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 | |
| Other Interests: | Scientific Computing (Scientific Computing Toolbox), Environmental Science, Mountaineering, Backcountry Skiing |
| Personal Websites: | Shane and Stormy's Website Shane and Stormy's Photo Gallery |
Courses
Summer 2012
- GS 209/PA 250: Himalayan Odyssey: Culture, Conservation and Change among the Sherpa of Nepal
- PC 120: Cosmology, Antigravity, and the Runaway Universe
Fall 2012
- PC 123: Scientific Revolutions: The Copernican Revolution (Block 1)
- PC 141: Introductory Physics I (Block 2)
- PC 353: Electromagnetic Theory (Block 3)
- PC 253: Computational Physics (Fall Adjunct)
Spring 2013
- PC 241: Classical Physics I (Block 5)
- PC 358: Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology (Block 7)
- PC 362: Observational Astronomy (Block 8)