Eric Steinbring

Roles and responsibilities

Astronomer

Current research and/or projects

My focus is on delivering the best science from Canada's premier twin 8-m telescopes. Along with leading the Canadian Gemini Office, and supporting observations by astronomers with all of that facility's optical/infrared instruments, I investigate methods of high-spatial-resolution photometry and spectroscopy.

Research and/or project statements

Conceived observational tests of quantum-spacetime foam; supported NIRI, NIFS, GNIRS, GPI imaging and spectroscopy, plus GSAOI multi-conjugate AO on Gemini 8-m telescopes.

Directed Ukaliq AO telescope development; robotic Inuksuit stations and Ukpik helicopter-deployed astronomical observatory on Ellesmere Island, north of 80 degrees latitude

Served as Canadian contact for TMT 30-m site selection; simulations of VLOT 20-m, laser-AO studies of galaxy evolution with 8-m class telescopes; led High Arctic site testing efforts.

Education

PhD Astronomy, University of Victoria, 2001

MSc Astronomy, University of Alberta, 1995

BSc Physics and Mathematics, University of Winnipeg, 1993

Previous work experience

Postdoctoral Researcher; University of California, Santa Cruz; 2000-2003

  • Studied CFHT, Lick 3-m and Keck 10-m laser AO performance; human-eye AO demonstration, DEEP-HST AO field-galaxy survey.

Junior Research Officer; National Research Council; 1999

  • Built computer model for Gemini 8-m telescope ALTAIR AO system; characterization of anisoplanatism for novel off-axis design.

Researcher; University of British Columbia; 1999

  • Simulated NGST/JWST high-resolution optical instruments; treatment of cosmological effects and comparison to HST WFPC2.

 

Eric Steinbring

Eric Steinbring

Senior Research Officer
Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics
5071 West Saanich Road
Victoria, British Columbia V9E 2E7
Preferred language: English
Telephone: 250-448-2764

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Expertise

Space sciences, Observational astronomy, Astronomy