Title: Research Professor
Company: American University
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Frederick C. Bruhweiler, PhD, research professor at American University, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in astronomy.
Growing up on a farm in Missouri, Dr. Bruhweiler spent his evenings staring up at the stars, creating a passion that has fueled him across more than 40 years as a teacher. Most recently, he served as a research professor at American University, as well as the director of the Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Science, which he founded in 1996 at The Catholic University of America. Though semiretired from teaching, Dr. Bruhweiler remains active as an astrophysics researcher, contributes to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) development at American University and advises the Institute for Integrated Space Science & Technology. He also holds the role of principal investigator on four grants from NASA, through which he is currently studying microquasars and active galactic nuclei.
Dr. Bruhweiler’s achievements have been bolstered by a strong education of his own, beginning with a Bachelor of Science in physics. Subsequently, he obtained a Master of Science in astronomy from The University of Texas at Austin in 1974. Dr. Bruhweiler stayed at that institution to earn a PhD in astronomy in 1977. Following this, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Research Council. Throughout his career, Dr. Bruhweiler has supervised more than 45 full-time PhD scientists and was the primary adviser to 14 candidates who successfully earned their PhDs. He credits his own mentors and teachers for his success and hopes to have provided others with that same level of support.
Outside of his professional life, Dr. Bruhweiler is a dedicated husband and proud father to two and grandfather to four. He enjoys hiking, exercising and traveling to new places. Though he is semiretired, Dr. Bruhweiler is still devoted to improving the academic world, both within and beyond higher education. To this end, he has started creating initiatives to support teachers in the Washington, D.C., area and is developing a proposal for the National Science Foundation. Dr. Bruhweiler hopes to leave a lasting effect on how teachers are treated and, as a direct result of that, the quality of education that children receive.
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