
… → 1965
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Grants
- 33 Finished
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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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Correcting and Coating Thin Walled X-ray Optics via a Combination of Controlled Film Deposition and Magnetic Smart Materials
Ulmer, M. P. (PD/PI), Cao, J. (Co-PD/PI) & Chung, Y.-W. (Co-PD/PI)
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. (PD/PI), Cao, J. (Co-PD/PI) & Chung, Y.-W. (Co-PD/PI)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7/1/16 → 9/30/18
Project: Research project
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A Novel Near-Infrared Camera System for Breakthroughs in Astrophysics and Beyond
Mohseni, H. (PD/PI) & Ulmer, M. P. (Co-PD/PI)
7/1/15 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
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Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements
Ulmer, M. P. (PD/PI), Cao, J. (Co-PD/PI) & Chung, Y.-W. (Co-PD/PI)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
7/1/15 → 3/31/16
Project: Research project
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Active X-ray Optics for Astronomy
Davis, J. M., DeRoo, C. T. & Ulmer, M. P., Jan 1 2024, Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics. Springer Nature, p. 429-452 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Advances in magnetic smart materials for synchrotron X-ray optics: a progress report on annealing and ultra-thin glass substrates
Ulmer, M. P., Capoot, C. J., Assoufid, L., Quispe, D., Buchholz, D. B., Chung, Y. W. & Cao, J., 2024, Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components XIX. Morawe, C., Mimura, H. & Khounsary, A. M. (eds.). SPIE, 131500D. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13150).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Advances in the control of Si substrates with magnetic smart materials to provide low-power surface control on the sub-nanometer level for space deformable mirrors
Quispe, D., Ulmer, M. P., Buchholz, D. B., Chung, Y. W. & Cao, J., 2023, Techniques and Instrumentation for Detection of Exoplanets XI. Ruane, G. J. (ed.). SPIE, 126802A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12680).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Further progress toward enabling a deployable shape memory alloy normal incidence space telescope for the extreme ultraviolet
Ulmer, M. P., Quispe, D., Seals, L., De Vita, G., Stagon, S. P., Asbury, N., Buchholz, D. B., Cao, J., Chung, Y. W. & Vaidyanathan, R., 2023, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy XI. O'Dell, S. L., Gaskin, J. A., Pareschi, G. & Spiga, D. (eds.). SPIE, 126790A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12679).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The active CGCG 077-102 NED02 galaxy within the Abell 2063 galaxy cluster
Adami, C., Parra Ramos, K., Harry, J. T., Ulmer, M. P., Lima Neto, G. B. & Amram, P., Dec 1 2023, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 680, A100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Bright SHARC survey cluster catalog
Romer, A. K. (Creator), Nichol, R. C. (Creator), Holden, B. P. (Creator), Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Pildis, R. A. (Creator), Merrelli, A. J. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Burke, D. J. (Creator), Collins, C. A. (Creator), Metevier, A. J. (Creator), Kron, R. G. (Creator) & Commons, K. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2003
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.21260209, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/126/209
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Redshifts in LCDCS 0504
Guennou, L. (Creator), Biviano, A. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Limousin, M. (Creator), Lima, 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), Marquez, 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), 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 SDSS Stripe 82
Durret, F. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Bertin, E. (Creator), Hao, J. (Creator), Marquez, I. (Contributor), Martinet, N. (Creator), Maurogordato, S. (Creator), Sauvaget, T. (Creator), Scepi, N. (Creator), Takey, A. (Creator) & Ulmer, M. P. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2015
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.35780079, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/578/A79
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Galaxy clusters in the 4 CFHTLS Wide fields
Durret, F. (Creator), Adami, C. (Creator), Cappi, A. (Creator), Maurogordato, S. (Creator), Marquez, 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, B. V. (Creator), Le, 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), 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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RB photometry of LSBG in Coma
Adami, C. (Creator), Scheidegger, R. (Creator), Ulmer, M. (Creator), Durret, F. (Creator), Mazure, A. (Creator), West, M. J. (Creator), Conselice, C. J. (Creator), Gregg, M. (Creator), Kasun, S. (Creator), Pello, R. (Contributor) & Picat, J. P. (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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