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KENNETH A. JANES Address:Office: Astronomy KENNETH A. JANES Address:Office: Astronomy Department Boston University 725 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Telephone: (617) 353-2627 Email: [email protected] Birthdate: March 11, 1941 – Ann Arbor, Michigan Education: B.A. – Harvard College, 1963 M.S. – San Diego State University, 1968 Ph.D. – Yale University, 1972 Positions Held: Sept 2011 – Professor Emeritus, Boston University 1989 – 2011 Professor, Boston University 2004 – 2008 Associate Chairman, Boston University Astronomy Department 1982 – 1986 Chairman, Boston University Astronomy Department 1979 – 1989 Associate Professor, Boston University 1973 – 1979 Assistant Professor, Boston University 1972 – 1973 Postdoctoral Fellow, New Mexico State University 1971 – 1972 Instructor, Vassar College 1966 – 1967 Astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory 1963 – 1965 Research Assistant, Lick Observatory Other Professional Activities: 1973 Brouwer Memorial Prize, Yale University 1975 Study Director - National Academy of Sciences, (Space Science Board) Solar Physics Summer Study, Aspen Colorado 1975 – 1976 Member, Kitt Peak National Obs. Users Committee 1976 Assistant Dean, Boston University 1979 Visiting Associate Professor, University of Hawaii 1987 Visiting Scientist, University College, London 1994 – 1999 Member Representative for Boston Univ., AURA, Inc. 1995 – present Member, Board of Directors, Fund for Astrophysical Research 1998 – 2001 Member, Observatories Council, AURA, Inc. 1999 – 2000 Member, National Optical Astronomy Observatory director search committee 1999 – 2003 Harlow Shapley Lecture Program, American Astronomical Society Membership in Professional Societies: American Astronomical Society Astronomical Society of the Pacific International Astronomical Union Research Interests: Observational Astrophysics – Galactic Structure and Evolution – Star Clusters – Stellar Activity – Stellar Compositions – Planetary Searches Bibliography: Refereed Papers: 77 Proceedings: 43 AAS Abstracts: 40 Other Publications: 15 PUBLICATIONS - Kenneth Janes Papers in refereed Journals 1. “Period Changes of the Cepheid Variable HV 953”, 1964, Astrophys. J., 69, 131. 2. “The Spectrum of L2 Puppis”, 1964, Astrophys. J., 139, 813 (K.A. Janes and S. Gaposch- kin). 3. “An RR Lyrae Survey with the Lick 20-inch Astrograph. III. A survey of Part of the Variable Star Field MWF 361”, 1965, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 11, 223 (T.D. Kinman, C.A. Wirtanen and K.A. Janes). 4. “An RR Lyrae survey with the Lick 20-inch Astrograph. IV. A survey of Three Fields Near the North Galactic Pole”, 1966, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 13, 379 (T.D. Kinman, C.A. Wirtanen and K.A. Janes). 5. “Photometric Selection of Quasi-stellar Objects”, 1969, Astrophys. J. (Letters), 155, L47 (K.A. Janes and R. Lynds). 6. “Strong-Cyanogen Stars; Photometry and Kinematics, 1971, Astrophys. J., 165, 651 (K.A. Janes and R. D. McClure). 7. “A Catalogue of Quasars”, 1971, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 83, 611 (J.B. DeVeny, W.H. Osborn and K.A. Janes). 8. “Pre-Exposure of Photographic Emulsions,” 1971, AAS Photo-Bulletin, No. 3, 18 (H.D. Ables, A.V. Hewitt, and K.A. Janes) 9. “Intermediate-Band Photometry of M67”, 1974, Astrophys. J., 189, 423. 