Physics Dept. Faculty

Paula C. Turner

Associate Provost

Associate Professor of Physics

Ph.D. -- University of Rochester, 1995

Directory information

E-mail: turnerp@kenyon.edu
Phone: 740-427-5117
FAX: 740-427-5932
Office: Edelstein

Currently serving as associate provost

Research interests

Paula Turner uses near infrared astronomical array images to characterize the relative contributions of starlight, ionized gas, and hot dust to the central regions of merging galaxy systems.

Outreach programs

In addition to acting as director of the Miller Observatory on Kenyon's campus, Professor Turner also directs the following outreach programs:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science/Math Workshop (bridging program in the sciences for incoming Kenyon students of color)
Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Education in Astronomy (solar and stellar observing program for undergrads, held at Mount Wilson Observatory outside Pasadena, California)

Contact: Connie Miller, Dept. of Physics.

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