
Howard E. Bond
Astronomer
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802 USA
E-mail: heb11 AT psu.edu
Web: www.stsci.edu/~bond
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Past and Current Positions
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department
of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana
State University, 1969-70
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Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State
University,
1970-75
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Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State
University,
1975-79
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Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University,
1979-84
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Astronomer (tenured), Space Telescope
Science
Institute, 1984-2008
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Astronomer Emeritus, Space Telescope Science Institute, 2008-present
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Adjunct Professor of Practice, Member of the Graduate Faculty, Department of
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pennsylvania
State University, 2013-present
Journal and Book Editorships
Prizes and Awards
Education
Research Interests
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V838 Monocerotis and the new classes of luminous red transients
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Light echoes
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Planetary nebulae and their central stars
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Post-asymptotic-giant-branch (post-AGB) stars
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Extragalactic distance scale
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Extrasolar planets
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Astrometry and trigonometric parallaxes
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Novae and cataclysmic variable stars
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White dwarfs
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Close binary and variable stars; global monitoring
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Globular clusters
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Visual binary stars
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Stellar chemical compositions
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Peculiar red giants
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Population II and III stars
STScI Responsibilities
Factoids & Accomplishments
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Co-Investigator and Co-Founder, Hubble
Heritage Program
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Councilor, American Astronomical Society,
1987-89
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Manager, Hubble
Postdoctoral Fellowship program, 1994-2002
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Hubble Education and Outreach Scientist, STScI
Office of Public Outreach, 2002-2004
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Received Hubble Space Telescope observing time (PI or CoI) in 30 out of 31
review
cycles, 1990-2023 [Cycle 30 was the one dry year]; and in both James Webb Space Telescope review cycles, 2021-2023
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NASA ADS
lists 285 refereed papers (106 as first author), 803 total publications,
and 12,986 citations.
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h-index
= 65 (i.e., 65 publications that have each been cited at least 65 times)
Effects & Discoveries
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Light Echo Around V838 Monocerotis !!
Post-AGB
Stars are Excellent Standard Candles
Hubble Postage Stamps!
Non-Astronomical
Interests
Background image: Das
Eismeer (C. D. Friedrich, Kunsthalle Hamburg), modified
Last updated 2023 August 18