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Erin Ryan

Graduate Research Assistant (Minnesota Insitute for Astrophysics)

385 Tate, 626-2067, email ryan @ astro.umn.edu
http://www.astro.umn.edu/~ryan
Research Areas
Asteroids, Infrared Observations

Current Research

I mainly work on asteroid detections in the mid infrared. With these observations and optical observations we can determine the sizes and albedos of main belt asteroids. Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope allows us to detect main belt asteroids with diameters less than 0.5 km.

For further description of my research please check my website.