Gail Schaefer
Director of the CHARA Array
The CHARA Array of Georgia State Univeristy
Mount Wilson, CA 91023
Telephone: 626-500-0012
gschaefer@gsu.edu
Education
- B.S. Physics, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1998
- Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2004
"Dynamical Masses of Pre-Main Sequence Stars," Advisor: Michal Simon
Professional Appointments
- Director of the CHARA Array 2022-present
- Associate Director of the CHARA Array 2020-2023
- Visitor Support Scientist, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2017-present
- Research Scientist, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2011-2017
- Postdoctoral Fellow, The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, 2007-2011, Advisor: Douglas Gies
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Space Telescope Science Institute, 2004-2007, Advisor: Howard Bond
Research Interests
- Adaptive optics imaging of young binary stars
- Long baseline optical/infrared interferometry of binary stars, Be star disks, and novae explosions
- High contrast imaging of faint binary companions with the Hubble Space Telescope
Software