Nathaniel Butler

Associate Professor, Associate Director of Undergraduate Initiatives,

School of Earth and Space Exploration

Mail code: 6004

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Nat Butler is an astrophysicist interested in the properties and evolution of the early universe. His current research focuses on experiments to observe and study astrophysical explosions and to use these to probe the first stars and galaxies and their environments.

Education

Ph.D. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003
B.A. Physics (magna cum laude), Princeton University 1998

Curriculum Vitae

Research Website URL

Research Website

Research Interests

Nat Butler is an astrophysicist interested in the properties and evolution of the early Universe. His current research focuses on experiments to observe and study astrophysical explosions and to use these to probe the first stars and galaxies and their environments.

Research Activity

Butler,Nathaniel Richard*. The Reionization and Transients IR Camera: A High-z GRB Search Machine. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR(7/30/2015 - 7/29/2016).
Butler,Nathaniel Richard*. Cy9 RATIR: The Reionization and Transients IR Camera: A High Z-GRB Search Machine. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR(8/6/2013 - 1/5/2015).
Butler,Nathaniel Richard*. The Reionization and Transients IR Camera: A High-z GRB Search Machine. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR(11/20/2012 - 11/19/2013).
Butler,Nathaniel Richard*. CY-7 The Reionization and Transients IR Camera: A High-z GRB Search Machine. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR(4/9/2012 - 4/8/2013).
Butler,Nathaniel Richard*. Cy 7- Studying Black Holes in the Local Universe: Swift Follow-Up of Tidal Flares. NASA-GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR(3/28/2012 - 3/27/2013).

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 495	Undergraduate Thesis

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 792	Research

2025 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 792	Research
PHY 792	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
AST 421	Astrophysics I
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 495	Undergraduate Thesis

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
SES 493	Honors Thesis

2024 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 792	Research
PHY 792	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
AST 421	Astrophysics I
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 495	Undergraduate Thesis
SES 492	Honors Directed Study

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
AST 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
SES 792	Research

2023 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 792	Research
PHY 792	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 495	Project Research
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 495	Project Research
PHY 799	Dissertation

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
AST 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 799	Dissertation

2022 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 792	Research
PHY 792	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 495	Project Research
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
AST 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
PHY 495	Project Research

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
AST 494	Special Topics
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 799	Dissertation
PHY 792	Research
PHY 792	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 799	Dissertation

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 495	Project Research
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 493	Honors Thesis
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 792	Research
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PHY 792	Research
PHY 799	Dissertation
SES 492	Honors Directed Study
SES 792	Research
SES 799	Dissertation
SES 692	Research
SES 350	Eng Syst & Exper Problem Solv
SES 799	Dissertation

Expertise Areas

Exploration

Data Mining