Bill Herbst
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Bill Herbst is the John Monroe Van Vleck Professor of Astronomy and Chair of the Astronomy department at Wesleyan University. Funded since 1982 by NASA and the NSF, Professor Herbst's research focuses on star and planet formation. He has published over 200 articles related to his work, most recently in Nature. Jeremy Finch sits down with Professor Herbst to talk about his research--including the recent discovery of a "winking" star, KH 15D--his teaching here at Wesleyan, and the Van Vleck Observatory.
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The Faculty Lounge features a new professor each week from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, discussing their scholarly work, experiences in and out of the classroom, and any other issues of relevance. The program airs every Friday afternoon from 1-2 p.m. on WESU Middletown 88.1fm, or streamed online at wesufm.org. The Faculty Lounge is produced by Noah Hutton '09 and Jeremy Finch '09, students at Wesleyan University.
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