Research:Harold Geller


Harold Geller conducts astronomy education research, in collaboration with the College of Education and Human Development's Center for Restructuring Education in Science and Technology, the Math-Science Innovation Center, and the University of Virginia's Department of Astronomy. He has taught and developed astronomy courses for teachers, and is currently working on a publication about best methodologies for teaching K-12 teachers astronomy. Dr. Geller is the Observatory Director, and is responsible for the implementation of the new 32-inch Richey-Chretien telescope to be delivered in 2008 to Mason's observatory at Research 1. He is working with Dr. Anthony Kaye on implementing a high resolution spectrograph to work with the new Mason telescope. Dr. Geller has a student assisting him in the use of the Department's small radio telescope, mapping the sky in the 21-centimeter wavelength, indicative of neutral hydrogen gas in interstellar space. Dr. Geller has a keen interest in astrobiology and developed the first course taught at Mason in astrobiology. He did graduate work with the Viking mission to Mars, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory using the 70-foot diameter dish for spectral analysis of unusual stars, and with the Solar Maximum Mission gamma ray spectroscope in a study of SS433.


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