10. “Cyanogen Strengths, Luminosities and Kinematics of K-Giant Stars”, 1975, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 29, 161. 11. “DDO and UBV Photometry of NGC 7789”, 1977, Astron. J., 82, 35. 12. “The Stellar Population of the Nuclear Bulge of Our Galaxy”, 1977, Astrophys. J. (Let- ters), 212, L59. 13. “Multivariate Analysis of Spectrophotometry”, 1977, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 89, 415 (C.A. Christian and K.A. Janes). 14. “The Reddening of K-Giant Stars from DDO Photometry”, 1977, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 89, 576. 15. “Evidence for an Abundance Gradient in the Galactic Disk”, 1979, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 39, 135. 16. “UBV Photometry of the Anticenter Cluster Be 21”, 1979, Astron. J., 84, 204 (C.A. Christian and K.A. Janes). 17. “Photometry of the Open Cluster NGC 3960 and NGC 5823”, 1981, Astron. J., 86, 1210. 18. “Open Clusters and Galactic Structure”, 1982, Astrophys J. Suppl., 49, 353 (K.A. Janes and D. Adler). 19. “The Distant Open Cluster Tombaugh 2”, 1982, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 94, 905 (D. Adler and K.A. Janes). 20. “Ages and Compositions of Old Clusters”, 1983, Astrophys. J., 264, 206, (K.A. Janes and P. Demarque). 21. “The Population Structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud Bar” 1984, Astrophys. J., 278, 592 (E. Hardy, R. Buonnano, C. Corsi, K.A. Janes, and R.A. Schommer). 22. “The Giant Branch of the Old Open Cluster, M67” 1984, Astron. J., 89, 487 (K.A. Janes and G.H. Smith). 23. “DDO and UBV Photometry of Red Giant Stars in NGC 6791” 1984, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 96, 977. 24. “The Young SMC Cluster, NGC 330”, 1985, Astron. J., 90, 1196, (B.W. Carney, K.A. Janes, and P.J. Flower) 25. “The Open Cluster NGC 2158” 1985, Astrophys. J., 299, 683, (C.A. Christian, J. Heasley and K.A. Janes) 26. “The Intermediate-age Open Cluster, Mel 71” 1986, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 98, 600, (M. Pound and K.A. Janes) 27. “CCD and Photographic Photometry of NGC 1904”, 1986, Astron. J., 91, 1108, (J. Heasley, K.A. Janes and C.A. Christian). 28. “Radial Velocity for the Open Cluster NGC 2420”, 1987 Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 99, 1076, (T. Liu and K.A. Janes). 29. “CCD Photometry of the Globular Cluster NGC 288”, 1987 Astron. J., 94, 1185, (M.W. Pound, K.A. Janes and J.N. Heasley). 30. “NGC 2298 - Another Perfectly Normal Globular Cluster in the outer Halo”, 1988, Astron. J., 95, 762, (K.A. Janes and J.N. Heasley). 31. “Properties of the Open Cluster System”, 1988, Astron. J., 95, 771, (K.A. Janes, C. Tilley and G. Lyng˚a). 32. “Stellar and Molecular Radial Velocities for six Young Open Clusters”, 1988, Astron. J., 95, 1122, (T. Liu, K.A. Janes, T.M. Bania and R.L. Phelps). 33. “Photometry of Giant Branch Stars in the M31 Globular Cluster G1”, 1988, Astron. J., 96, 1312, (J.N. Heasley, C.A. Christian, E.D. Friel and K.A. Janes). 34. “The Luminosity Scale of RR Lyrae Stars with the Baade-Wesselink Method. I. Pho- tometry and Radial Velocities”, 1989, Astrophys. J. Suppl., 69, 593, (T. Liu and K.A. Janes). 35. “Radial Velocity Measurements in 20 Open Clusters”, 1989, Astron. J., 98, 626, (T. Liu, K.A. Janes and T.M. Bania). 