Quit snapping pictures and let's go cave diving.
Work, work, work
Quit snapping pictures and let's go cave diving.
I am presently employed as a senior systems analyst at the Southwest Research Institute's Boulder office. My educational training was in astronomy, interacting binary stars in particular, but the job market these days is pretty dismal, so I earn a living using my mainly self-taught computer programming skills.
My PhD dissertation involved the hydrodynamical modeling of gas flows in semi-detached (Algol-type) binaries and the computation of observable quantities such as emission spectra and polarization curves for comparision with observations. My other projects include the analysis of observations made by amateur astronomers, modeling asteroid light curves, modeling the disk of the unique binary Epsilon Aurigae, simultaneous analysis of X-ray pulse curves, radial velocity curves, and light curves of X-ray binaries, and the development of scientific and educational software.
If you're so inclined, here is my vita (Out of date at the moment).
Here is some of my space art.
Software available for downloading:
The Nitrogen Absorption Program for scuba divers NAP for Windows and NAP for DOS
Dirk can be reached at terrell@boulder.swri.edu