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Hi! My name is Derek Charles Richardson. I'm an Associate Professor of astrophysics in the Department of Astronomy of the University of Maryland in College Park. My duties include research (this page) and teaching.
Much of my research is concerned with computational studies of "planetesimal dynamics." I use this phrase to encompass a variety of problems, ranging from the formation of planets to the dynamics of granular media. I am also interested in the search for extra-solar planets. Below are links to my principal areas of research and to information about my "lab" (Borg). Enjoy!
I am also a member of the new NASA/GSFC Astrobiology node.
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Check my CV for my publications, or search ADS for my latest papers and preprints (ignore any papers specific to supernovae, education, COBE/DIRBE, or pure celestial mechanics).
I also have a list of my collaborators, with links to their home pages.
An old written summary of my research interests is available, in PostScript or PDF (last update Jan 3/00, before I moved to Maryland). You can also check the department annual reports.
Finally, my entire Ph.D. thesis from 1993 titled "Planetesimal Dynamics" is available (1.2 MB gzip-compressed PostScript). Or you can get the shorter version without Appendix A (User Manual) and Appendix B (Source Code). Enjoy!
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