Ronald E. Taam 譚遠培 Election Year 2024 Northwestern University, 2131 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL, 60208,USA Tel: 8474917528 / Fax: 8474913135
Current Positions
Emeritus Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University; Distinguished Research Fellow Emeritus, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Education
B.S. Physics, New York University, June 1969
M.A. Astronomy, Columbia University, June 1971
Ph.D. Astronomy, Columbia University, September 1973
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lick Observatory, UC Santa Cruz, CA 1973-1976
Lecturer, Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley, CA 1976-1978
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL:
Assistant Professor 1978-1983
Associate Professor 1983-1986
Full Professor 1986-2012
Chairman 1995-1998
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA):
Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in Astrophysics (TIARA) 2004-2018
Visiting Scholar 2007-2009
Distinguished Research Fellow 2010-2018
Specialties
High-Energy & Computational Astrophysics, Binary Star Evolution
Awards and Honors
New York State Regents Fellowship
Columbia University Eugene Higgens Fellowship
American Physical Society Fellow: 1994
Astronomical Society of ROC: Heavenly Quest Award 2018