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249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

Released Friday, 24th April 2015
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249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

249: Radiant Researcher Illuminating the Attributes of Dying Stars - Dr. Kurtis Williams

Friday, 24th April 2015
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Dr. Kurtis Williams is an Assistant Professor at Texas A and M University, Commerce. He received his Master's and PhD degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and afterward served as a Research Associate at the Steward Observatory in Tucson. Kurtis was awarded an NSF Postdoctoral fellowship and completed his postdoctoral research at the University of Texas, Austin before accepting his current position. Kurtis is here with us today to tell us all about his journey through life and science.

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