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Lynn D. Matthews

Principal Research Scientist Astrophysicist; current research focuses on study of radio emission from evolved, mass-losing stars, and the deployment of new technologies for observational radio astronomy.
Office Phone 617-715-5594

I received a B.A. in Astronomy/Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. My previous appointments include a Jansky Fellowship at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and a Clay Fellowship at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Spotlight Projects
Radio Stars

All stars emit radio waves. The study of stellar radio emission provides unique insights into the lives of stars that cannot be obtained by observations at other wavelengths.

APP: ALMA Phasing Project

Developing very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) capabilities for the ALMA Observatory in Chile