Dr. Peter O. Shull
Associate Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Rice University, 1982
150 Physical Sciences
405-744-5785
pos@okstate.edu
Lab: 047 Physical Sciences
Links: The H.S. Mendenhall Observatory
Education
Ph.D., Astrophysics, Rice University
M.S., Space Physics, Rice University
A.B., Astrophysics, Princeton University
Employment
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
Research Interests
Observational: Structure and kinematics of supernova remnants; exoplanets; near-Earth asteroids
Theoretical: Evolution of supernova remnants; structure of protoplanetary disks
Teaching Experience
Graduate and undergraduate astronomy and physics
Former director, Advanced Placement Physics by Satellite
Former director, Physics Institutes, NSF Teacher Enhancement Program
Former director, Summer astronomy programs for high school students
Professional Honors
Noble Foundation Research Fellow
Amoco Foundation Outstanding Faculty Award
Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award
Regents Distinguished Teaching Award
International Astronomical Union travel grant
Aspen Center for Physics travel grant
Professional Societies and Activities
Director, H. S. Mendenhall Observatory
International Astronomical Union
American Astronomical Society
Referee for professional journals and National Science Foundation
Former deputy network scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute computer bulletin board for observations of Supernova 1987A
Sabbatical and Visiting Positions
University of Texas, Austin: Big Twelve Faculty Exchange and sabbatical visitor
University of Manchester, UK: SERC Visiting Fellow and sabbatical visitor
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge: Sabbatical visitor
Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg: Visiting scientist appoinments