Paul Schmidtke

Emeritus Professor,

Emeritus College

PSH-469A Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
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Long Bio

Paul Schmidtke earned his B.S. in physics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in

astronomy from The Ohio State University. He held positions at Kitt Peak National Observatory

in Tucson and the Center for High-Angular Resolution Astronomy at Georgia State University prior

to joining Arizona State University in 1984. During his years of service at ASU, he has had

appointments at both the Tempe and West campuses, initially as faculty research associate in

the Department of Physics & Astronomy. He recently retired as principal lecturer for the School

of Mathematical & Natural Sciences. At the West campus he was responsible for the astronomy

classes for the past twenty years. He also has been active in community outreach, developing

the successful series of West campus astronomy open house events and teaching a set of diverse

courses for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He has collaborated extensively with colleagues

in ASU’s School of Earth & Space Exploration and astronomers at Dominion Astrophysical

Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia. His research focuses on the photometry of X-ray binary

stars, using telescopes around the world as well as in space. He has been a member of ASU's

Emeritus College since January 2019.

Education

Ph.D. Astronomy, The Ohio State University
B.S. Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana

Publications

Schmidtke, P., Hunter, T., and Cowley, A., 2024, Res. Notes AAS, 8, 196, "Multicolor Photometry of the Be/X-ray Pulsar IGR J06074+2205"

Schmidtke, P.C., Hunter, T.B., and Cowley, A.P., 2024, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 16560, "V-Band Photometry of IGR J06074+2205"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2023, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 16330, "SXP 182: The Unusual Light Curve and Confirmation of the Orbital Period"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2023, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 16310, "The OGLE Light Curve of SXP 46.6"

Schmidtke, P., and Hunter, T., 2023, Res. Notes AAS, 7, 113, "A Photometric H-alpha Survey of the Open Cluster King 16"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2022, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 15837, "Changes in the OGLE Light Curve for SXP 5.05"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2022, Res. Notes AAS, 6, 164, "Long-term Variability of Non-radial Pulsations in SXP 4.78''

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2022, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 15159, "The Changing Light Curve of [MA93]1640 (XMMU J010743.1-715953)"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2021, Res. Notes AAS, 5, 266, "Stability of Non-radial Pulsations in the Be Star [MA93]1506''

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2021, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 14724, "Long-term Monitoring of Non-radial Pulsations in Swift J010745.0-722740"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2021, Res. Notes AAS, 5, 130, "Photometry of Optical Outbursts in the Be/X-ray Binary Swift J010745.0-722740''

Schmidtke, P., and Hunter, T., 2021, Res. Notes AAS, 5, 112, "Multicolor Photometry of the Semiregular Variable V698 Tau"

Schmidtke, P., and Hunter, T., 2020, Res. Notes AAS, 4, 193, "A Photometric H-alpha Survey of the Open Cluster M29"

Schmidtke, P.C., and Cowley, A.P., 2020, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 13624, "Multicolor Photometry of SXP 1062 in Outburst''

Schmidtke, P.C., and Cowley, A.P., 2020, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 13426, "I-band Observations of the 2019 Outburst of SXP 1062''

Schmidtke, P., and Hunter, T., 2019, Res. Notes AAS, 3, 153, "Photometric Monitoring of H-alpha Emission from Be Stars in the Cluster NGC 7419"

Schmidtke, P., and Hunter, T., 2019, Res. Notes AAS, 3, 67, "H-alpha Photometry of Be Stars in the Cluster NGC 7419"

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2019, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 13128, "Non-radial Optical Pulsations in SXP 175 (RX J0101.8-7223)''

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2019, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 13033, "SXP 65.8: A Refined Orbital Period and Evidence for a Brief Occultation''

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2019, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 12920, "Variable Short Optical Periods in SXP 4.78 (XTE J0052-723)''

Schmidtke, P.C., Cowley, A.P., and Udalski, A., 2019, Astronomer's Telegram, No. 12890, "SXP 1062: A Refined Orbital Period and Changes in Non-radial Pulsations''

Service

Emeritus College, Council Member
Astronomy Open House, Coordinator/Organizer
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Presenter