Dr. Dominic Ludovici has often shared his interest in physics and astrophysics with members of the public through outreach programs while earning his doctorate in physics from the University of Iowa. His thesis topic was From the Sky to the Classroom: Radio Studies of the Galactic Center, Creating Active Learning Laboratory Activities and Developing Spectroscopic Instrumentation for University-Class Telescopes.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. The University of Iowa, Physics, 2017
BS West Virginia University, Physics, 2011
Publications and Presentations Highlights
Ludovici, D.A.; Mutel, R.; “A Compact Grism Spectrometer for Small Optical Telescopes”; The American Journal of Physics, In Press
Ludovici, D.A.; Mutel, R.L. “Spectroscopic Instrumentation in Undergraduate Astronomy Laboratories” AAS Meeting 229, Grapevine TX, 2017
Ludovici, D.A.; Mutel, R.L. “A Low Cost Grism Spectrometer for Small Telescopes” AAS Meeting 228, San Diego CA, 2016
Ludovici, D.A.; Lang, C.C.; Morris, M.R.; Mutel, R.; Mills, E.A.C.; Toomey, J.E., IV; Ott, J.; “The Unusual Galactic Center Radio Source N3”; The Astrophysical Journal 826, 218, 2016
Mills, E.A.C.; Butterfield, N.; Ludovici, D. A.; Lang, C. C.; Ott, J.; Morris, M. R.; Schmitz, S.; “Abundant CH3OH Masers, but no New Evidence for Star Formation in GCM0.253+0.016”; The Astrophysical Journal, 805, 72, 2015