College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Philip E. Kaaret

Professor and Departmental Chair
Education:
Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989
Office:
702 VAN
Office Phone:
(319) 335-1985
Lab:
626 VAN
Lab Phone:
(319) 335-2928
Research Interests:
X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy and instrumentation; CubeSats; black hole binaries; galactic X-ray halos.
Research:
- X-ray binaries, ultraluminous X-ray sources, intermediate mass black holes
- Galactic X-ray halo, missing baryon problem
- Instrumentation for space-based astronomy, CubeSats
- Students build instruments for launch into space
- Students use satellite based observatories
- Students develop skills in electronics, data analysis, and programming