Richard J. Rand

Richard J. Rand is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He holds a PhD from the California Institute of Technology (1991). His research focuses on galactic structures, including gaseous halos, diffuse ionized gas, and the disk-halo connection, as well as star formation processes, molecular/atomic gas dynamics, and ring galaxies.

Education: PhD in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1991.

Research Interests: Extensive study of galaxy evolution, superbubbles/chimneys, HII regions, and the interplay between galactic components. Active in observational and theoretical astrophysics.

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