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  • Dipankar Maitra, Wheaton College – Citizen Scientists

    Dipankar Maitra, Wheaton College – Citizen Scientists

    On Wheaton College Week: If you want to get involved in science, look to astronomy. Dipankar Maitra, associate professor of physics, explores how amateur astronomers can advance the field. Professor Maitra primary area of research focuses on accretion inflows and outflows near compact astrophysical sources, such as black holes and neutron stars. His work attempts…