About
Christopher Groppi is a Professor at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration. He specializes in experimental astrophysics, focusing on star and planet formation, interstellar medium evolution, and terahertz receiver development. His research involves building advanced terahertz imaging arrays for ground-based and suborbital telescopes, with applications in astrophysics, remote sensing, and materials detection.
Education: Ph.D. in Astronomy (with an ECE minor) from the University of Arizona (2003).
Research Interests:
- Development of terahertz receiver systems for molecular cloud studies
- Multi-pixel imaging arrays for astrophysical spectroscopy
- Applications of terahertz technology to Earth science and security
Key Projects:
- Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM) balloon mission
- GUSTO stratospheric observatory
- ASTHROS submillimeter-wavelength telescope
- CONCERTO wide-field spectroscopy instrument
Instrumentation Contributions:
- 480 GHz metamaterial flat lenses
- Low-noise amplifiers for cryogenic systems
- Kinetic inductance detector (KID) arrays
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