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Dr. Jason Aufdenberg is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Program Coordinator for the B.S. in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's College of Arts & Sciences, Physical Sciences Department. He has over 30 years of experience in stellar astrophysics research and has held prestigious postdoctoral fellowships including the Michelson Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories and the CfA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
His educational background includes:
- Ph.D. in Physics from Arizona State University
- M.S. in Physics from the University of Toledo
Dr. Aufdenberg specializes in stellar astrophysics, with particular expertise in stellar spectroscopy, stellar interferometry, and stellar atmospheres. For over three decades, he has been developing and using the PHOENIX general stellar atmosphere code to produce models for many of the brightest stars in the night sky, including Sirius, Deneb, Mirzam, Adhara, Vega, Spica, and Merak. His research has successfully modeled the extreme ultraviolet spectral energy distribution of Adhara and contributed to one of the first interferometric limb-darkening measurements of Vega, confirming it as a pole-on rapidly rotating star. Recently, he has expanded his research to include stellar intensity interferometry through the VERITAS collaboration.
Dr. Aufdenberg has received recognition through fellowships and memberships in professional organizations including:
- American Astronomical Society
- International Astronomical Union
- Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honor Society)
His scholarly work has resulted in over 40 peer-reviewed publications in astrophysics journals, spanning traditional astronomical research and interdisciplinary work in sustainable transportation. As an educator, Dr. Aufdenberg teaches a variety of courses in physics and astronomy and mentors undergraduate researchers in the Astrophysics Lab. Beyond his academic work, he is passionate about public astronomy outreach and bicycle advocacy in the Daytona Beach community.
