Rochus Eugen Vogt Explained
Rochus Eugen (Robbie) Vogt (born December 21, 1929, in Neckarelz, Germany) is a German-American physicist, famous as the director and principal investigator of the LIGO project from 1987 to 1994.[1]
Biography
Vogt studied from 1950 to 1952 at the University of Karlsruhe and from 1952 to 1953 at Heidelberg University. In 1953 he came to the United States. At the University of Chicago he graduated in physics with a master's degree in 1957 and a Ph.D. in 1961.[2] His doctoral dissertation Primary cosmic-ray and solar protons[3] was supervised by Peter Meyer.[4] At Caltech, Vogt was an assistant professor from 1962 to 1965, an associate professor from 1965 to 1970, a full professor from 1970 to 1982, and R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Service from 1982 to 2002, when he retired as professor emeritus. He was chair of Caltech's Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy from 1978 to 1983. He was the acting director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory in 1980–1981.[5] He was a mentor to Michael Turner, Neil Gehrels, and Anneila Sargent.[1] Gehrels was one of Vogt's doctoral students.[6]
In 1992 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[7]
Vogt married in 1958 and is the father of two daughters.
Selected publications
Articles
- 10.1029/JA074i019p04714. Characteristics of the diurnally varying electron flux near the polar cap. 1969. Israel. Martin H.. Vogt. Rochus E.. Journal of Geophysical Research. 74. 19. 4714–4720. 1969JGR....74.4714I. 2060/19690007265. free.
- 10.1016/0019-1035(75)90129-3. Particles and fields in the outer solar system. 1975. Vogt. Rochus E.. Siscoe. George L.. Icarus. 24. 3. 333–347. 1975Icar...24..333V.
- 10.1126/science.204.4396.1003. Voyager 1: Energetic Ions and Electrons in the Jovian Magnetosphere. 1979. Vogt. R. E.. Cook. W. R.. Cummings. A. C.. Garrard. T. L.. Gehrels. N.. Stone. E. C.. Trainor. J. H.. Schardt. A. W.. Conlon. T.. Lal. N.. McDonald. F. B.. Science. 204. 4396. 1003–1007. 17800440. 1979Sci...204.1003V. 10361345.
- 10.1126/science.206.4421.984. Voyager 2: Energetic Ions and Electrons in the Jovian Magnetosphere. 1979. Vogt. R. E.. Cummings. A. C.. Garrard. T. L.. Gehrels. N.. Stone. E. C.. Trainor. J. H.. Schardt. A. W.. Conlon. T. F.. McDonald. F. B.. Science. 206. 4421. 984–987. 17733919. 1979Sci...206..984V. 26814583.
- Book: Webber, W. R.. Stone, E. C.. Vogt, R. E.. 1979. Conference paper: The elemental composition of quiet time low energy cosmic rays measured on the Voyager spacecraft. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Cosmic Ray Conference. 12. 357–362. University of Tokyo Press. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/45017/.
- Mewaldt, R. A.. Spalding, J.. Stone, E.. Vogt, R.. 1980. High-Resolution Measurements of Galactic Cosmic-Ray Neon, Magnesium and Silicon Isotopes. Astrophysical Journal. 235. L95–L99. 10.1086/183166. 1980ApJ...235L..95M .
- 10.1126/science.212.4491.231. Energetic Charged Particles in Saturn's Magnetosphere: Voyager 1 Results. 1981. Vogt. R. E.. Chenette. D. L.. Cummings. A. C.. Garrard. T. L.. Stone. E. C.. Schardt. A. W.. Trainor. J. H.. Lal. N.. McDonald. F. B.. Science. 212. 4491. 231–234. 17783835. 1981Sci...212..231V.
- 10.1126/science.215.4532.577. Energetic Charged Particles in Saturn's Magnetosphere: Voyager 2 Results. 1982. Vogt. R. E.. Chenette. D. L.. Cummings. A. C.. Garrard. T. L.. Stone. E. C.. Schardt. A. W.. Trainor. J. H.. Lal. N.. McDonald. F. B.. Science. 215. 4532. 577–582. 17771281. 1982Sci...215..577V. 1380624.
- 10.1126/science.256.5055.325. LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. 1992. Abramovici. A.. Althouse. W. E.. Drever. R. W. P.. Ronald Drever. Gürsel. Y.. Kawamura. S.. Raab. F. J.. Shoemaker. D.. Sievers. L.. Spero. R. E.. Thorne. K. S.. Kip Thorne. Vogt. R. E.. Weiss. R.. Rainer Weiss. Whitcomb. S. E.. Stanley E. Whitcomb. Zucker. M. E.. Science. 256. 5055. 325–333. 17743108. 1992Sci...256..325A. 11858/00-001M-0000-0013-4663-0. 53709232. free.
- Book: Feynman, Richard P.. Richard Feynman. Gottlieb, Michael A.. Leighton, Ralph. Ralph Leighton. Feynman's Tips on Physics: Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice. Interview with Rochs Vogt (interviewers: Ralph Leighton and Michael Gottlieb). https://books.google.com/books?id=UzId-nYlhJAC&pg=PA29. 29–34. 29 January 2013. Basic Books. 978-0-465-02797-2.
Books
References
- Web site: New Fellowship Honors Robbie Vogt, Who Shaped World-Leading Observatories. June 11, 2019. Break Through: The Caltech Campaign.
- News: Alumni Award. Rochus "Robbie" Vogt. University of Chicago News.
- Vogt. Rochus. 1961. Primary cosmic-ray and solar protons. University of Chicago. PhD. 49433913 .
- Müller, Dietrich. Peter Meyer (1920–2002). Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 31 December 2002 . 34 . 4 .
- Web site: Rochus E. (Robbie) Vogt. Caltech The Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy.
- Web site: Rochus E. (Robbie) Vogt. Physics Tree.
- Web site: Historic Fellows. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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