Jeff W. Robertson, Ph.D.

Arkansas Tech University
Department of Physical Sciences
1701 N. Boulder
Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Ph: (479)964-0548  Fx: (479) 964-0837                
Internet email: jeff.robertson@atu.edu
Internet WWW: http://cosmos.atu.edu

Member: American Astronomical Society,
               American Institute of Physics,
               American Association of Physics Teachers
               Arkansas Academy of Science

EDUCATION

1995 Ph.D., Astrophysics
Indiana University-Bloomington,
Dissertation: Mass Transfer Effects In Cataclysmic Variable Light Curves.


1991 M.S., Astronomy major, Physics minor
San Diego State University
Thesis: Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of the
Eclipsing Variable Star V1379 Aql.



1989 B.S., Physics and B.S. Astronomy
University of Kansas-Lawrence



1984 Honors, Topeka High School, Topeka Kansas


TEACHING        Courses

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Dept. of Physical Sciences, Aug 1997-Present
Chair, Department of Physical Sciences, 2005
Associate Professor of Astrophysics, 2002
Assistant Professor of Astrophysics and Astronomical Observatory Director

 
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Dept. of Astronomy, Aug 1991-May 1995
Associate Instructor: undergraduate astronomy courses instructor.
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, Dept. of Astronomy, Aug 1989-Aug 1991
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Leader: taught
introductory astronomy laboratories.

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY,Leisure Connection Youth Day Camp, Summer 1990
Science Teacher: instructor of astronomy, biology, chemistry
and physics for elementary age children

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Dept. of Mathematics, Aug 1986-Aug 1989
Tutor and Scheduler: assisted students in a self-paced college
algebra course. Graded tests, scheduled 50 other tutors and
recorded grades on computer system.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Jan 1987-May 1987
Teaching Seminar: provided tutoring, designed and graded
weekly quizzes and tests, and led a weekly discussion session
for an enrollment of 75 students in an introductory astronomy course.

PUBLICATIONS 

RESEARCH

INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Dr. R.K. Honeycutt, Astronomy, Jan 1995-August 1997
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Software development for unattended data acquisition,
data reduction and analysis of automated photometry
and spectroscopy observations.
Design and testing of astronomical observing instrumentation for
1.25-m automated observatory and the WIYN 3.5-m telescope.

 
Research Associate, Automated Telescope Project: Jan 1992-Dec 1995
Observe with and monitor 0.4-m Robotic Telescope CCD
detector system. Software development for unattended, automated
data acquisition, data reduction and analysis of automated photometry
and spectroscopy observations.

 
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, Dr. P.B. Etzel, Astronomy, Jan 1991-Aug 1991
Research Assistant: Data reduction and analysis of CCD spectroscopy of Algol-type and
RS CVn-type binaries.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, June 1988-Aug 1989
Research Assistant: Created, organized and maintained
files and documents for the professional staff on various MacIntosh
software for the Institute's network.