Dr. Dirk Grupe

Assistant Professor, Astrophysics and Space Science
Program/Dept: Astrophysics-Earth and Space Science
Degrees, Licensures and Certifications: Ph.D. in Astrophysics, University of Goettingen, Germany
Research Interests:

•  Multi-wavelengths observations of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)/Quasars using in particular high energy astrophysics space-based observatories. 
• Properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)
• Data Mining of AGN and GRB samples
• Refereed publications: ASASSN-15oi: A Rapidly Evolving, Luminous Tidal Disruption Event at 216 Mpc
• Un-refereed publications: Correction in X-ray flux in OJ 287
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Bio

Dr. Dirk Grupe joined the Department of Earth and Space Science at Morehead State in August 2014. Before coming to MSU he was a senior research associate at the Department of Astrophysics and Astronomy at Pennsylvania State University. He was involved with the NASA Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer Mission. Dr. Grupe performed post-doc work at the astronomy department at  Ohio State University, and from September 1997 to July 2002, he was a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany 

Grupe has more than 110 refereed publications as first and co-author. He also has mare than 500 un-refereed publications. 

 

Contact Info:

Space Science Center, room 212J
606-783-9597
d.grupe@moreheadstate.edu
Office Hours: As posted or by appointment