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Robert Michael Rich (born 1957) is an American astrophysicist. He obtained his B.A. at Pomona College in 1979 and earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1986 under thesis supervisor Jeremy R. Mould.
Research Astronomer, UCLA 1998-present. Research Interest. I work on the subject of "Galactic archeology" - the ages, chemistry, kinematics, and structure of stellar populations at the present epoch (the "fossil record") as a constraint and primary source of information on theories of galaxy formation and evolution.
R. Michael Rich's 821 research works with 40,710 citations and 2,920 reads, including: COSMOS-Web: Intrinsically Luminous z$\gtrsim$10 Galaxy Candidates Test Early Stellar Mass Assembly
Astrophysicist R. Michael Rich and colleagues have just published a paper in Nature Astronomy, providing details of a new type of stellar formation in the Galactic bulge of the Milky Way.
R. Michael Rich. My principle research interest is in the Galactic bulge and stellar populations. I am interested in the age and origin of the bulge and thick disk, and the relationship of those populations to the inner halo and globular clusters.
Overall Rating 3.9. Easiness 3.6/ 5. Clarity 3.6/ 5. Workload 3.4/ 5. Helpfulness 3.9/ 5. Most Helpful Review. Spring 2020 - NOTE: I took this class during COVID-19 quarantine online. I don't know how different it was from a regular Astro 3 course, but I thought it was relatively easy.
Robert Michael Rich (born 1957) is an American astrophysicist. He obtained his B.A. at Pomona College in 1979 and earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1986 under thesis supervisor Jeremy R. Mould.
