Adam Frank
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Adam Frank is a United States
physicist
, astronomer
and writer. His research focuses on computational astrophysics with an emphasis on star formation and late stages of stellar evolution. His popular writing has focused on issues of science it its cultural context including issues of science and religion and the role of technology in the human experience of time. His is the co-founder of National Public Radio’s 13.7 Cosmos and Culture Blog
for his undergraduate work and received his PhD from the University of Washington
. He held post-doctoral positions at Leiden University
in the Netherlands and the University of Minnesota. In 1995 Frank was awarded the Hubble Fellowship. In 1996 he joined the faculty of the University of Rochester, Rochester New York where he is currently a professor of Astrophysics.
Franks research focus on astrophysical fluid dynamics. His research group developed the AstroBEAR Adaptive Mesh Refinement
code used for simulating magneto fluid dynamics flows in astrophysical contexts. Projects using AstroBEAR include the study of jets from protostars
as well the evolution of Planetary Nebula
at the end of a solar-type stars life.
United States
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physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and writer. His research focuses on computational astrophysics with an emphasis on star formation and late stages of stellar evolution. His popular writing has focused on issues of science it its cultural context including issues of science and religion and the role of technology in the human experience of time. His is the co-founder of National Public Radio’s 13.7 Cosmos and Culture Blog
Biography
Frank was born in Belleville New Jersey on August 1st 1962. He attended the University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
for his undergraduate work and received his PhD from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. He held post-doctoral positions at Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
in the Netherlands and the University of Minnesota. In 1995 Frank was awarded the Hubble Fellowship. In 1996 he joined the faculty of the University of Rochester, Rochester New York where he is currently a professor of Astrophysics.
Franks research focus on astrophysical fluid dynamics. His research group developed the AstroBEAR Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Adaptive mesh refinement
In numerical analysis, adaptive mesh refinement is a method of adaptive meshing. Central to any Eulerian method is the manner in which it discretizes the continuous domain of interest into a grid of many individual elements...
code used for simulating magneto fluid dynamics flows in astrophysical contexts. Projects using AstroBEAR include the study of jets from protostars
Protostars
Protostars is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1971, and has been reprinted a number of times since....
as well the evolution of Planetary Nebula
Planetary nebula
A planetary nebula is an emission nebula consisting of an expanding glowing shell of ionized gas ejected during the asymptotic giant branch phase of certain types of stars late in their life...
at the end of a solar-type stars life.