Department of Physics, University of Oregon
Office: 461 Willamette Hall
Phone: (541) 346-5214
E-mail: jschombe@uoregon.edu

Asst./Assoc./Full Professor, Univ. of Oregon, 1996-present
Staff Scientist, Astrophysics Division, NASA HQ, 1994-1996
Project Scientist, NASA/JPL, 1991-1996
Visiting Assistant Professor, Univ. of Michigan, 1988-1991
Senior Research Fellow, Caltech, 1984-1988
Ph.D. in Astronomy, Yale University, 1984
B.S. in Astronomy, University of Maryland, 1979

Research Interests

I am working in the areas of galaxy formation and evolution, particularly as they apply to low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies and color evolution in cluster populations. My recent research has explored the HI and optical properties of LSB dwarf galaxies, the color evolution of ellipticals in distant clusters and the formation of S0 galaxies, funded through NSF or NASA's HST/Spitzer/GALEX programs. I am also involved in a number of e-science projects funded through NASA's HPCC and AISR programs to develop the National Virtual Observatory.

Teaching:

General Education: AST121: The Solar System AST122: The Birth, Death and Destruction of Stars AST123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe

Honors College: Cosmology(Honors College Seminar) 21st Century Science (Honors College Science) History of Space Flight