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Gary A. Wegner

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

at Dartmouth since 1982

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Education

  • University of Washington: Ph.D. 1971
  • The University of Arizona: B.Sc. 1967

Experience

  • 1982-present: Dartmouth College. Assistant, Associate and Full Professor of Physics & Astronomy.
  • 2002: Visiting astronomer, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Oxford.
  • 2002: Visiting fellow, St. Catherine's College, Oxford
  • 1991-1999: Director of Michigan-Dartmouth-M.I.T. (MDM) Observatory, Kitt Peak, Arizona.
  • 1997: European Southern Observatory (ESO) visiting astronomer.
  • 1993-1994: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, visiting astronomer at the Ruhr Universitat, Bochum, Germany.
  • 1992-1993: University of Oxford: SERC Visiting Fellow, Department of Astrophysics.
  • 1992-1993: Wadham College, Oxford. Keeley Fellow in Physics.
  • 1992: Cornell University. Visiting Professor
  • 1987: Kitt Peak National Observatory, visiting astronomer.
  • 1979-1982: The Pennsylvania State University. Assistant Professor of Astronomy.
  • 1978-1979: University of Delaware. A.J. Cannon Research Fellow in the Department of Physics. Duties: research and teaching in physics.
  • 1975-1978: South African Astronomical Observatory: Cape Town, R.S.A.. Senior Scientific Research Officer, leader of photometry group.
  • 1977: University of Cambridge: England, Institute of Astronomy, visiting astronomer.
  • 1972 - 1975: University of Oxford, England. Departmental Demonstrator in the Department of Astrophysics: research and undergraduate laboratory sessions and public nights.
  • 1971-1972: Mount Stromlo Observatory: Australian National University. Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Spectroscopic survey of Southern Hemisphere White Dwarfs.
  • 1972: Australian National University, School of General Studies, Department of Applied Mathematics; lectured on astrophysics and radiative transfer.
  • 1967-1971 University of Washington, Department of Astronomy, Seattle, Washington. Research Assistant for Professors G. Wallerstein and K.H. Böhm.
  • 1966-1967: Kitt Peak National Observatory, Solar Division. Research Assistant for Dr. A.K. Pierce.

Honors and Awards

  • Margaret Anne And Edward M. Leede '49 Distinguished Professor, Dartmouth College, 1985-present.
  • Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientists at the Astronomisches Institut of the Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany.

Memberships

  • Member American Astronomical Society.
  • Member International Astronomical Union.

Contact Information

Research Interests

Cosmlogy, large-scale structure of the universe, end states of stellar evolution.

