Miles Blanton, PhD
Instructor, Physics and Astronomy Department
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University
Little Rock, AR 72204
TEL: 501-916-5924 / E-MAIL: mcblanton@ualr.edu
EDUCATION:
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ph.D., Astrophysics; August 2008
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.S., Astrophysics; December 2003
- Columbia University, New York City; B.A, Physics; May 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Physics & Astronomy Instructor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2014 – present
- Astronomy Instructor, Bowling Green State University, 2008-2014
- Planetarium Lab Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006-2008
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Active Galactic Nuclei
- Radio Astronomy
- The Galactic Center
- High Energy Astrophysics
- Astronomy Education Research
- Novel Science Education Techniques
- The Flipped Classroom
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- Intro to Astronomy
- College Physics I & II and Labs
PUBLICATIONS:
- Blanton, Miles C. ; “The Galactic Center Lobe: New 14GHz GBT observations“, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008, 121 pages; 3315738
