Lee Rottler

Lee Rottler is an experienced professional in the field of astronomy, currently serving as Adjunct Faculty and Independent Researcher at American University since January 2016. Rottler's work involves contributing to astronomical research through observing, grant proposals, and publications, as well as data reduction and analysis using instruments such as Hubble Space Telescope (HST), IRTF SPEX, and ALMA. Ongoing projects focus on red transients, circum-stellar dust disks, sdB stars, the evolution of close binaries, and the application of machine learning techniques for object detection in large astronomical databases. Additionally, Rottler has been an Affiliate Research Faculty at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute since February 2011, contributing to a National Science Foundation proposal aimed at digitizing a significant collection of astronomical glass plates. Between October 2003 and January 2011, Rottler worked at the California Institute of Technology as a Senior Software Engineer and Research Astronomer, where responsibilities included developing the Planck ERCSC pipeline software and providing science software infrastructure support.