Frank Masci

I am a Staff Scientist working on the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission at IPAC / Caltech. My research interests are in Active Galactic Nuclei, Cosmic Large Scale Structure, and Astrostatistics.

Personal and Work Matters:

  • Biography
  • Publications
  • Contact Information
  • Bookmarks
  • Spitzer Software Work
  • Misc. Science Analysis/Research
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics Work
  • WISE Analysis and Documentation Pages

    Astro Literature and Catalogs:

  • ADS Abstract Service
  • Los Alamos Preprint Server
  • Extragalactic/Cosmology Reviews
  • NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)
  • Infrared Science Archive (IRSA)
  • Astronomical Data Center (ADC)
  • Optical/Radio Databases at AAO
  • High Energy Astrophysics (HEASARC)
  • SkyView

    Astro Reference:

  • Astrophysics Data Handbook
  • Magnitude Systems
  • IR Imaging Surveys (current and planned)
  • Galaxy and Quasar Spectral Lines
  • Observational Methods (NMSU lectures)
  • Observational Methods (PSU lectures)
  • CCD Photometry Basics
  • Astronomy Meetings and Conferences

    Online Manuals:

  • IRAF
  • FITS & WCS Tools
  • Astro Tool Tips
  • SAOImage DS9
  • PGPLOT
  • Grace User Guide
  • C Programs and Examples (PDF)
  • The GNU C Library
  • GNU Scientific Library
  • The "R" programming language
  • "R" programming tips
  • Mathematica Commands (PDF)
  • Online Textbooks (computing and math)
  • PDL - Scientific Programming in Perl
  • PDL - Reference Sheet
  • IPAC Scientist's and Staff FAQs

    Online Calculators:

  • Astronomical Almanac
  • Astrophysical Calculator
  • Cosmology Calculator (includes dark energy!)
  • Coordinate Transformations and Extinction
  • QuickMath Solutions
  • Statistical Significance Testing

    Statistics References:

  • Handbook of Statistical Methods
  • Data Analysis Briefbook
  • StatSoft
  • Statistics to use
  • Online Textbook
  • Statistical Software
  • The Kalman Filter
  • Lecture Notes and Reviews

    General Physics:

  • Physics FAQ's
  • World of Physics
  • Cellular Automata FAQs
  • Finds in Mathematical Physics
  • Physics Forums
  • Physics Textbook

    Mathematics:

  • Wolfram's MathWorld
  • MathPages
  • Chaos and Complexity
  • Mathematics Problems
  • Online Textbooks
  • Mathematical Software

    Last modified: 2009 Feb 26