LibGuides: SUA Faculty Scholarship: Penprase, Bryan

Books & Book Chapters

STEM Education for the 21st Century
Call Number: Q183.3.A1 P35 2020
Penprase, Bryan E. STEM Education for the 21st Century. New York: Springer, 2020.
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education.”
Call Number: eBook
Penprase, Bryan Edward. “The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Higher Education.” In Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, edited by Nancy W. Gleason, 207–229. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
The Power of Stars: How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization
Call Number: GN799.A8 P46 2017
Penprase, Bryan E. The Power of Stars. Second edition. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.
“Innovation in Undergraduate Education: The Case of the National University of Singapore.”
Call Number: LA1058 .E68 2017
Penprase, Bryan Edward. “Innovation in Undergraduate Education: The Case of the National University of Singapore.” In Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future, edited by John Aubrey Douglass and John N. Hawkins, Chapter 9. Berkeley: Berkeley Public Policy Press, 2017.
"Yale-National University of Singapore College."
Call Number: LA1058 .E68 2017
Penprase, Bryan Edward. “Yale-National University of Singapore College.” In Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future, edited by John Aubrey Douglass and John N. Hawkins, Chapter 10. Berkeley: Berkeley Public Policy Press, 2017.
"Zwicky Transient Facility”
Penprase, Bryan. “Zwicky Transient Facility.” In AccessScience: Astronomy & Space Science. McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.
“New Liberal Arts and Sciences Institutions in India and Singapore: The Role of STEM Education.”
Call Number: eBook
Penprase, Bryan. “New Liberal Arts and Sciences Institutions in India and Singapore: The Role of STEM Education.” In Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from America, Europe, and Asia: A Dialogue across Continents, edited by William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende, 61–73. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
“Calendars and Timekeeping Around the World”
Call Number: eBook
Penprase, Bryan. “Calendars and Timekeeping Around the World.” In Encyclopaediaof the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, edited by Helaine Selin, 1022-35. Dordrecht: Springer, 2016.

