Adam M. Ritchey

Department of Physics and Astronomy
The University of Toledo
2801 West Bancroft Street
Toledo, OH 43606		 Ritter Observatory 305
(419) 530-2598
aritchey@physics.utoledo.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Astrophysics currently, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
  • B.S. in Astronomy 2002, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Research Experience

  • Doctoral Thesis, The University of Toledo (June 2006 - Present)
    For my doctoral thesis I am studying the abundance of boron in diffuse interstellar clouds using archived data from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Advisor: Dr. Steven Federman

  • Master's Project, The University of Toledo (March 2005 - June 2006)
    For my master's project I studied the interaction taking place between the interstellar matter in the vicinity of the Pleiades and the stars of the cluster by examining optical spectra of the common atomic and molecular interstellar species Ca II, Ca I, CH+, CH, and CN. Advisor: Dr. Steven Federman

Teaching Experience

  • Recitation Leader, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2080: General Physics II (Spring 2007)
  • Lab Instructor, Univ. of Toledo, Astronomy 2050: Elementary Astronomy Lab (Fall 2006, Spring 2006)
  • Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Toledo, Astronomy 1010: Survey of Astronomy (Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005)
  • Lab Instructor, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2070: General Physics I (Fall 2006, Summer 2005)
  • Recitation Leader, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2130: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (Spring 2006)
  • Recitation Leader, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2140: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (Fall 2005)
  • Lab Instructor, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2140: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (Fall 2005)
  • Lab Instructor, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2010: Technical Physics I (Spring 2005)
  • Lab Instructor, Univ. of Toledo, Physics 2020: Technical Physics II (Fall 2004)

Recent Publications

  • A. M. Ritchey, M. Martinez, K. Pan, S. R. Federman, and D. L. Lambert, The Nature of Interstellar Gas toward the Pleiades Revealed in Absorption Lines, Ap. J. 649, 788 (2006). (PDF, PS)

Presentations of Note

  • A. M. Ritchey, S. R. Federman, M. Martinez, K. Pan, and D. L. Lambert, Molecular Interstellar Absorption toward the Pleiades Star Cluster, 61st International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (June 2006)