Brian Rachford's home page

Greetings, and welcome to my web site at the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

I am a tenured Associate Professor of Physics, specializing in astrophysics, one of the areas of focus within our Space Physics degree program. I teach a mix of introductory physics and astronomy courses and upper-division astrophysics courses, and work on a variety of research projects with some of our Space Physics majors.

Spring 2013 Courses

• PS 160 03 (Physics II for Engineers)
• PS 208 01 (Physics II; Space Physics)
• PS 204 01 (General Astronomy)
• PS 490 02 (Senior Research Thesis, Part I, Astrophysics students)

Campus Observatory

• Observatory homepage (under construction)
• First successful observation of an extrasolar planet at ERAU Observatory!

Other research activities

• My research page (including CV, bibliography, etc.)

For students requesting letters of recommendation

• Please fill out this form if you are requesting a letter of recommendation from me.