Froney Crawford's Home Page

Fronefield Crawford III

Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003

Office: Hackman 421
Phone: (717) 358-4499, Fax: (717) 358-4474
Email: fcrawfor@fandm.edu

B.A. Astrophysics, 1994, Williams College
Ph.D. Physics, 2000, MIT

Professional History

2006 - present: Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, Franklin & Marshall College
2002 - 2006: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Haverford College
2000 - 2002: Senior Systems Engineer, Remote Sensing Systems Integration, Lockheed Martin Corporation
1997 - 2000: Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Space Research, MIT
1994 - 1997: Graduate Research Assistant, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT

Publications, etc.

Scientific Publications (or see listings on ADS, astro-ph, and cs)
Student Research Projects
Searches for and Follow-up Studies of Southern Radio Pulsars (my Ph.D. thesis)
Pulsar (an article for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology)
Talks and Presentations and Research Related Press

Teaching

I was honored to be named Most Influential Professor in the Natural Sciences by the Franklin & Marshall Class of 2009.

I am not teaching any courses in Fall 2009 (since I am on leave).

Previously I have taught these courses:

8.01: Physics I (at MIT) - Recitations
ASTR 101: Astronomical Ideas (at Haverford) - Recitations, Labs, Lecture Assistance
AST 110: Introduction to the Solar System (at F&M) - Lectures, Labs
AST 120: Introduction to Stars and Galaxies (at F&M) - Lectures, Labs
ASTR 152: Freshman Seminar in Astrophysics (at Haverford) - Seminars
ASTR 205: Introduction to Astrophysics I (at Haverford) - Lectures, Labs
AST 210: Solar System Astrophysics (at F&M) - Lectures
AST 240: Observational Astronomy (at F&M) - Lectures, Lab Assistance
ASTR 313: Observational Optical Astronomy (at Haverford) - Labs
ASTR 322: Non-optical Astronomy (at Haverford) - Lectures
FND 111V: Energy Issues in Science and Society (at F&M) - Lectures
PHYS 101: Classical and Modern Physics I (at Haverford) - Lectures, Labs
PHYS 102: Classical and Modern Physics II (at Haverford) - Lectures, Labs
PHYS 105: Fundamental Physics I (at Haverford) - Labs
PHYS 106: Fundamental Physics II (at Haverford) - Lectures, Labs
PHYS 211: Laboratory in Electronics and Waves (at Haverford) - Labs
PHYS 212: Laboratory in Quantum Physics (at Haverford) - Labs
PHYS 308: Advanced Classical Mechanics (at Haverford) - Lectures
PHYS 309: Advanced Electromagnetism and Modern Optics (at Haverford) - Lecture Assistance
PHYS 399: Senior Seminar (at Haverford) - Seminars
PHYS 459: Teaching Laboratory Physics (at Haverford) - Supervision
PHYS 460: Association in Teaching Basic Physics (at Haverford) - Supervision

Research

You can find out about my research interests by reading about astronomy research at F&M or by looking at a list of scientific publications (or see listings on ADS, astro-ph, and cs).

I also have a student research projects page where you can see a list of my research students and descriptions of their research projects.

Some research group photos: Summer 2002 / Summer 2003 / Summer 2004 / Fall 2004 / Summer 2007 / Summer 2008

Interesting Sites

Current

Selected comics: Doonesbury / Bizarro / FBOFW
Columns: Krauthammer / Will
The Weekly Standard
Astronomy Picture of the Day
News Headlines from Yahoo
New Astrophysics Preprints
iGoogle Page
4-Block World
Astrophysics Job Rumor Mill
Route 100 Traffic Webcams
What's New by Bob Park

Weather

Forecasts: Philadelphia current conditions / Philadelphia forecast
Doppler radar: Philadelphia / Northeast animated
Maps: US Temperatures / US Surface / US Precipitation

Astro

Literature: ADS / ApJ / AJ / astro-ph
Telescopes: Parkes / ATCA / ATNF / Arecibo / GBT / NURO
Data: Green's SNR Catalogue / Pulsar Catalog / DM-Distance / SkyView
F&M Beowulf: Cluster Report / Cluster Loads / Cluster Queue / UPS Status
Misc: Pulsars at F&M / PM Survey / AAS

Internet

Williams Students Online / MIT Alumni Services / go.haverford.edu
Alternate homepages: MIT / WSO / CCIL / NAIC / HC
Yahoo mail

Miscellaneous

Pictures!

Jill and Froney / Cameron / Sarah
Friends / Family / Pets / Old House and Yard / Soccer
Neighborhood Scenes at Marsh Creek Lake
Photos from Classes
England (July 1988)
Pictures from Williams College (1990 to 1994)
Graduation at Williams College (June 1994)
Radio Astronomy Instrumentation Work (1994 to 1997)
Vacation in Australia (June 1995)
Martha's Vineyard (May 1996)
Quebec City (June 1996)
Sheep Island, Maine (August 1996)
Observing Trip to Australia (September 1997)
Sailing in the Bahamas (April 1998)
Rehearsal Dinner and Wedding (September 1998)
Honeymoon at Lake Como, Italy (September 1998)
Thanksgiving at Chez Crawford (November 1998)
Cayman Islands (March 1999)
Observing Trip to Australia (July 1999)
Southern Germany and Austria (September 1999)
Hilton Head Island (August 2002)
Thanksgiving at Chez Crawford (November 2002)
AAS Conference in Seattle (January 2003)
Crawford Invitational Tennis Tournament (May 2003)
North and South Carolina (June 2003)
Keck Astronomy Conference (October 2003)
Christmas 2003 (December 2003)
Wilmington/Cape Fear, NC (June 2004)
July 4th in Valley Forge Park (July 2004)
Avalon, NJ (July 2004)
Milky Way Farm (October 2004)
New Year's Eve at Chez Crawford (December 2004)
San Diego (July 2005)
Wilmington/Cape Fear, NC (June 2006)
NURO Trip to Flagstaff, AZ (March 2007)
St. Michaels, MD (April 2007)
Observing Trip to Australia (February 2008)
NURO Trip to Flagstaff, AZ (March 2008)
Ireland (July 2008)
Thanksgiving at Chez Crawford (November 2008)
December Activities (December 2008)
Washington, DC (December 2008)
Winter at Marsh Creek State Park (January 2009)
Key West (March 2009)
AAS Conference in Pasadena (June 2009)
Avalon, NJ (June 2009)

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