Edward J. Rhodes Jr.

  • Professor of astronomy
  • USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Office: (213) 740-6329

Expertise Summary

Expert on Hollywood, celebrities and the Oscars

Expertise

  • helioseismology (study of the structure and dynamics of the sun's atmosphere and interior)
  • solar oscillations
  • solar wind
  • solar flares, sunspots and other solar- surface activity
  • interplanetary magnetic field
  • modern instrumentation developments
  • astronomical image processing and display
  • Mt. Wilson Observatory
  • international cooperative studies in helioseismology

Additional Information

  • NASA-funded guest investigator on the Solar Oscillation Investigation/ Michelson Doppler Imager Experiment for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Mission
  • Operator of 60-foot solar tower telescope at the Mount Wilson observatory