Charles Steidel

Charles Steidel is the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, with a focus on observational cosmology and galaxy formation. He has held academic roles since 1995, including Assistant Professor (1995-97), Associate Professor (1997-98), and full Professor (1998-2004), before becoming DuBridge Professor in 2004. He served as Executive Officer (2004-2007).

Education: A.B. in Physics from Princeton University (1984), Ph.D. in Astronomy from Caltech (1990).
Research: Specializes in studying galaxy formation, intergalactic medium, and baryonic processes using telescopes like Palomar, Keck, Hubble, and Spitzer. Active in instrument development, including MOSFIRE for Keck and contributions to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). Collaborates extensively with graduate students, many of whom continue partnerships post-graduation.
Teaching: Teaches courses such as Astrophysics 122a (Instrumentation) and Astrophysics 127 (Cosmology) at Caltech.
Instrumentation: Supervised construction of MOSFIRE and contributed to WFOS (Wide Field Optical Spectrograph) for TMT. Involved in KCWI (Keck Cosmic Web Imager) projects.
Awards: Not explicitly listed in provided texts, but recognized for contributions to observational astronomy.
Future Work: AURORA Survey with JWST, studying high-redshift galaxies, and advancing TMT instrumentation.