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Melville P Ulmer

  • 3564 Citations
1969 …2020
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Education/Academic qualification

Physics, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

… → 1970

BA, Johns Hopkins University

… → 1965

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galaxies Physics & Astronomy
mirrors Physics & Astronomy
x rays Physics & Astronomy
X rays Engineering & Materials Science
Mirror Mathematics
Mirrors Engineering & Materials Science
Telescopes Engineering & Materials Science
telescopes Physics & Astronomy

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Grants 2001 2020

Correcting and Coating Thin Walled X-ray Optics via a Combination of Controlled Film Deposition and Magnetic Smart Materials

Cao, J., Chung, Y. & Ulmer, M. P.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

1/11/17 → 1/10/20

Project: Research project

smart materials
geometrical optics
coatings
x rays
mirrors

A Novel Near-Infrared Camera System for Breakthroughs in Astrophysics and Beyond

Mohseni, H. & Ulmer, M. P.

W. M. Keck Foundation

7/1/15 → 6/30/20

Project: Research project

astrophysics
cameras
photons
telescopes
field tests

Further Development of Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements

Cao, J., Chung, Y. & Ulmer, M. P.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

7/1/16 → 9/30/18

Project: Research project

apertures
fairings
telescopes
mirrors
rockets

Aperture: A Precise Extremely large Reflective Telescope Using Re-configurable Elements

Cao, J., Chung, Y. & Ulmer, M. P.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

7/1/15 → 3/31/16

Project: Research project

smart materials
apertures
telescopes
optics
deviation

Multiple Undergraduate Research Projects

Meyer, D. M., Smutko, M. F. & Ulmer, M. P.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

4/10/15 → 4/9/19

Project: Research project

research projects
students
summer
astrophysics
minorities

Research Output 1969 2019

InGaAs based heterojunction phototransistors: Viable solution for high-speed and low-noise short wave infrared imaging

Rezaei, M., Park, M. S., Rabinowitz, C., Tan, C. L., Wheaton, S., Ulmer, M. P. & Mohseni, H., Apr 22 2019, In : Applied Physics Letters. 114, 16, 161101.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

phototransistors
low noise
heterojunctions
high speed
cameras

Magnetostrictively deforming the surface of a Silicon wafer at two locations

Ulmer, M. P., Coppejans, R., Khreishi, M. A., Keely, K., Buchholz, D. B., Shiri, R., Rodriguez, L. A., O'Donnell, A. E., Shonfeld, Z. J., Reinhardt, W. H., Borgsmiller, L. E., Baturalp, T. B., Coverstone, V. L. & Cao, J., Jan 1 2018, Adaptive X-Ray Optics V. Spiga, D., Mimura, H. & Spiga, D. (eds.). SPIE, 107610B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 10761).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Silicon wafers
Wafer
Silicon
Smart Materials
smart materials

Membrane mirror evaluation of APERTURE: A precise extremely large reflective telescope using re-configurable elements

Baturalp, T. B., Coverstone, V. L., Coppejans, R., Cao, J., Chung, Y-W., Buchholz, D. B. & Ulmer, M. P., Jan 1 2018, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave. Fazio, G. G., MacEwen, H. A. & Lystrup, M. (eds.). SPIE, 106981K. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 10698).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Telescopes
Telescope
Mirror
Mirrors
Membrane

Star-formation rates of cluster galaxies: Nature versus nurture

Laganá, T. F. & Ulmer, M. P., Mar 21 2018, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 475, 1, p. 523-531 9 p., stx3210.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

star formation rate
galaxies
stellar mass
stars
rate
2 Citations (Scopus)

APERTURE, a precise extremely-large reflective telescope using re-configurable element: A progress report

Coppejans, R., Ulmer, M. P., Buchholz, D. B., Wang, X., Cao, J., Coverstone, V. L., Baturalp, T. B., Condron, K. S., O'Donnell, A. E., Harpt, B. E., Reinhardt, W. H. & Johnson, M. E., Jan 1 2017, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes and Instruments: Innovative Technologies and Concepts VIII. MacEwen, H. A., Breckinridge, J. B. & Breckinridge, J. B. (eds.). SPIE, Vol. 10398. 103980N

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Telescopes
Intelligent materials
Telescope
Magnetic materials
Mirror