Gary D. Henson
Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geology, Box 70652
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614

Education:

Ph.D. (Physics) University of Oregon, 1989
M.S. (Physics) University of New Mexico, 1982
B.S. (Physics & Mathematics) University of Central Arkansas, (Honors in Physics), 1979

Positions Held:

Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University, 1989-present
Data Analyst / Observing Assistant, Pine Mountain Observatory, University of Oregon, 1982-83
Instructor of Physics, University of New Mexico, 1981

Professional Organizations:

American Astronomical Society
Council on Undergraduate Research
Sigma Xi
Tennessee Academy of Science

Professional Activities:

Board Member, Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy, 1995-present
Secretary, Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy, 1992-present
ETSU Planetarium Director, 1990-present
Harry D. Powell Observatory Director,  2002-present
 

Recent Grants:

Research Development Committee, ETSU, 1996, $3,910,for Polarized Light Observations of Close Binary Stars
NSF-ILI , 1994, $22,709, Co-I for CCD Camera Equipped Telescopes for Undergraduate Astronomy
Space Telescope Science Institute, 1993, $37,675, Co-I for High Density Condensations in Extended Nebular Envelopes of Young Stars in the Orion Nebula
AAS Small Research Grant, 1992, $2,750, for Cygnus X-1:Periodicities and Light Curves from 15 Years of Photometry and Polarimetry
Research Development Committee, ETSU, 2002-03, $5,500 for "A Search for Short-Term Variations in Mira-Type Variable Stars."
Tennessee Space Grant Consortium,  2002-03, $3,500 for "Synoptic Observations of Short-term and Long-term Variability in Mira Stars."
NSF-REU, (Co-PI with SARA Board,  Matt Wood as PI) 2002-2007, [Accepted, total funds pending] for “Fostering Undergraduate Astronomical Research in the
    Southeast: The SARA REU Program.”
Instructional Development Committee, ETSU (Co-PI), 1999 & 2001, $6,640 for "Updating the ETSU Planetarium."

Recent Abstracts & Publications:

Henson, G.D., Kemp, J.C., Kraus, D.J., and Hankins, D. 1989, Ap. J. Letters), 340, L65: Discovery of Optical Circular Polarization in Alpha Leonis

Henson, G. D., Kraus, D. J., Hankins, D. 1990, B.A.A.S., 21, 1119: Evidence for Small Amplitude Polarization Variability in Several Bright Stars (abstract)

Henson, G. D., Powell, H. D., Pasour, J. L., Jones, D. P., and Nix, R. M. 1991, B.A.A.S., 22, 1273: Narrow-Band, Near-Infrared Photometry of Red Variables

Oswalt, T., Rafert, J., Collins, L., Henson, G., Powell, H., Caillault, J., Shaw, J., Leake, M., Marks, D., and Rumstay, K. 1991, B.A.A.S., 22, 1238: The SARA Project: A New Beginning for a Kitt Peak 0.9-m Telescope (abstract)

Oswalt, T., Rafert, J., Wood, M., Castelaz, M., Collins, L., Henson, G., Powell, H., Caillault, J., Shaw, J., Leake, M., Marks, D., and Rumstay, K. 1991, Proceedings of the Joint Commission 9 & 25 Meeting on Automated Telescopes for Photometry and Imaging, IAU General Assembly XXI, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23 July - 1 August, 1991: The SARA Kitt Peak 0.9-m Telescope Project

Henson, G. D., Powell, H. D., Castelaz, M., Pasour, J., Jones, D., Coleman, A., Qualls, J., and Burke, E. 1992, B.A.A.S., 23, 1380: UBV Photometry of Peculiar A Stars (abstract)

Oswalt, T., Rafert, J., Wood, M., Castelaz, M., Collins, L., Henson, G., Powell, H., Caillault, J., Shaw, J., Leake, M., Marks, D., and Rumstay, K. 1992, Council on Undergraduate Research Newsletter, 13, 53: The SARA Kitt Peak 0.9-m Telescope Project: Collaborative Research in Astronomy

Castelaz, M., Powell, H., Henson, G., and Williams, J. 1994, I.A.P.P.P. Communications #56: Computer Control of an Optec Photometer Viewer Mirror and Scale

Menako, C., Henson, G., Castelaz, M., and Powell, H. 1995, I.A.P.P.P. Communications #62: CCD Photometry using a Wide-Field Newtonian Telescope

Reiff, J. and Henson, G. 2003, I.A.P.P.P. Communications, submitted, "Monitoring Select Mira-Type Stars for Microvariability."

Reiff, J. and Henson, G. 2002, BAAS, 201, 117.09. "Monitoring Select Mira-Type Stars for Microvariability."

Henson, G.D. 2002,  Book Chapter, "The International Small Telescope Cooperative," in Small Telescopes in the Age of Big Astronomy, Kluwer Academic Publishers, in press.

Guenther, H. D. and Henson, G. D.  2001, BAAS, 199, 9007. "Monitoring Select Mira Stars for Short-term Variability".