Stellar Structure and Nucleosynthesis
Stellar Populations in the Milky Way Galaxy
Recent Papers and Preprints
Spectral Classification of "Photometric Subgiants" in Open Clusters; R.L. Sears and James R. Sowell 1997, AJ, 113, 1039.
Nitrogen-rich and Sulfur-rich Gas in the Crab Nebula; G.M. MacAlpine, S.S. Lawrence, R.L. Sears, M.S. Sosin, and R.B.C. Henry 1996, ApJ, 463, 650.
Courses and Teaching
Astronomy 101/111: Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System
Astronomy 402: Stellar Astrophysics
Astronomy 406: Computational Astrophysics
Astronomy 506: Stellar Structure and Evolution
Astronomy 507: Galactic Structure