David Theodore Frayer
Work e-mail:
Office/Voice
Mail: (304) 456-2223
- Current Position:
Associate Scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- GBT 4mm Receiver Project Scientist
- GBT support scientist
- Green Bank REU Summer Student Coordinator
- GBT W-Band FPA development planning
- Science team member/associate of the xFLS, SWIRE, GOODS, S-COSMOS,
FIDEL, GOALS, GOODS-H, and H-ATLAS.
- Research Interests:
- Local LIRGs, ULIRGs, starbursts, and dwarf galaxies
- High-redshift galaxies and AGN
- Formation and evolution of galaxies
- Ongoing Research Programs:
- CO(1-0) observations of the Heschel SMGs with the GBT/Zpectrometer
- HI observations of the local GOALS LIRGs/ULIRGs with the GBT
- Studies of the gas and ISM of ULIRGs/SMGs
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Astronomy (1996), University of Virginia
- M.A. in Astronomy (1993), University of Virginia
- B.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1991), Indiana University
- Research Experience:
- (2009---) Associate Scientist, NRAO, Green Bank
- (2006-2009) Associate Scientist, NASA Herschel Science Center,
IPAC/Caltech
- (2000-2006) Assistant Scientist, Spitzer Science Center, IPAC/Caltech
- (1997-2000) Postdoctoral Scholar with OVRO MM-Array Group, Caltech
- (1995-1997) Postdoctoral Fellow in Astronomy, University of Toronto
- (1993-1995) Junior Research Associate, NRAO-CV
- (1991-1993) Graduate Astronomy Research Assistant, University of Virginia
- (Summer 1990) Research Experiences for Undergraduates, NRAO-CV
- Publications:
(see Publications)
