Papers were presented by the following members of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, January 5 - 10, 2007 in Seattle, Washington

STAFF: Dr. Edward Guinan, Dr. Edward M. Sion, Ralph Wasatonic
STUDENTS: Scott Engle, Jennifer M. Carton, Sean Foran


Understanding the White Dwarfs in Intermediate Polars

Kunegunda E. Belle1, E. M. Sion2
1LANL, 2Villanova University.

Presentation Number: 009.11

Improved Photometric Distances for White Dwarfs

Jay B. Holberg1, E. M. Sion2, T. D. Oswalt3
1Univ. of Arizona, 2Villanova University, 3Florida Institute of Technology.

Presentation Number: 103.03

The Space Motions of DQ White Dwarfs

Ralph Wasatonic1, E. Sion1, G. McCook1, J. Holberg2
1Villanova University, 2University of Arizona.

Presentation Number: 103.04

Meet Your Local White Dwarf Neighbors: A Census of the 20 pc Sample

Sean Foran1, E. Sion1, J. Holberg2, G. McCook1
1Villanova University, 2University of Arizona.

Presentation Number: 103.06

Kinematical and Statistical Study of Magnetic White Dwarfs

Edward M. Sion1, R. Wasatonic1, G. McCook1, J. Holberg2
1Villanova Univ., 2Univ. Arizona.

Presentation Number: 103.08

Accreting Pulsating White Dwarfs: Hotter than Single DAVs

Paula Szkody1, A. Mukadam1, B. T. Gaensicke2, P. A. Woudt3, J. Solheim4, E. M. Sion5, A. Nitta6, B. Warner3, D. K. Sahu7, T. Prabhu7, A. Henden8
1Univ. of Washington, 2Univ. of Warwick, United Kingdom, 3Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa, 4Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Norway, 5Villanova University, 6Gemini Observatory, 7Indian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, India, 8AAVSO.

Presentation Number: 182.07

Living with a dM Star: Evolution over Time of Dynamo
Generated X-ray - UV Emissions and Effects on Hosted Planets

Edward F. Guinan1, S. G. Engle1, L. E. DeWarf1, D. Schulze-Makuch2, M. Cuntz3, R. T. Zellem1, V. Pettiford1
1Villanova Univ., 2WSU, 3Univ. of Texas, Arlington.

Presentation Number: 006.04

The Secret Lives of Cepheids: Discovery of Strong FUV Emissions in the Classical Cepheids Polaris and beta Dor

Scott G. Engle1, E. F. Guinan1, N. R. Evans2
1Villanova Univ., 2Harvard-Smithsonian CfA.

Presentation Number: 029.08

FUSE Observations of the Unprecedentedly Deep "Quiescent" Magnetic Activity State of alpha Centauri A

Jennifer M. Carton1, L. E. DeWarf1, E. F. Guinan1
1Villanova U..

Presentation Number: 089.01