Citation

In recognition of a record of sustained superior performance at NRL over the past 18 years in theoretical and computational high-energy astrophysics. Dr. Dermer has made fundamental contributions in a broad range of astrophysical problems including solar flare physics, cosmic ray astrophysics, and relativistic jet physics. His approach of theoretical modeling, supported by numerical simulations of the basic physical processes involving high-energy interactions between particles and photons in magnetized plasma, has been instrumental in identifying the nature of high-energy astronomical sources and the physical mechanisms responsible for the observed gamma ray and particle emissions. Dr Dermer's recent research in support of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission has advanced our understanding of the origin and acceleration of the cosmic rays and of relativistic jets in gamma ray burst sources and black holes at the center of distant active galaxies.

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Pizza Lunch: Thirty Years in Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Thirty Years in Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Charles Dermer (NRL) ppt, 20.3 MB


Astro-Symposium

Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies and the Origin of Quasars, Sylvain Veilleux (UMD)


Infrared Astronomy from Above the Atmosphere: From Early Efforts at NRL to Herschel, the Largest Telescope Now Operating in Space, Martin Harwit (Cornell) ppt, 38.6 MB


Science Highlights from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Julie McEnery (GSFC)


Particle Acceleration at Standing Shocks in Accretion Disks, Peter Becker (GMU) ppt, 5.6 MB


On the Origin of the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background, Floyd Stecker (GSFC) ppt, 1.9 MB (try saving to disk as .pptx before opening)


Jet Formation in Supermassive Black Holes, Govind Menon (Troy) ppt, 0.47 MB


Chuck Dermer (202) 767-2965
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