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Anita Cochran

, McDonald Observatory

Research Focus
About Anita

I have been studying the chemistry of comets and what that tells us about conditions in the early solar nebula since 1979.  I started with low resolution optical spectroscopy to create a taxonomy of comets. I currently use high resolution optical spectroscopy to study details of the formation of the spectra and what it tells us about the ices and conditions in the early Solar System. I am also the Assistant Director of McDonald Observatory.  As such, I schedule the telescopes, deal with infrastructure needs, am liaison between UT Austin and McDonald Observatory, etc.  I also have served on the management councils for various national observatory facilities since 2007, currently for NOIRLab.


Education
Postdoc

McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas at Austin, 01/1982 - 12/1984

Ph.D.

Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, 12/1982

Master's

Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, 12/1978

Bachelor's

Physics, Cornell University, 05/1976

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