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Journal Articles

The Fast, Luminous Ultraviolet Transient AT2018cow: Extreme Supernova, or Disruption of a Star by an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole?
Penprase, Bryan et al. "Luminous Ultraviolet Transient AT2018cow: Extreme Supernova, or Disruption of a Star by an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole?” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 484, no. 1 (2019): 1031–1049.
The Zwicky Transient Facility: System Overview, Performance, and First Results.
Penprase, Bryan et al. “The Zwicky Transient Facility: System Overview, Performance, and First Results.” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 131, no. 995 (2019): 018002.
Optical and Infrared Photometry of the Nearby SN 2017cbv
Wee, Jerrick, Nilotpal Chakraborty, Jiayun Wang, and Bryan Edward Penprase. “Optical and Infrared Photometry of the Nearby SN 2017cbv.” The Astrophysical Journal 863, no. 1 (2018): article 90.
PDF available: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.08794
A Multiwavelength Study of Nearby Millisecond Pulsar PSR J1400−1431: Improved Astrometry and an Optical Detection of Its Cool White Dwarf Companion.
Swiggum, J. K., D. L. Kaplan, M. A. McLaughlin, D. R. Lorimer, S. Bogdanov, P. S. Ray, R. Lynch, P. Gentile, R. Rosen, S. A. Heatherly, B. N. Barlow, R. J. Hegedus, A. Vasquez Soto, P. Clancy, V. I. Kondratiev, K. Stovall, A. Istrate, B. Penprase, and E. C. Bellm. “A Multiwavelength Study of Nearby Millisecond Pulsar PSR J1400−1431: Improved Astrometry and an Optical Detection of Its Cool White Dwarf Companion.” The Astrophysical Journal 847, no. 1 (2017): article 25.
On the Source of the Dust Extinction in Type Ia Supernovae and the Discovery of Anomalously Strong Na I Absorption
Phillips, M. M., Joshua D. Simon, Nidia Morrell, Christopher R. Burns, Nick L. J. Cox, Ryan J. Foley, Amanda I. Karakas, F. Patat, A. Sternberg, R. E. Williams, A. Gal-Yam, E. Y. Hsiao, D. C. Leonard, Sven E. Persson, Maximilian Stritzinger, I. B. Thompson, Abdo Campillay, Carlos Contreras, Gastón Folatelli, Wendy L. Freedman, Mario Hamuy, Miguel Roth, Gregory A. Shields, Nicholas B. Suntzeff, Laura Chomiuk, Inese I. Ivans, Barry F. Madore, B. E. Penprase, Daniel Perley, G. Pignata, G. Preston, and Alicia M. Soderberg. “On the Source of the Dust Extinction in Type Ia Supernovae and the Discovery of Anomalously Strong Na I Absorption.” The Astrophysical Journal 779, no. 1 (2013): article 38.
Circumstellar Material in Type la Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features
Sternberg, A., A. Gal-Yam, J. D. Simon, D. C. Leonard, R. M. Quimby, M. M. Phillips, N. Morrell, I. B. Thompson, I. Ivans, J. L. Marshall, A. V. Filippenko, G. W. Marcy, J. S. Bloom, F. Patat, R. J. Foley, D. Yong, B. E. Penprase, D. J. Beeler, C. Allende Prieto, and G. S. Stringfellow “Circumstellar Material in Type la Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features.” Science 333, no. 6044 (2011): 856–859.
ExploreNEOs. V. Average Albedo by Taxonomic Complex in the Near-Earth Asteroid Population
Thomas, C. A., D. E. Trilling, J. P. Emery, M. Mueller, J. L. Hora, L. A. M. Benner, B. Bhattacharya, W. F. Bottke, S. Chesley, M. Delbó, G. Fazio, Harris, A. W., A. Mainzer, M. Mommert, A. Morbidelli, B. Penprase, H. A. Smith, T. B. Spahr, and J. A. Stansberry. “ExploreNEOs. V. Average Albedo by Taxonomic Complex in the Near-Earth Asteroid Population.” The Astronomical Journal 142, no. 3 (2011): article 85.
ExploreNEOs. III. Physical Characterization of 65 Potential Spacecraft Target Asteroids
Trilling, D. E., M. Mueller, J. L. Hora, A. W. Harris, B. Bhattacharya, W. F. Bottke, S. Chesley, M. Delbo, J. P. Emery, G. Fazio, A. Mainzer, B. Penprase, H. A. Smith, T. B. Spahr, J. A. Stansberry, and C. A. Thomas. “ExploreNEOs. III. Physical Characterization of 65 Potential Spacecraft Target Asteroids.” The Astronomical Journal 141, no. 4 (2011): article 109.
ExploreNEOs. II. The Accuracy of the Warm Spitzer Near-Earth Object Survey
Harris, A. W., M. Mommert, J. L. Hora, M. Mueller, D. E. Trilling, B. Bhattacharya, W. F. Bottke, S. Chesley, M. Delbo, J. P. Emery, G. Fazio, A. Mainzer, B. Penprase, H. A. Smith, T. B. Spahr, J. A. Stansberry, and C. A. Thomas. “ExploreNEOs. II. The Accuracy of the Warm Spitzer Near-Earth Object Survey.” The Astronomical Journal 141, no. 3 (2011): article 75.
Keck Echellette Spectrograph and Imager Observations of Metal-Poor Damped Lyα Systems
Penprase, Bryan E., J. Xavier Prochaska, Wallace L. W. Sargent, Irene Toro-Martinez, and Daniel J. Beeler. “Keck Echellette Spectrograph and Imager Observations of Metal-Poor Damped Lyα Systems.” The Astrophysical Journal 721, no. 1 (2010): article 1.
ExploreNEOs. I. Description and First Results from the Warm Spritzer Near-Earth Object Survey
Trilling, D. E., M. Mueller, J. L. Hora, A. W. Harris, B. Bhattacharya, W. F. Bottke, S. Chesley, M. Delbo, J. P. Emery, G. Fazio, A. Mainzer, B. Penprase, H. A. Smith, T. B. Spahr, J. A. Stansberry, and C. A. Thomas. “ExploreNEOs. I. Description and First Results from the Warm Spritzer Near-Earth Object Survey.” The Astronomical Journal 140, no. 3 (2010): 770–784.
Mid-Infrared Photometric Analysis of Main Belt Asteroids: A Technique for Color-Color Differentiation from Background Astrophysical Sources
Bhattacharya, B., A. Noriega-Crespo, B. E. Penprase, V. S. Meadows, M. Salvato, H. Aussel, D. Frayer, O. Ilbert, E. Le Floc'h, D. Looper, J. Surace, P. Capak, J. D. Giorgini, M. Granvik, C. Grillmair, A. Hagen, G. Helou, W. T. Reach, L. M. Rebull, D. B. Sanders, N. Scoville, K. Sheth, and L. Yan. “Mid-Infrared Photometric Analysis of Main Belt Asteroids: A Technique for Color-Color Differentiation from Background Astrophysical Sources.” The Astrophysical Journal 720, no. 1 (2010): 114–129.
Spitzer Observations of IC 2118
Guieu, S., L. M. Rebull, J. R. Stauffer, F. J. Vrba, A. Noriega-Crespo, T. Spuck, T. Roelofsen Moody, B. Sepulveda, C. Weehler, A. Maranto, D. M. Cole, N. Flagey, R. Laher, B. Penprase, S. Ramire, and S. Stolovy. “Spitzer Observations of IC 2118.” The Astrophysical Journal 720, no. 1 (2010): 46–63.