William J. Forrest Professor of Astronomy and Director of the CEK Mees Observatory Observational & Experimental Astronomy office: phone: Bausch & Lomb 419 (585) 275-4343 fax: email: 273-2813 william.forrest@rochester.edu

Biographical Sketch

Prof. Forrest received his B.S. in Physics from Antioch College (1968) and his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (1974). After research positions at the University of California, San Diego (1974-75) and Cornell University (1975-81), he joined the University as an Assistant Professor of Astronomy in 1981. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1987 and to Professor in 1999. Prof. Forrest is the Director of the C. E. K. Mees Observatory.

Research

Prof. Forrest's primary research interest is in the area of Infrared Astronomy. In particular, he has focussed on the nature of dust in and around stars and in the interstellar medium, star formation, and investigations of brown dwarfs. To this end, he is developing advanced infrared array detectors for cameras and spectrometers on ground-based and space observatories.

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