Donald Figer | |
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| Education | Northwestern University (BA) University of California (PhD) |
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| Institutions | Rochester Institute of Technology (2006-) Space telescope Science Institute (1999-2006) Johns Hopkins University (2000-2004) University of California, Los Angeles (1996-1999) |
| Doctoral advisors | Eric Becklin Ian McLean Mark Morris |
Donald F. Figer is an American astronomer and a professor in the College of Science of the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also the director of RIT's Future Photon Initiative, Center for Detectors, and Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory. His research interests include massive stars, massive star clusters, red supergiants, the Galactic Center, and the development of advanced technologies for astrophysics and a broad range of applications.[1]