G. Lyle Hoffman

Dept. of Physics, Lafayette College

Current Schedule

Checklist for use of the Lafayette College Radio Telescope

Teaching:

Courses in Cosmology and Physics of Music for non-scientists
Fundamental physics (calculus-based) for engineers and scientists
Advanced physics courses of many kinds

Fall 2008 courses:

Physics 131: Physics I: Mechanics

FYS 065: Uses and Abuses of Science in Science Fiction

Research interests:

Extragalactic radio astronomy using
Arecibo Observatory (National Astronomy & Ionosphere Center, Puerto Rico)
Very Large Array (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico)
Neutral hydrogen 21cm spectral line studies of spiral and irregular galaxies
Participant in Extragalactic Arecibo L-band Feed Array consortium

Addenda to publications and proposals:

Table 3 from Hoffman, Dickey, Lu & Fromhold-Treu, 1996, ApJ, 473, 822:

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Undergraduate ALFALFA Progress Page:

Peiyuan Mao

Office address:

Lyle Hoffman
Dept. of Physics
Hugel Science Center 030
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042-1782

Email:

hoffmang@lafayette.edu