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Michael Busch

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Michael Busch

NSF Fellowship Research Program:

The Nature of the Dark, Diffuse Interstellar Medium in the Local Group

Research Interests:

I am interested in the gas, dust and star cycle into the interstellar medium. I am using giant radio telescopes to observe hydroxyl to trace diffuse molecular hydrogen in order to investigate molecular hydrogen not traced by carbon monoxide. I am interested in signal processing, data mining, Fourier optics, galaxy structure, star formation and astrochemistry.

Education and Outreach Interests:

I am currently interested in expanding the usage of the UCSD’s portable planetarium to nearby communities and expanding my “Ask an Astrophysicist” grade school program where I answer questions virtually every week for school teachers.