Ronald J. Angione

EDUCATION

• San Diego State University, 1962, Astronomy, A.B.
• San Diego State University, 1964, Astronomy, M.S.
• University of Texas, Austin, 1970, Astronomy, Ph.D.

POSITIONS

• Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, Sept. 1969 - 1973
• Associate Profesesor, San Diego State University, Sept. 1973-1978
• Professor, San Diego State University, September, 1978
• Associate Director, Mount Laguna Observatory, 1984-1988
• Director, Mount Laguna Observatory, 1988-2000
• Dept. Chairman, 1988-2000

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Astronomical Society
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• International Astronomical Union (Commissions 21 and 25)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Optical Society of America (President, 1983 local chapter)

MASTERS THESES CHAIRED AND MASTERS PROJECTS DIRECTED

• "Photoelectric Scanning Photometry of M101."
• "Photoelectric Scanning Photometry of NGC 2403"
• "A UBV Investigation of the Eclipsing Binary DI Pegasae"
• "Gravitational Lens-Like Action of Eclipsing Binaries"
• "A Study of Atmospheric Transmission from Smithsonian Data"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 4656/4657"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 1052"
• "Computer Modeling of Interacting Galaxies"
• "Neutral Hydrogen Content of SO Galaxies"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 7253"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 3198"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 6239"
• "Surface Photometry of NGC 5905"
• "Photometry of the Pluto-Charon System"
• "The Inner Coma of Comet Hale-Bopp"(in progress)
• "A Comparison of the Morphological Structure of Three Barred Spirals"

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Galaxies and Quasars
   "UV Bright Galaxies in the Case Low-Disperion Northern Sky Survey," Weistrop, D., Cruzen, S., Hoopes, C., and Angione, R. 1997, P.A.S.P. 109, 566.
   "UIT: Ultraviolet Surface Photometry of the Spiral Galaxy M74 (NGC628)," Cornett, R.H., Greason, M.R., Offenberg, J.D., Angione, R.J., Bholin, R.C., Cheng, K.P., O'Connell, R.W., Roberts, M.S., Smith, A.M., Smith, E.M., Talbert, F.D., and Stecher, T.P. 1994, Ap.J. . 426, 533.
   "U.B.V Aperture Photemetry of 21 Galaxies," Angione, R.J. 1988, P.A.S.P. 100, 469.
   "Physical Interpretations from Quasar Light curves - 3C 273," Smith, H.J., and Angione, R.J. 1986, in Quasar, G. Swarup and V.K. Kapahi, Eds, D. Reidel, Boston.
   "3C 273 Historical Date Base,"Angione, R.J., and Smith, H.J., (1985) Astron. J. 90, 2474.
2. Stellar
   "The Algol System XX Cephei," 2006, Angione, R.J. and Sievers, J.R., A. J. 131, 2209.
   
   "Period Changes in the Algol System XX Cephei," Angione, R.J. and Sievers, J.R., 2005, in The Light-Time Effects in Astrophysics, ed Sterken, C., ASP Conference Series 335, 235.
   
   "The Algol-type Eclipsing Binary system KO Aquilae," Mader, J.A., and Angione, R.J. 1996, P.A.S.P. 108, 404.
   'The Algol Eclipsing Binary system XX Cephei" 1997, Angione, R.J., and Sievers, J.R., presented at the 190th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
3. Solar System
   "Review of Ground-based Measurements," Angione, R.J., in "Variations of the Solar Constant", NASA Conference Publication 2191, S. Sofia, Editor, (1981).
   "Narrow Band Filter Photometry of Comet Kohoutak," Angione, R., Roosen, R., and Lanning, H., Icarus, 24, 116 (1975).
   "The Light Curve of Comet Kohoutaek," Angione, R., Gates, B., Heize, K., and Roosen, R., Icarus, 24, 111 (1975).
4. Instrumentation and measurements
   "GNAT: A Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes" 1997, Craine, E., Crawford, D., Culver, R., and Angione, R., presented at the 190th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
   "The SDSU 2.5-m New Generation Telescope", Angione, R.J. 1994, in Astronomy From the Earth and Moon, eds. D. Pyper and R. Angione, ASP Conference Series 55, p. 7 ASP, San Francisco.
   "Atmospheric Extinction in the IR," Angione, R.J. 1989, in Problems of Infrared Extinction and Standardization, E.F. Milone Ed., Springer Verlag, New York.
   "Precipitable Water Vapor at Mount Laguna Observatory," Angione, R.J., 1987, P.A.S.P. 99, 895.
   "20 Years of Atmospheric Extinction at McDonald Observatory," Angione, R.J., and de Vaucouleurs, G., 1986, P.A.S.P. 98. 1201.
   "An Automated Photometer for a One Meter Telescope," Young, A.T., Beale, F., and Angione, R.J., 1986, I.A.U. Symposium No. 118. Instrumentation and Research Programs for small Telescopes, J.B. Hearnshaw, P.L. Cottrell, Eds. D. Reidel, Holland.
   "Atmospheric Transmission and Climate: Results from Smithsonian Measurements," Roosen, R.G., and Angione, R.J., 1984, Bull. Amer. Met. Soc. 65, 950.
   "Baseline Ozone Results 1923 to 1955," Angione, R.J., and Roosen, R.G., J.Climate and Appl. Met. 22, 1377 (1983).

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