Shane Burns
Professor of Physics
| Office: | 220 Barnes Science Center |
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| Email: | sburns@coloradocollege.edu |
| Phone: | 719.389.6580 |
| Address: |
Colorado College Department of Physics 14 E. Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| Education: | B.A., UC San Diego, 1979 Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 1985 |
| Research Interests: | Astronomy and Cosmology My primary research interest is in using supernovae to measure cosmological parameters. I collaborate with the Supernova Cosmology Project. Saul Perlmutter, the leader of the Supernova Cosmology Project, was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. |
| Selected Publications | |
| Textbook Resources: | My textbook on observational astronomy, A Practical Guide to Observational Astronomy will be published in September of 2021. The book's companion website (https://mshaneburns.github.io/ObsAstro/) includes example Python code, and tutorials. |
| Computing Resources: | Scientific Computing Toolbox Linear Fitting with Python Mac OS X Unix Tutorial |