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Michael C. Cushing is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Ritter Planetarium at the University of Toledo. His research focuses on discovering and characterizing low-mass stars and brown dwarfs using ground- and space-based telescopes, alongside developing data reduction and analysis algorithms. His work is funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Education
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2004)
- M.S. in Astronomy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2000)
- B.A. in Physics and Astronomy, Boston University, summa cum laude with distinction (1997)
Research: He investigates the solar neighborhood for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs, utilizing advanced telescopes and computational methods. A notable contribution includes collaborative work on understanding flux-reversal binaries like WISE 0611-04, as published in the Astrophysical Journal (Gelino et al., 2014).
Employment History
- Associate Professor, University of Toledo (2015–present)
- Assistant Professor, University of Toledo (2011–2015)
- NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (2009–2011)
- Intelligence Community Postdoc Fellow, University of Hawaiʻi (2007–2009)
- Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona (2005–2007)
- Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellow, SETI Institute/NASA Ames (2004–2005)
