Dr. Varsha P. Kulkarni

Professor

Department of Physics and Astronomy

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

Resume

• Brief Curriculum Vitae

  • Full Curriculum Vitae

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  Publications

  • Selected Recent Publications

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  Teaching :

  • SCHC 115 (Honors Descriptive Astronomy I), Spring 2012

  • Astronomy Center at the Univ. of South Carolina

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  Research Activities and Interests

  My research interests include several topics: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology-- Intergalactic and interstellar matter-- Galaxy Evolution-- Quasar Absorption Systems-- Cosmic Evolution of Chemical Elements--Polar Ring Galaxies-- Dust in Galaxies. We use primarily optical, infrared and ultraviolet astronomical instruments on many state-of-the-art telescopes on ground and in space. These include the Keck and Gemini telescopes in Hawaii, the Very Large Telescope and Magellan telescope in Chile, the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico, the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Herschel Space Observatory, etc.

Research Funding: NSF, NASA