Patricia Boeshaar

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Distinguished Sr. Lecturer Emerita
Office: 233 Physics Building
Phone: +1 (530) 754-9246
Fax: +1 (530) 752-4717
Email: boeshaar@physics.ucdavis.edu

Research Interests:

Observational astrophysics, stellar spectroscopy, cool and low mass stars, Brown Dwarfs, stellar statistics and galactic structure.

Career History

  • Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1976
  • Research Associate and Instructor, University of Washington, 1975-1977
  • Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Oregon, 1977-1980
  • Research Associate, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 1980-1981
  • Assistant Professor, Rider College, 1981-1984
  • Associate Professor, Rider College, 1984-1987
  • Professor, Rider College, 1987-1988
  • Associate Professor, Drew University, 1988-1991
  • Professor, Drew University, 1991-2003
  • Senior Lecturer w/SOE, University of California, Davis, 2003-Present

Honors

  • Summer Research Fellowship, Rider College, 1982 & 1984
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Oregon Physics Department, 1978-1979
  • Doctoral Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1974-1975
  • University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1969-1970