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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1973 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Michael W. Werner is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focused expertise in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The subfields in which they have published include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Instrumentation
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atmospheric Science

Their work addresses several main topics, such as:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Michael W. Werner has contributed to scientific literature published in venues including:

  • The Astronomical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems

Notable recent papers authored by or involving them include:

  • WASP-107b's Density Is Even Lower: A Case Study for the Physics of Planetary Gas Envelope Accretion and Orbital Migration, 2021, The Astronomical Journal
  • TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). IV. Three Small Planets Orbiting a 120 Myr Old Star in the Pisces-Eridanus Stream, 2021, The Astronomical Journal
  • SPHEREx: NASA's near-infrared spectrophotometric all-sky survey, 2020, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
  • TOI-674b: An oasis in the desert of exo-Neptunes transiting a nearby M dwarf, 2021, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Transmission Spectroscopy for the Warm Sub-Neptune HD 3167c: Evidence for Molecular Absorption and a Possible High-metallicity Atmosphere, 2020, The Astronomical Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Varoujan Gorjian
  • Farisa Y. Morales
  • Diana Dragomir
  • Laura Kreidberg
  • B. P. Crill

Michael W. Werner has been recognized with fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1973

Best Publications

  • The Spitzer Space Telescope mission

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

  • The Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS)

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

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

    P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

  • Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE) I: Overview and Initial Results

    Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

  • Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;Luca Baldini

  • Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction: Results of Surgical Therapy Based on Anatomical/Topographic Classification in 1,002 Consecutive Patients

    J. Rüdiger Siewert;Marcus Feith;M. Werner;Hubert J. Stein

  • Observation of a charged charmoniumlike structure in e+ e- → (D* D*)± π∓ at √s = 4.26 GeV.

    M. Ablikim;M. N. Achasov;X. C. Ai;O. Albayrak

  • Measurement of W ±Z production in proton-proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). I. Overview and Initial Results

    Margaret Meixner;Karl D. Gordon;Remy Indebetouw;Joseph L. Hora

  • Performance of jet substructure techniques for large-R jets in proton-proton collisions at √s=7 TeV using the ATLAS detector

    G. Aad;T. Abajyan;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • Observation of a Charged Charmoniumlike Structure Z(c) (4020) and Search for the Z(c) (3900) in e(+)e(-) -> pi(+) pi(-)h(c)

    M. Ablikim;M. N. Achasov;O. Albayrak;D. J. Ambrose

  • Metallicity effects on dust properties in starbursting galaxies

    C. W. Engelbracht;G. H. Rieke;K. D. Gordon;J.-D. T. Smith

  • Metallicity Effects on Mid-Infrared Colors and the 8 μm PAH Emission in Galaxies

    C. W. Engelbracht;K. D. Gordon;G. H. Rieke;M. W. Werner

  • Combined measurements of Higgs boson production and decay using up to 80 fb− 1 of proton-proton collision data at √s=13 TeV collected with the ATLAS experiment

    Georges Aad;Alexander Kupco;Samuel Webb;Timo Dreyer

  • C60 IN REFLECTION NEBULAE

    Kris Sellgren;Michael W. Werner;James G. Ingalls;J. D. T. Smith

  • Debris disk evolution around a stars

    K. Y. L. Su;G. H. Rieke;J. A. Stansberry;G. Bryden

  • C$_{60}$ in Reflection Nebulae

    Kris Sellgren;Michael W. Werner;James G. Ingalls;J. D. T. Smith

  • Molecular Hydrogen in H i Regions

    David J. Hollenbach;Michael W. Werner;Edwin E. Salpeter

  • Updated search for spectral lines from Galactic dark matter interactions with pass 8 data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Albert;B. Anderson

  • Spitzer Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE). IV. Dust Properties in the Interstellar Medium

    Jean Philippe Bernard;William T. Reach;Deborah Paradis;Margaret Meixner

Frequent Co-Authors

George H. Rieke
George H. Rieke University of Arizona
Giovanni G. Fazio
Giovanni G. Fazio Harvard University
Charles A. Beichman
Charles A. Beichman California Institute of Technology
Kate Y. L. Su
Kate Y. L. Su University of Arizona
George Helou
George Helou California Institute of Technology
G. Neugebauer
G. Neugebauer University of Arizona
David R. Ciardi
David R. Ciardi California Institute of Technology
Karl R. Stapelfeldt
Karl R. Stapelfeldt Jet Propulsion Lab
Sangeeta Malhotra
Sangeeta Malhotra Goddard Space Flight Center
Joseph L. Hora
Joseph L. Hora Smithsonian Institution

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