Dick Crutcher
Professor of Astronomy, NCSA Research Scientist
University of Illinois NCSA
152 Computing Applications Building
605 East Springfield Ave.
Champgaign, IL 61820
In order to probe whether magnetic fields play a significant and perhaps crucial role in the star formation process, I observe and map the Zeeman splitting in lines of H I and molecules. I also use the VLA and the BIMA to map at high resolution the gas temperature, density, velocity fields, fractional ionization, and magnetic field strengths in molecular clouds to study their structure and evolution. Finally, I lead a team at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications which is supporting radio synthesis imaging by development of supercomputing resources. This includes real-time archiving of BIMA telescope data, parallel-processor synthesis array data reduction code, development of an astronomy digital image library, and production of advanced visualization software. Further information may be found at the Radio Astronomy Imaging Group.
