Gail Schaefer is director of the CHARA Array.
Education
B.S. Physics, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1998
Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2004
"Dynamical Masses of Pre-Main Sequence Stars," Advisor: Michal Simon
Professional Appointments
Director of the CHARA Array 2022-present
Associate Director of the CHARA Array 2020-2023
Visitor Support Scientist, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2017-present
Research Scientist, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2011-2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2007-2011, Advisor: Douglas Gies
Postdoctoral Fellow, Space Telescope Science Institute, 2004-2007, Advisor: Howard Bond
Research Interests
Adaptive optics imaging of young binary stars
Long baseline optical/infrared interferometry of binary stars, Be star disks, and novae explosions
High contrast imaging of faint binary companions with the Hubble Space Telescope
As soon as the first images captured by the James Webb telescope were published in July 2022, we started to produce a report where the sky describers entered the scene. Astronomers, astrophysicists, instrument specialists, data analysts, all have exposed their contribution to the exploration of the sky, their fascination in front of the immensity of the cosmos and the questions that remain unanswered. This video is part of a series made in Hawaii and on the West Coast of the United States.