Infrared Imaging Technologies

Rochester astronomers Judith L. Pipher, Bill Forrest, grad student Meghan Dorn and Craig McMurtry in front of a dewar containing an infrared detector array ready to be tested. Photo by J. Adam Fenster

University of Rochester students use opportunity grant funding to work with faculty to advance infrared and terahertz imaging/sensor technologies that are used in a variety of space applications, such as the detection of near-Earth asteroids. For many years, this Rochester research group has been a major collaborator with NASA JPL scientists on the proposed NEOCam mission. Read more about the laboratory here.