Biographical Sketch — Ian Gatley, Ph.D.

Dean College of Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
54 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585.475.6220
gatley@cis.rit.edu

  • Professional Preparation
    • PhD, Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1978
    • BSc, 1st Class Honors, Physics, University of London, England, 1972
    • Robert A. Millikan Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1972-3
    • Earl C. Anthony Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1972-3
    • Industrial Fellow, Imperial Chemical Industries, England 1968-72

  • Appointments
    • Rochester Institute of Technology (1997)
      • Director, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
    • National Optical Astronomy Observatories (1986-1997)
      • Astronomer, Chair of NOAO Infrared Steering Committee
    • United Kingdom IR Telescope, Hilo, HI (1979-1986)
      • Astronomer, Senior Principal Scientific Officer
    • Early Career (1977-1979)
      • Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology (1977-1979)

  • Publications and Presentations
    • Demonstration of an Algorithm for Read-Noise Reduction in Infrared Arrays, Ap. J. 353, L33, 1990.

    Concluding Remarks, presented at the International Conference Astrophysics with Infrared Arrays, Tucson AZ, A.S.P. Conference Series 14, 339, 1991.

    Infrared Surveys of Star Forming Regions, presented at the International Conference Surveys in Astronomy , ed. B. T. Soifer (Astronomical Society of the Pacific: San Francisco), 1993.

    The Impact of Two-dimensional Infrared Arrays on Astronomy, Proc.SPIE, 1946:2, 1993.

    The Distribution of Gas and Dust in HII Regions presented at the International Conference Infrared Astronomy with Arrays: the Next Generation, Ian S.McLean, ed. (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht), pp.551-60, 1994.

    An Infrared View of Our Universe, Astronomy Magazine, p. 40, April 1994.

    Next generation in InSb arrays: ALADDIN - the 1024x1024 InSb Focal Plane Array Development Project Status Report, in Proc. SPIE v.2198: Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, D. L. Crawford, ed., pp.623-628, 1994.

    H2 Emission from Planetary Nebulae: Signpost of Bipolar Structure, Ap. J. 462, 777, 1996.
  • Synergistic Activities
    • As Director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology, increased membership in the Center’s Industrial Associates organization from 16 to 28 over a three year period; doubled the contract value of sponsored research during that same period; gained membership for the Institute in the 85-member Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and established with USRA the Data Cycle System program for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
    • Established an international collaboration in Color Science between the Rochester Institute of Technology, Chiba University, Japan, and University of Derby, England.
    • As Associate Director of a NY State Center for Advanced Technology, the Center for Electronic Imaging Systems (CEIS), was responsible for the shift to Request-for-Proposal-based operation that quadrupled the number of proposed activities in a single year.
    • Infrared Core Team Member of the National Research Council Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee (Bahcall Committee), NAS/NRC, 1989-91
    • Chaired the NOAO Infrared Steering Committee, building array-based cameras and spectrometers that have improved science productivity by factors of millions.
    • Led a million-dollar collaboration between the US Naval Observatory and the National Observatory to develop the world’s largest InSb arrays.
    • Coordinated NOAO instrument outsourcing to a university department, resulting in cost savings and improved efficiency through sharing of expertise and experience.
    • Developed the first simultaneous multicolor IR array camera for Kitt Peak Observatory in collaboration with the Space Telescope Science Institute.
    • Pioneered the use of PtSi array detectors for astronomical imaging in collaboration with Hughes Aircraft Corporation.
    • Established an international collaboration between the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope and Nobeyama Observatory, Japan.

  • Collaborators
    • Sean Casey, Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
    • Doyal A. Harper, University of Chicago
    • James M. Jackson, Boston University
    • K. Michael Merrill, National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO)
    • Steven Moore, Center for Image Processing in Education (CIPE)
    • Mark Morris, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    • Robert Novak, Monroe Community College (MCC)
    • Peter Shearer, Computer Associates