Jason Pinkney

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

& Manager of ONU Observatory


TEACHING
RESEARCH
CONTACT ME
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TEACHING

Fall, 2024-2025  

          Physics 1051 Planetary Astronomy.    
          Physics 2311 Physics 1 (Mechanics, Thermodynamics), Section 2    
          Physics 2341 Physics 1 Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Section 4    
          Physics 3471 Introductory Astrophysics    
        

Spring, 2023-2024      

          Physics 1061 Stars and Galaxies
          Physics 1091 Stars and Galaxies Lab
          Physics 2341 Physics I Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Sections 4, 6
          Physics 2311 Physics I (Mechanics and Thermodynamics). Section 5.
         

Fall, 2023-2024  

          Physics 1051 Planetary Astronomy.
          Physics 2321 Physics 2 (E and M, Optics)
          Physics 2341 Physics I Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Section 4
          Physics 1081 Astronomy Lab: (Planetary Astronomy)
         

Spring, 2022-2023  

          Physics 1061 Stars and Galaxies
          Physics 1091 Stars and Galaxies Lab
          Physics 2341 Physics I Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Sections 6,7
          Physics 2311 Physics I (Mechanics and Thermodynamics). Section 5.
         

Fall, 2022-2023  

          Physics 1051 Planetary Astronomy.
          Physics 2321 Physics 2 (E and M, Optics)
          Physics 2341 Physics I Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Section 4
          Physics 3471 Introductory Astrophysics
        

Spring, 2021-2022  

          Physics 1061 Stars and Galaxies
          Physics 1091 Stars and Galaxies Lab
          Physics 2341 Physics I Lab: Mechanics, Sound and Heat. Sections 2,3,7
          Physics 2311 Physics I (Mechanics and Thermodynamics)
         


RESEARCH  INTERESTS

Students at ONU have done serious research projects with me primarily in the area of supermassive black hole demographics, but also in clusters of galaxies. They work with data from the Hubble Space Telescope and from ground-based observatories like Magellan and the MDM observatory.


WHERE TO FIND 


MY BACKGROUND

Astronomy Links and Astronomy Outreach

ONU Astronomy Club  - Here are pictures of previous members having fun, fun, fun.
Lima Astronomical Society - Check out the historic Schoonover Observatory.
International Dark Sky Association - dark skies are an endangered species.
Universe Today - A Video on light pollution by the IDSA.
ONU's Astronomy Pictures - Images taken with ONU equipment.
ONU's Galaxy Gallery - Entitled "Galaxies across the Hubble sequence", this web gallery contains images from professional observatories. It was created with the help of our students.



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