David Theodore Frayer

Work Address:
Green Bank Observatory
PO Box 2
Green Bank, WV 24944 (USA)

Office Phone: (304) 456-2223
Work e-mail:

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Current Position:
- Scientist, Green Bank Observatory (GBO)
  - Support Scientist for the Green Bank Telescope (GBT)
  - Precision Telescope Control System (PTCS) Scientist
  - Project Scientist for the GBT 4mm Receiver
  - Project Scientist for Argus on the GBT
  - GBT Calibration and Performance Characterization
  - GBT Spectral-Line Data Processing
  - GBT Data Archive Systems
  - GBO User Helpdesk Adminstrator
- Science team member/associate of the xFLS, SWIRE, GOODS, S-COSMOS, FIDEL, GOALS, GOODS-H, H-ATLAS, HERMES, Zpectrometer, and Argus.
- Adjunct Professor of Physics & Astronomy, West Virginia University
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 SMGs
  - HI observations of the local GOALS LIRGs/ULIRGs
  - 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
Positions:
- (2016--) Scientist, Green Bank Observatory
- (2015--) Adjunct Professor of Physics & Astronomy, West Virginia University
- (2014-2016) Scientist, NRAO, Green Bank
- (2012-2015) Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, West Virginia University
- (2009-2014) 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)