Selected Recent Publications

"Redshift-Distance Survey of Early-Type Galaxies. I. The ENEARc Cluster Sample", M. Bernardi, M.V. Alonso, L.N. da Costa, C.N.A. Willmer, G. Wegner, P.S. Pellegrini, C. Rito, M.A.G. Maia, Astronomical Journal, 123, 2990, 2002.
"The WARPS Survey. VI. Galaxy Cluster and Source Identifications from Phase I", E.S. Perlman, D.J. Horner, L.R. Jones, C.A. Scharf, H. Ebeling, G. Wegner, M. Malkan, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 140, 265, 2002.
"Redshift-Distance Survey of Early-Type Galaxies, II. The Dn-sigma Relation", M. Bernardi, M.V. Alonso, L.N. da Costa, C.N.A. Willmer, G. Wegner, P.S. Pellegrini, C. Rito, M.A.G. Maia, Astronomical Journal, 123, 2159, 2002.
"Mg_2-sigma in Early-Type Galaxies and Spiral Bulges", C. Chiappini, P.S. Pellegrini, C. Rite, M.A.G. Maia, R. Ogando, B. Ramos, R.P. Schiavon, C.N.A. Willmer, L. da Costa, M. Bernardi, M.V. Alonso, G. Wegner, to appear in Chemical Enrichment of Intracluster and Intergalact Medium, Astro-ph, 0109139
"Redshifts for 2410 Galaxies in the Century Survey Region", G. Wegner, J.R. Thorstensen, M.J. Kurtz, W.R. Brown, D.G. Fabricant, M.J. Geller, J.P. Huchra, R.O. Marzke, and Shoko Sakai, AJ, 122, 2893.
"Comparison of the ENEAR peculiar velocities with the PSCz Gravity Field", A. Nusser, L.N. da Costa, E. Branchini, M. Bernardi, M.V. Alonso, G. Wegner, C.N.A. Willmer, and P.S. Pellegrini, MNRAS 320, 2001.
"Comparing the SFI Peculiar Velocities with the PSCz Gravity Field: A VELMOD Analysis", E. Branchini, W. Freudling, L.N. da Costa, C.S. Frenk, R. Giovanelli, M.P. Haynes, J.J. Salzer, G. Wegner, and I. Zehavi, MNRAS 326, 1191, 2001.
"X-Ray-emitting Groups in the Infall Region of Abell 2199", K. Rines, A. Mahdavi, M.J. Geller, A. Diaferio, J.J. Mohr, and G. Wegner, Astrophysical Journal 555, 558, 2001.
"Large-scale Power Spectrum and Structures from the ENEAR Galaxy Peculiar Velocity Catalogue", S. Zaroubi, M. Bernardi, L.N. da Costa, Y. Hoffman, M. Alonso, G. Wegner, C.N.A. Willmer, and P.S. Pellegrini, MNRAS 326, 375, 2001.
"The Peculiar Motions of Early-type Galaxies in Two Distant Regions-VI. The Maximum-likelihood Gaussian Algorithm", R.P. Saglia, M. Colless, D. Burstein, R.L. Davies, R.K. McMahan, and G. Wegner, MNRAS 324, 389, 2001.
"The Peculiar Motions of Early-type Galaxies in Two Distant Regions-VII. Peculiar Velocities and Bulk Motions", M. Colless, R.P. Saglia, D. Burstein, R.L. Davies, R.K. McMahan and G. Wegner, MNRAS 321, 277, 2001.
"The Infall Region of Abell 576: Independent Mass and Light Profiles", K. Rines, M.J. Geller, A. Diaferio, J.J. Mohr, and G. Wegner, Astronomical Journal, 120, 2338, 2000.
"The WARPS survey - IV. The X-ray luminosity-temperature relation of high-redshift galaxy clusters", B.W. Fairley, L.R. Jones, C. Scharf, H. Ebeling, E. Perlman, D. Horner, G. Wegner, and M. Malkan, MNRAS 315, (2000).
"ENEAR Redshift-Distance Survey: Cosmological Constraints", S. Borgani, M. Bernardi, L.N. da Costa, G. Wegner, M.V. Alonso, C.N.A. Willmer, P.S. Pellegrini, and M.A.G. Maia, Ap. J. 537, (2000).
"The WARPS Survey III. The Discovery of an X-Ray Luminous Galaxy Cluster at z=0.833 and the Impact of X-Ray Substructure on Cluster Abundance Measurements", H. Ebeling, L.R. Jones, E. Perlman, C. Scharf, D. Horner, G. Wegner, M. Malkan, B.W. Fairley and C.R. Mullis Ap. J. 534, (2000).
"Spatially resolved spectroscopy of Coma cluster early-type galaxies. I. The database", D. Mehlert, R.P. Saglia, R. Bender, and G. Wegner, A & AS, 141, (2000).
"Fundamental plane distances to early-type field galaxies in the South Equatorial Strip. I. The spectroscopic data", K.R. Muller, G. Wegner, S. Raychaudhury, and W. Freudling, A & AS, 140, (1999).
"The peculiar motions of early-type galaxies in two distant regions - II. The spectroscopic data", G. Wegner, M. Colless, R.P. Saglia, R.K. McMahan, R.L. Davies, D. Burstein and G. Baggley, MNRAS, 305, (1999).
"The peculiar motions of early-type galaxies in two distant regions-V. The Mg-sigma relation, age and metallicity", M. Colless, D. Burstein, R.L. Davies, R.K. McMahan, R.P. Saglia and G. Wegner, MNRAS, 303, (1999).
"Cluster versus Field Elliptical Galaxies and Clues on Their Formation", M. Bernardi, A. Renzini, L.N. da Costa, G. Wegner, M.V. Alonso, P.S. Pellegrini, C. Rito and C.N.A. Willmer, Ap J., 508, (1998).
"Flows on Scales of 150 MPC?", K.R. Muller, W. Freudling, R. Watkins and G. Wegner, Ap J., 507, (1998).
"The peculiar motions of early-type galaxies in two distant regions. III - The photometric data", R.P. Saglia, D. Burstein, G. Baggley, R.L. Davies, E. Bertschinger, M.M. Colless, R.K. McMahan Jr., and G. Wegner, MNRAS, 292, (1997).
"The Century Survey: A Deeper Slice of the Universe", M.J. Geller, M.J. Kurtz, G. Wegner, J.R. Thorstensen, D.G. Fabricant, R.O. Marzke, J.P. Huchra, R.E. Schild and E.E. Falco, AJ, 114, (1997).
"Using Fundamental Plane Distances to Estimate the Total Binding Mass in Abell 2626", J.J. Mohr and G. Wegner, AJ, 114, (1997).
"A Dynamical Analysis of the Poor Galaxy Clusters Abell 2626 and Abell 2440", J.J. Mohr, M.J. Geller and G. Wegner, AJ, 112, (1996).
"The Peculiar Motions of Early-Type Galaxies in Two Distant Regions. I. Cluster and Galaxy Selection", G. Wegner, M. Colless, G. Baggley, R.L. Davies, E. Bertschinger, D. Burstein, R.K. McMahan Jr. and R.P. Saglia, Ap J S, 106, (1996).
"Early spectra of the supernova 1987F", G. Wegner and S.R. Swanson, MNRAS, 278, (1996).
"Extinction in Sc Galaxies," with R. Giovanelli, M.P. Haynes, J.J. Salzer, L.N. DaCosta and W. Freudling , Astron. J. 107, 2036, (1994).
"Distribution of Galaxies Around Abell 262 and The Pisces Cluster," with S. Sakai and R. Giovanelli, Astron. J. 108, 33 (1994).
"Spectral Types for Objects in the Kiso Survey IX. Data for 125 Objects," with G.W. Darling, Astron. J. 108, 2025 (1994).
"The Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variable Star: KUV 0859+415", A.D. Grauer, F.A. Ringwald, G. Wegner, J. Liebert, G.D. Schmidt, R.F. Green, Astron. J.108, 214-221 (1994).
"White Dwarfs from the Kiso Survey", G. Wegner and G.W. Darling, in ASP Conference Series, vol. 57, pp 178-185 (1994).
"Motions and Spatial Distributions of Galaxies", in Reviews in Modern Astronomy 7, 235-254, (1994).
"The Effects of Seeing on the Photometric Properties of Elliptical Galaxies," with R.P. Saglia, E. Bertschinger, G. Baggley, D. Burstein, M. Colless, R.L. Davies, and R.K. McMahan, M.N.R.A.S. 264, 961 (1993).

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