As a graduate student, Carl Covatto's research focused on calculating the evolution of grain size distributions in the outflows of cool stars. To process the grains (carbon only). he included the effects of chemical and physical sputtering. He used the results of his calculations to determine the amount of carbon dust injected into the galactic interstellar medium by highly evolved stars. Currently, his focus is on the instruction of introductory physics and astronomy courses.
Education
Ph.D. Arizona State University 2002
Publications
. . College Physics (2007).
. . Physics (2007).
Carl Covatto. Dynamical Evolution of Dust in Expanding Circumstellar Shells. Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac (2003).
Research Activity
Culbertson,Robert John*, Covatto,Carl, Dolenko,Darya Vitalyevna, Judson,Eugene E, Middleton,James Arthur, Zaniewski,Anna. Physics Teacher Pipeline Project: A comprehensive PhysTEC Site Y4. AMER PHYSICAL SOC(8/1/2015 - 7/31/2016).
Culbertson,Robert John*, Covatto,Carl, Dolenko,Darya Vitalyevna, Judson,Eugene E, Middleton,James Arthur, Zaniewski,Anna. Physics Teacher Pipeline Project: A comprehensive PhysTEC Site Y3. AMER PHYSICAL SOC(8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015).
