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  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

J. Michael Shull is a researcher affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States, specializing in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses several subfields, with a primary focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, supported by additional research in Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics covered in Shull's research include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Their research contributions have been published extensively, with frequent appearances in multiple publication venues. Notably, Shull has 15 publications in arXiv (Cornell University), 11 in The Astrophysical Journal, 2 in The Astronomical Journal, 1 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and 1 in Research Notes of the AAS.

Shull has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Charles Danforth with 7 joint publications, Marc Postman with 5, J. W. Parker with 5, S. A. Stern with 5, and P. C. Brandt with 5.

Selected recent papers authored by Shull showcase diverse astrophysical topics:

  • Gaia EDR3 Parallax Distances to the Great Carina Nebula and Its Star Clusters (Trumpler 14, 15, 16), 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Mass, morphing, metallicities: the evolution of infalling high velocity clouds, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Distribution of Metallicities in the Local Galactic Interstellar Medium, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • New Synoptic Observations of the Cosmic Optical Background with New Horizons, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Discovery of Extensive [O iii] Emission Near M31, 2023, Research Notes of the AAS

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Shull was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • The Lyman-Continuum Fluxes and Stellar Parameters of O and Early B-Type Stars

    William D. Vacca;Catharine D. Garmany;J.Michael Shull

  • Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

    H. W. Moos;W. C. Cash;L. L. Cowie;A. F. Davidsen

  • Highly-Ionized High-Velocity Gas in the Vicinity of the Galaxy

    K.R. Sembach;B.P. Wakker;B.D. Savage;P. Richter

  • The ionization equilibrium of astrophysically abundant elements

    J. M. Shull;M. E. Van Steenberg

  • The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

    James C. Green;Cynthia S. Froning;Steve Osterman;Dennis Ebbets

  • Theoretical models of interstellar shocks. I - Radiative transfer and UV precursors

    J. M. Shull;C. F. McKee

  • THE COSMIC ORIGINS SPECTROGRAPH

    James C. Green;Cynthia S. Froning;Steve Osterman;Dennis Ebbets

  • Highly Ionized High-Velocity Gas in the Vicinity of the Galaxy

    K. R. Sembach;B. P. Wakker;B. D. Savage;P. Richter

  • The Baryon Census in a Multiphase Intergalactic Medium: 30% of the Baryons May Still Be Missing

    J. Michael Shull;Britton D. Smith;Charles W. Danforth

  • A FUSE Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds

    Brian L. Rachford;Theodore P. Snow;Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull

  • X-ray secondary heating and ionization in quasar emission-line clouds

    J. M. Shull;M. E. Van Steenberg

  • What Is the Total Deuterium Abundance in the Local Galactic Disk

    Jeffrey L. Linsky;Bruce T. Draine;H. W. Moos;Edward B. Jenkins

  • A Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds

    Brian L. Rachford;Theodore P. Snow;Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull;J. Michael Shull

  • Turbulent mixing layers in the interstellar medium of galaxies

    Jonathan D. Slavin;J. M. Shull;Mitchell C. Begelman

  • The Low-z Intergalactic Medium. III. HI and Metal Absorbers at z<0.4

    Charles W. Danforth;J. Michael Shull

  • INTERSTELLAR MOLECULAR HYDROGEN

    J. M. Shull;S. Beckwith

  • HST/COS Observations of the Ly alpha Forest toward the BL Lac Object 1ES1553+113

    Charles W. Danforth;Brian A. Keeney;John T. Stocke;J. Michael Shull

  • Molecules in the early universe

    S. Lepp;J. M. Shull

  • The Evolution of the Effective Equation of State of the IGM

    Massimo Ricotti;Nickolay Y. Gnedin;J. Michael Shull

  • Zero-Metallicity Stars and the Effects of the First Stars on Reionization

    Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Stocke
John T. Stocke University of Colorado Boulder
Blair D. Savage
Blair D. Savage University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michele Trenti
Michele Trenti University of Melbourne
Kenneth R. Sembach
Kenneth R. Sembach Space Telescope Science Institute
Edward B. Jenkins
Edward B. Jenkins Princeton University
Donald G. York
Donald G. York University of Chicago
Jeffrey L. Linsky
Jeffrey L. Linsky University of Colorado Boulder
Brad K. Gibson
Brad K. Gibson University of Hull
Massimo Stiavelli
Massimo Stiavelli Space Telescope Science Institute

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