Barbara A. Whitney
I am an astronomer working at the Space
Science Institute (SSI). SSI is located in Boulder, CO,
and I
live and work in Madison, WI. I also work at the University of
Wisconsin. Here's a picture illustrating my two
main
outdoor activities last winter (okay I can see this is out of date
in
the summer):
(bicycling and snow shoveling)
Here's an artist's rendition of our Galaxy:
Here's another:
See here
for more description and downloadable images.
Research
Monte Carlo radiation transfer codes available here.
GLIMPSE, an
infrared
survey of our Galactic Plane
GLIMPSE360,
completing the Spitzer survey of the Galactic Plane
SAGE, an infrared survey of
the
Magellanic Clouds
YSOVARS, a
variability
study of thousands of forming stars; here's a pretty
picture.
Refereed publication list from the Astrophysics
Data
System
Older stuff but kinda fun
Star formation
Eta carina
mars
Older stuff but kind of fun
Walks in the neighborhood
Airplane stories
