Salman Hameed
Assistant
Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities
Past Courses
Hampshire College:
NS 0302: Astrophysics of Stars and Galaxies
CS 0215: Science in Popular Culture
CS/NS 0149: The Lure of the Paranormal - Why do people believe in UFOs, astrology, ESP and ghosts? (Fall 06)
CS/NS/HACU 0102: God as Nature, Nature as God - The struggle between science & religion (Fall 06)
NS 0211: Astronomy & Public Policy (Spring 06)
HACU/NS 0230: Science in the Islamic World
- From Almagest to the "Islamic" Bomb (Spring 06)
CS/NS 0140: Revolutionary Ideas in Science
(Fall 05)
Smith
College:
Ast 100: Survey of the
Universe
Ast 102: Sky I - Time
New Mexico State University:
Research Interests:
Astronomy:
- Star formation in spiral
galaxies (H-alpha, FUV, and far-infrared)
- Properties of star forming
regions in spiral galaxies / HII Region Luminosity Functions +
Spectroscopy
- Interactions and minor mergers
in Early-type spiral galaxies (HI mapping)
- Nature of small dusty galaxies
at z~1 (optical/NIR)
Astronomy
in Pakistan
Other
Research projects:
- Understanding reasons for the
prevalent beliefs in the paranormal amongst college students
- Conflicts over sacred objects and places of
astronomical importance
- Modern Creation movements in the
Islamic world
Publications:
Properties of HII Regions
in Early-type Spiral Galaxies Hameed, S. & Thilker, D. 2007 in preparation
Science
Attitudes and Paranormal Beliefs amongst College Students
Hameed, S., Robinson, G.M. & Moulton, J.
2007 in preparation
High-resolution ACS
H-alpha imagery of HII regions in nearby
spiral galaxies: Implications for the HII luminosity function
Thilker, D. & Hameed, S 2007 in
preparation
Chandra and XMM-Newton Detection of
Large-scale Diffuse X-ray Emission from the Sombrero Galaxy: Li, Z. Wang, D. Q., & Hameed, S. 2007 accepted Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society
H-alpha
Imaging of
Early-type(Sa-Sab) Spiral Galaxies II: Global Properties
Hameed, S. & Devereux, N. 2005 Astronomical Journal
129, 2597
H-alpha and Far-infrared Correlation in
Early-type Spirals Hameed, S.
& Devereux, N. 2004, American
Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #11613
Bashing Pseudoscience in Academia Hameed, S. Robinson, G.M. & Moulton, J.
2004, American Astronomical Society Meeting 203, #1902
STARFORM
Survey: HII Region Luminosity Functions in Nearby Spirals
Hameed,
S., Thilker, D., Walterbos, R., Devereux, N., Hoopes, C., Kenney,
J. 2002, American Astronomical Society Meeting 200, #43.02
Astronomy
and Public Policy Hameed, S. & Edwards, S.
2002,
American
Astronomical Society Meeting 200, #13.05
Properties
of
Star Forming Regions in Early-type Spiral Galaxies Hameed, S.,
Thilker,
D., & Devereux, N. 2001, Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies
Conference,
Rome, Italy, ASP conference series 230, p 315
The Role of
Interactions
in the Evolution of Early-type Spiral Galaxies Hameed, S., Young,
L.,
Thilker, D., & Blank, D. 2001, Gas and Galaxy Evolution Conference,
Socorro, New Mexico, ASP conference series 240, p 230