Ben Kaiser
SOAR Support Scientist
Observational Astronomy
University of North Carolina

I usually go by Ben Kaiser outside of publications, but it seems another academic beat me to the punch on claiming that domain name. Therefore, I went with my full name I use for publishing: Benjamin C. Kaiser.

Looking for additional employment in the Baltimore area where I have relocated with my wife while continuing to work remotely for UNC.

I am the SOAR Support Scientist in observational astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I work with Professor J. Christopher Clemens to study white dwarf stars. I am most interested in the coldest (and therefore oldest) white dwarfs and the abundances of the exoplanets that those white dwarfs accreted. 

I primarily use the Goodman Spectrograph on the SOAR 4.1-meter telescope to collect spectra of these stars. I also provide instrument support for the Goodman Spectrograph.

I received my Ph.D. in Physics from the University of North Carolina in May of 2023. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Elon University in May of 2016 with a B.S. in Physics and minors in Mathematics, Astronomy, and German Studies.

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