Dr. Gregg Hallinan

Biography

Gregg W. Hallinan is a Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology and the Director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory. He earned his B.Sc. from the National University of Ireland in 2002 and completed his Ph.D. in 2008. Hallinan's research is centered around magnetic activity in stellar and planetary systems, particularly focusing on the role that magnetic fields play in the formation and evolution of stars and planets. His work examines the high-energy emissions from stars and employs techniques like Long Baseline Interferometry to image coronae of 'flare stars,' which are young stars that emit massive flares. He conducts some of the most in-depth radio searches for exoplanets, utilizing state-of-the-art radio telescopes to investigate planetary magnetic fields. Hallinan is also engaged in efforts to systematically search for variable radio emissions from stars, brown dwarfs, and planets, analyzing data to uncover new classes of transient radio sources.

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