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July 22, 2006
Dr. Chris De Pree, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Director, Bradley Observatory, Agnes Scott College, 7-19-06
Dr. Chris De Pree received his B.S. in Physics at Duke University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research is focused on radio frequency observations of star-forming regions, and most of his observational data comes from the Very Large Array (VLA) located in Socorro, NM.
Dr. De Pree teaches at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA where he is Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Department chair. His activities during the semester include teaching, research, public outreach, and popular science writing.
Agnes Scott College, founded in 1889, is an independent, national liberal arts college for women. Located in Atlanta, GA, Agnes Scott College has an endowment of $274.7 million, ranked second among women's colleges, eighth among national liberal arts colleges, and 29th overall in endowment per FTE student. U.S. News & World Report's 2006 rankings place Agnes Scott seventh among nationally ranked women's colleges, best in the South, and among the best values in the country, ranking 22 for "Great Deals at Great Schools".
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