Personal Info--Kobulnicky

Background

2025- : Associate Dean for Graduate Education - University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
2014- : Professor - University of Wyoming/ Department of Physics & Astronomy
2008 - 2014: Associate Professor - University of Wyoming/ Department of Physics & Astronomy
2002 - 2008: Assistant Professor - University of Wyoming/ Department of Physics & Astronomy
1999 - 2002: Associate Scientist - University of Wisconsin/ Department of Astronomy
1997 - 1999: Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow - UC Santa Cruz/ Lick Observatory
1991 - 1997: PhD Astrophysics - University of Minnsota
1987 - 1991: B.S. Physics & Astronomy University of Iowa,

Hats I currently wear:

Advisor to graduate and undergraduate students
- Brian Uzpen (PhD 2009; -> physics faculty at Laramie County Community College -> ). Publications/presentations with/by Brian (19)
- Dan Kiminki (PhD 2010; postdoc at Steward Observatory -> GEOST in Tucson, AZ) Publications/presentations with/by Dan (25)
- Michael Alexander (PhD 2013; postdoc at Lehigh University -> National Geospatial Intelligence Agency ) Publications/presentations with/by Michael (22)
- Carlos Vargas (PhD 2014; visiting faculty at Hollins University -> Adjunct Professor, Virginia Western Community College) Publications/presentations with/by Carlos (14)
- Rachel Smullen (BS 2014-> Arizona PhD 2019 ->Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Lab) Publications/presentations with/by Rachel (8)
- Mike Lundquist (PhD 2015; Gemini Science Fellowship at Gemini North -> Postdoc at the University of Arizona -> Gemini Observatory) Publications/presentations with/by Mike (25)
- David Kasper (co-advised with Hannah Jang-Condell; PhD 2019-> Postdoc at University of Chicago -> ) Publications/presentations with/by David (23)
- Will Chick (PhD 2020) Publications/presentations with/by Will (22)
- Riley Jordan (MS 2020)
- Ashley Piccone (MS 2021) -> Science Writer for American Institute of Physics Publications/presentations with/by Ashley (5)
- Jason Rothenberg (with Prof. Mike Pierce; MS 2021) -> Instrument Scientist, Sierra Space Corp.
- Cristilyn Gardner (PhD 2023) -> Data scientist with Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Publications/presentations with/by Cristilyn (16+)
- Brock Parker (BS 2023->Arizona PhD 2029) Publications/presentations with/by Brock (17+)
- Alexander Larsen (BS 2025->xxx PhD 2030) Publications/presentations with/by Xander ()
- Evan Cook (PhD 2025) Publications/presentations with/by Evan (12+)
- Jordan Bartlett (PhD 2026) Publications/presentations with/by Jordan
- Nikhil Patten (PhD 2027) Publications/presentations with/by Nikhil
- Lexi Boone (PhD 2028) Publications/presentations with/by Lexi
Director of Graduate Admissions and/or Director of Graduate Studies, rotating
Colloquium co-chair
Dept Linux systems manager
WIRO Observatory Director 2009-2017
Co-Director of Wyoming Astrocamp / UW Teton STEM Academy
Faculty advisor to the Fellowship of Christian Graduate Students (2004- ) and follower of Jesus
Department Assessment Coordinator, on and off
Department & College of A&S Teaching committee
Dad of two
Faculty leadership team for the UW Science Initiative
Member of the founding board at the Montessori Children's House Preschool Co-Op (2009-2011) Laramie, WY)
Board member and President for Laramie Montessori School (2015-2018)
Links for planetarium shows .

Research: Galaxies | Star Clusters | Planets | Instrumentation

List of Publications sorted by citation rate

A research expectations and styles inventory (for prospective research students)

An example of a graduate student mentoring agreement that I like to have with each student

Some tips for writing papers (for students writing their first paper)

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative ethics training course

What do professors do all day, anyway?!

Favorite Statement on Education

graduate student forms

annual graduate student self-assessment

grad program handbook