David Frayer

Scientist - GBT high frequency spectral line instruments


Personal Home Page (304) 456-2223 email: dfrayer			Dr. David Frayer is a GBT scientist specializing in the high frequency (3-4mm) spectral line receivers and instrumentation for the GBT. David received his PhD from the University of Virginia. He carried out postdoctoral positions at the University of Toronto and the Caltech Owens Valley Millimeter Array and was a research scientist at the Spitzer Science Center and the NASA Herschel Science Center before joining NRAO in 2009. David's research interests focuses on Galaxy Evolution, in particular on the molecular gas and dust properties of luminous infrared galaxies in the local and distant Universe.

(304) 456-2223

email: dfrayer

Dr. David Frayer is a GBT scientist specializing in the high frequency (3-4mm) spectral line receivers and instrumentation for the GBT. David received his PhD from the University of Virginia. He carried out postdoctoral positions at the University of Toronto and the Caltech Owens Valley Millimeter Array and was a research scientist at the Spitzer Science Center and the NASA Herschel Science Center before joining NRAO in 2009.

David's research interests focuses on Galaxy Evolution, in particular on the molecular gas and dust properties of luminous infrared galaxies in the local and distant Universe.

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