36. “Radial Velocities of more Open Clusters”, 1989, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 101, 1105, (E.D. Friel, T. Liu and K.A. Janes). 37. “The Luminosity Scale of RR Lyrae Stars with the Baade-Wesselink Method. II. The Absolute Magnitudes of 13 field RR Lyrae Stars”, 1990 Astrophys. J., 354, 273, (T. Liu and K.A. Janes). 38. “The Luminosity Scale of RR Lyrae Stars with the Baade-Wesselink Method. III. RR Lyrae Stars in the globular Cluster M4”, 1990 Astrophys. J., 360, 561, (T. Liu and K.A. Janes). 39. “NGC 6293 and NGC 6333: Photometry of two clusters in the Central Bulge of the Galaxy”, 1991, Astron. J., 101, 2097, (K.A. Janes and J.N. Heasley). 40. “A Probable Planetary Nebula in the Direction of the Young Open Cluster, NGC 3572”, 1991, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 103, 491, (R.L. Phelps and K.A. Janes). 41. “Radial Velocity Measurements in the Pleiades”, 1991, Astrophys. J., 377, 141, (T. Liu, K.A. Janes and T.M. Bania). 42. “Metallicities and Velocities of Old Open Clusters”, 1993, Astron. Astrophys., 267, 75 (E.D. Friel and K.A. Janes). 43. “Stellar Photometry Software”, 1993, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 105, 527 (K.A. Janes and J.N. Heasley). 44. “CCD Photometry of the Old Open Cluster, M67”, 1993, Astron. J., 106, 181 (K.M. Montgomery, L.A. Marschall and K.A. Janes). 45. “Young Open Clusters as Probes of the Star Formation Process. II. Luminosity and Mass Functions of Open Clusters”, 1993, Astron. J., 106, 1870 (R.L. Phelps and K.A. Janes). 46. “Young Open Clusters as Probes of the Star Formation Process. I. An Atlas of Open Cluster Photometry”, 1994, Ap.J. Suppl., 90, 31 (R.L. Phelps and K.A. Janes). 47. “The Development of the Galactic Disk: A Search for the Oldest Open Clusters”, 1994, A.J., 107, 1079 (R.L. Phelps, K.A. Janes and K.A. Montgomery). 48. “An Unusual Old Open Cluster: Berkeley 20”, 1994, A.J., 107, 1806 (MacMinn, D., Phelps, R.L., Janes, K.A. and Friel, E.D.). 49. “The Reddening and Metallicity of NGC 6791”, 1994, A.J., 108, 585, (K.A. Montgomery, K.A. Janes and R.L. Phelps). 50. “The Galactic System of Old Star Clusters: The Development of the Galactic Disk”, 1994, AJ, 108, 1773 (K.A. Janes and R.L. Phelps). 51. Kinematics of the Old Open Cluster System”, 1995, AJ, 109, 1706, (J.E. Scott, E.D. Friel & K.A. Janes). 52. “AVIC Color Magnitude Diagram of the Globular Cluster NGC 6352 from Hubble Space Telescope Planetary Camera Observations”, 1995, AJ, 110, 652. (L.K. Fullton, B.W. Carney, K.A. Janes, E. Olszewski, R. Zinn, P. Demarque and P. Seitzer). 53. “Optical Spectroscopy of the Red Horizontal Branch Stars of NGC 6791”, 1995, AJ, 110, 693. (B. Hufnagel, G.H. Smith and K.A. Janes). 54. “The Old Open Cluster Berkeley 66,” 1996, AJ, 111, 1604. (R.L. Phelps and K.A. Janes). 55. “Prospects for Asteroseismology from Ground-Based Sites,” 1996, Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 108, 385. (J.N. Heasley, K.A. Janes, B. LaBonte, D. Guenther, D. Mickey and P. Demarque). 56. “Star Clusters: Optimal Targets for a Photometric Planetary Search Program?” 1996, JGR (Planets), 101, 14,853. 57. “Deep CCD Photometry of Old Open Clusters,” 1997, AJ, 113, 1723, (M. Kassis, K.A. Janes, E.D. Friel, and R.L. Phelps). 58. “The Slope of the RR Lyrae Mv, [Fe/H] Relation,” 1998, MNRAS, 293, L61, (J. Fernley, B.W.
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