SARA: The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy

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University	Name of Professor ( & Web Page Link)	Research Area
	Terry Oswalt Eric Perlman Matt Wood Stephane Vennes	White Dwarf Stars; Chromospheric Activity Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), Jets, and Cosmology Cataclysmic Variables; Hydrodynamics; White Dwarfs Hot White Dwarfs; Model Atmospheres
	Mark Giroux Gary Henson Richard Ignace Donald Luttermoser Beverly Smith	Extragalactic Studies; Large Scale Structure Photometry of Mira Variable Stars Theoretical Modeling of Hot Stars Modeling of Red Giant Stellar Atmospheres Multiwavelength Extragalactic Astronomy
	Caroline Simpson Walter Van Hamme James Webb	Formation & Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies Stellar Structure and Evolution; Binary Stars Quasars, BLazars, and other Active Galactic Nuclei
	J.P. Calliaut Loris Magnani J. Scott Shaw Robin Shelton	X-Ray Astronomy Interstellar Medium Binary Stars; Near-Contact Binaries Computational Astrophysics; Hot ISM
	Cecilia Barnbaum Martha Leake Ken Rumstay	Old Stars; Galactic Chemical Evolution Planetary Astronomy; Asteroid Spectroscopy Active Galaxies
	Sean Brittain Dieter Hartmann Jeremy King Mark Leising Brad Meyer Bruce Rafert	Herbig Ae/Be Stars, Circumstellar Disks & Planets Gamma Ray Bursts Stellar Structure and Evolution Gamma-Ray Astrophysics; Supernovae Nuclear Astrophysics and Nucleosynthesis Telescope Control, Design of Hyperspectral Sensors
	Ron Kaitchuck Thom Robertson	Observations of Accretion Disks in Cataclysmic Variables Observational studies of low-mass stars
	Aurthor Bowling Chris De Pree Amy Lovell	Early Phases of Massive Star Formation Longer-wavelength Studies of Solar System Objects
	Ron Buta Bill Keel	Galaxy Dynamics and Morphology Galaxy evolution, dust content, and nuclear activity
	Todd Hillwig Bruce Hrivnak	Close Binaries; Microquasars; Massive Binary Stars AGB stars to Planetary Nebulae; Binary Stars
ROAs	Elaine Halbedel Chuck Dugan Roy Lorenz	halbedel at noao.edu (520-318-8614 / 318-8775) cdugan at noao.edu (520-318-8733 / 8725 / 8628) rlorenz at noao.edu (520-318-8733 / 8725 / 8638)
ACE	Peter & Josie Mack Adam Block	(o) 520-219-8722 (h) 520-219-7869 (c) 520-979-0101 (c) 520-405-1713 (h) 520-207-4557 (preferred)