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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1976 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

George H. Rieke is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy.

Their research portfolio includes work across several subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The main topics addressed in their publications cover Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and Astro and Planetary Science.

George H. Rieke's frequent co-authors include Stacey Alberts, Jianwei Lyu, Marcia Rieke, Kevin Hainline, and Zhiyuan Ji. These collaborations reflect an extensive network of research partnerships within their area of expertise.

Publications by George H. Rieke have appeared in a variety of venues, with the highest number of publications in arXiv (Cornell University), followed by The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Their recent papers reflect ongoing engagement with contemporary topics in astronomical instrumentation and observational studies, including:

  • The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Performance of NIRCam on JWST in Flight, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • JADES NIRSpec Spectroscopy of GN-z11: Lyman-α emission and possible enhanced nitrogen abundance in a z = 10.60 luminous galaxy, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Mid-infrared Instrument for JWST and Its In-flight Performance, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Identification and properties of intense star-forming galaxies at redshifts z > 10, 2023, Nature Astronomy

George H. Rieke has also contributed to academic books published by Cambridge University Press and the University of Arizona Press, including titles such as Detection of Light (2021) and The Last of the Great Observatories (2021).

Their career includes recognition by several awards, such as being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003, and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1976.

Best Publications

  • The Spitzer Space Telescope mission

    M. W. Werner;T. L. Roellig;F. J. Low;G. H. Rieke

  • The interstellar extinction law from 1 to 13 microns.

    G. H. Rieke;M. J. Lebofsky

  • SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS

    Daniel J. Eisenstein;Daniel J. Eisenstein;David H. Weinberg;Eric Agol;Hiroaki Aihara

  • The Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)

    G. H. Rieke;E. T. Young;C. W. Engelbracht;D. M. Kelly

  • Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

    K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

  • The James Webb Space Telescope

    Jonathan P. Gardner;John C. Mather;Mark Clampin;Rene Doyon

  • SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey

    Robert C. Kennicutt;Lee Armus;George Bendo;Daniela Calzetti

  • Infrared luminosity functions from the Chandra Deep Field South : the Spitzer view on the history of dusty star formation at 0<z<1

    E. Le Floc'h;C. Papovich;H. Dole;E. Bell

  • Dust Masses, PAH Abundances, and Starlight Intensities in the SINGS Galaxy Sample

    B. T. Draine;D. A. Dale;G. Bendo;K. D. Gordon

  • The Calibration of Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

    D. Calzetti;D. Calzetti;R. C. Kennicutt;C. W. Engelbracht;C. Leitherer

  • Infrared Luminosity Functions from the Chandra Deep Field-South: The Spitzer View on the History of Dusty Star Formation at 0 ≲ z ≲ 1*

    Emeric Le Floc'h;Emeric Le Floc'h;Casey Papovich;Hervé Dole;Eric F. Bell

  • Determining Star Formation Rates for Infrared Galaxies

    George H. Rieke;A. Alonso-Herrero;B. J. Weiner;Pablo G. Pérez-González;Pablo G. Pérez-González

  • The nature of the nuclear sources in M82 and NGC 253

    G. H. Rieke;M. J. Lebofsky;R. I. Thompson;F. J. Low

  • Towards an understanding of the rapid decline of the cosmic star formation rate

    Eric F. Bell;Casey Papovich;Christian Wolf;Emeric Le Floc'h

  • The Cosmic Infrared Background Resolved by Spitzer. Contributions of Mid-Infrared Galaxies to the Far-Infrared Background.

    H Dole;G Lagache;JL Puget;KI Caputi

  • Observations of IC348: The Disk Population at 2-3 Million Years

    C.J. Lada;A.A. Muench;K.L. Luhman;L. Allen

  • The Stellar Mass Assembly of Galaxies from z = 0 to z = 4: Analysis of a Sample Selected in the Rest-Frame Near-Infrared with Spitzer

    Pablo G. Pérez-González;Pablo G. Pérez-González;George H. Rieke;Victor Villar;Guillermo Barro

  • UBIQUITOUS OUTFLOWS IN DEEP2 SPECTRA OF STAR-FORMING GALAXIES AT z = 1.4

    Benjamin J. Weiner;Alison L. Coil;Alison L. Coil;Jason X. Prochaska;Jeffrey A. Newman

  • Toward an Understanding of the Rapid Decline of the Cosmic Star Formation Rate

    Eric F. Bell;Casey Papovich;Christian Wolf;Emeric Le Floc'h

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate Y. L. Su
Kate Y. L. Su University of Arizona
Pablo G. Pérez-González
Pablo G. Pérez-González Spanish National Research Council
Marcia J. Rieke
Marcia J. Rieke University of Arizona
Charles W. Engelbracht
Charles W. Engelbracht University of Arizona
Eiichi Egami
Eiichi Egami University of Arizona
Dean C. Hines
Dean C. Hines Space Telescope Science Institute
Casey Papovich
Casey Papovich Texas A&M University
Giovanni G. Fazio
Giovanni G. Fazio Harvard University
Jane R. Rigby
Jane R. Rigby Goddard Space Flight Center
Rob Ivison
Rob Ivison European Southern Observatory

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