Pope, Alexandra

Profile Picture
Email Address
Birth Date
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Job Title
Assistant Profesor, Astronomy
Last Name
Pope
First Name
Alexandra
Discipline
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Expertise
Galaxy formation and evolution, submillimetre and infrared galaxies, star formation rates, active galactic nuclei, spectral energy distributions, and the cosmic infrared background.
Introduction
Welcome! My name is Alex and I am an astronomer studying the formation and evolution of galaxies. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA. Prior to this, I was a Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) in Tucson, Arizona. I completed my Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in 2007.
Name

Filters

20181
Reset filters

Settings

Citations

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Publication
    Astronomy 100: Exploring the Universe
    (2018-01-01) Pope, Alexandra
    In this course, we will examine the power and limitations of scientific investigation. We will consider some of the fundamental questions addressed by astronomy and learn how the physical sciences can address these questions. While most of the objects astronomers study are remote, many provide new perspectives on the Earth, and the methods we use can be applied to many "real world" problems. Finally, we will explore what we know and don't know about the Universe and its constituent parts, and how we have reached those conclusions. In this context, students will be required to think about and solve conceptual and quantitative problems of astronomy and physics, including some moderately challenging topics. This will involve some use of algebra and geometry.