Matthew John O'Dowd is an Australian astrophysicist. He is an associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the Lehman College of the City University of New York[1][2] and writer and host of PBS Space Time on YouTube.[3] He is a frequent guest on Science Goes to the Movies on CUNY TV and on StarTalk radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson.[4]
Matt O'Dowd | |
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| Born | January 5, 1973 Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BSc, PhD) |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
Education edit
University edit
O’Dowd attended the University of Melbourne, beginning his Bachelor's in Science in 1992 and concluding in 1994 with a major in physics. In 1995, he completed his First Class Honours in physics. In 2003, he completed his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics with his thesis, titled: 'The Host Galaxies of Radio-loud AGN'.[5]
Career edit
O'Dowd is an associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the Lehman College of the City University of New York.[1] He is a staff scientist at the American Museum of Natural History. Since 2015, he has been the writer and host of PBS Space Time, a video series by PBS Digital Studios.[6] O'Dowd is a crew member of Black Rock Observatory, a mobile observatory that debuted at Burning Man in 2012.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lehman Professor Takes Off as New Host of PBS Digital Astronomy Series – CUNY Newswire". www1.cuny.edu. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Department of Physics and Astronomy - Lehman College". www.lehman.edu. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "PBS Space Time". YouTube. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Cosmic Queries: A Taste of Space, with Matt O'Dowd - StarTalk Radio". StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Yumpu. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Matt ODowd". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Black Rock Observatory". Black Rock Observatory. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links edit
- PBS Space Time's channel on YouTube
- Matt O'Dowd publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
