Physics Faculty
DALE E. GARY
Chair and Professor, Physics, NJIT
Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research
Director:   Owens Valley Solar Array
Associate Director:  Big Bear Solar Observatory
Project Scientist: Frequency Agile Solar Radiotelescope (FASR)
OFFICE: 101 Tiernan Hall
PHONE: (973) 642-7878
EMAIL: dgary@njit.edu

Professional Information
Official Bio

Education  B.S. in Physics, The University of Michigan, 1976 
Ph.D. in Astro-Geophysics, University of Colorado, 1982 

Courses and Teaching 

Astrophotos

astrophotography photos

 

Fall     2007: Phys 121, Physics II ; (Special link to ppt file for Lecture 7 of Phys 111--Buteau sections)
Fall     2006: Phys 202, Introductory Astronomy
Spring 2003: Phys 321, Astronomy and Astrophysics II
Spring 2007: Phys 322, Observational Astronomy
Spring 2005: Phys 728, Radio Astronomy (grad course)
Astronomy Program web pages at NJIT
NJIT Astronomy Club

Also participating in Project Astro Nova, an NSF/Astronomical Society of the Pacific initiative to pair up middle- and high-school teachers with astronomers in New Jersey. 

Research Interests 

The Sun
Space Weather
OVSA
FASR
HESSI
SOHO
TRACE

Solar physics and phenomena of the atmosphere of the Sun and solar-like stars, including solar/stellar flares, sunspots, active regions, filaments and prominences, quiet Sun network.  Measurements of physical parameters of the solar atmosphere, such as magnetic fields, density, temperature, and energy distribution of electrons and ions in the photosphere, chromosphere and corona.  Radio emission from the Sun and stars, radio emission mechanisms, radio instrumentation and techniques.  Microwave spectral imaging of the Sun and stars. High-energy solar physics, including hard and soft X-ray, extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) and gamma-ray observations. 

News Articles:

National Academies Talk: Science with the Solar Radio Spectrum

Publications

Research funding provided by the National Science Foundation and NASA

Recent Journal Articles:

Submitted or In Press 2007

  1. Bastian, T. S., Fleishman, G. D., Gary, D. E. 2007, Radio Spectral Evolution of an X-ray Poor Impulsive Solar Flare: Implications for Plasma Heating and Electron Acceleration, Astrophysical Journal, in press.

Published 2007

  1. Liu, Chang; Lee, Jeongwoo; Gary, Dale E.; Wang, H., The Ribbon-like Hard X-Ray Emission in a Sigmoidal Solar Active Region, Astrophysical Journal , 658, 127
  2. Liu, Zhiwei; Gary, Dale E.; Nita, Gelu M.; White, Stephen M.; Hurford, Gordon J. 2007, A Subsystem Test Bed for the Frequency-Agile Solar Radiotelescope, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 119, 303
  3. Reiner, M. J., Krucker, S., Gary , D. E., Dougherty, B. L., Kaiser, M. L., Bougeret, J.-L. 2007, Radio and White-Light Coronal Signatures Associated with the RHESSI Hard X-Ray Event of 2002 July 23, Astrophysical Journal , 657, 1107
  4. Cho, K.-S., Lee, J., Gary, D. E., Moon, Y. -J. and Park, Y. D. 2007, Magnetic Field Strength in the Solar Corona from Type II Band Splitting, Astrophysical Journal, 665, 799
  5. Nita, G. M., Gary, D. E., Liu, Z., Hurford, G. J., White, S. M. 2007, Radio Frequency Interference Excision Using Spectral Domain Statistics, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 119, 805.
  6. Jing, J., Lee, J., Liu, C., Gary, D. E., Wang, H. 2007, Hard X-ray Intensity Distribution along Ha Ribbons, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 664, L127

Published 2006

  1. Cerruti, A. P., Kintner, P. M., Gary, D. E., Lanzerotti, L. J., de Paula, E. R., & Vo, H. B. 2006, Observed solar radio burst effects on GPS/Wide Area Augmentation System carrier-to-noise ratio, Space Weather , 4, 10006
  2. Lee, J., Gary , D. E., & Choe, G. S. 2006, Magnetic Energy Release during the 2002 September 9 Solar Flare, Astrophysical Journal , 647, 638
  3. Sinyukov, A. M., Bandyopadhyay, A., Sengupta, A., Barat, R. B., Gary, D. E., Michalopoulou, Z.-H., Zimdars, D., & Federici, J. F. 2006, Terahertz interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging, Proc. SPIE , 6212,
  4. Bandyopadhyay, A., et al. 2006, Terahertz interferometric and synthetic aperture imaging, Journal of the Optical Society of America A , 23, 1168
  5. Liu, C., Lee, J., Deng, N., Gary, D. E., & Wang, H. 2006, Large-Scale Activities Associated with the 2003 October 29 X10 Flare, Astrophysical Journal , 642, 1205
  6. Bandyopadhyay, A., Sengupta, A., Barat, R. B., Gary, D. E., & Federici, J. F. 2006, Grain size dependent scattering studies of common materials using THz time domain techniques, Proc. SPIE , 6120, 117
  7. Sengupta, A., Bandyopadhyay, A., Barat, R. B., Gary, D. E., & Federici, J. F. 2006, THz reflection spectroscopy of C-4 explosive and its detection through interferometric imaging, Proc. SPIE , 6120, 58
  8. Vourlidas, A., Gary , D. E., & Shibasaki, K. 2006, Sunspot Gyroresonance Emission at 17 GHz: A Statistical Study, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan , 58, 11
  9. Bong, S.-C., Lee, J., Gary , D. E., & Yun, H. S. 2006, Spatio-spectral Maximum Entropy Method. I. Formulation and Test, Astrophysical Journal , 636, 1159
  10. Bastian, T., Fleishman, G., & Gary, D. 2006, NoRH and RHESSI Observations of Quasiperiodic Radio and X-ray Oscillations in a Solar Flare, 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly , 36, 3251

Full list of Publications 

Professional Societies 

1983-present: American Astronomical Society (AAS)
2006-present: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1989-present:  Solar Physics Division (SPD/AAS); Treasurer (1996-2001)
1983-present: International Astronomical Union (IAU) 
1985-present: American Geophysical Union (AGU)


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