Here you can get my star catalog, ``Composite-Spectrum and Related Stars That Are Candidate Detached Post-Common-Envelope Binaries, v. 2.3''


BOOKS

1. Ringwald, Frederick A. 2013, Astronomy for Beginners (Kendall Hunt Publishing) (ISBN: 978-1465228444)


REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Key:
A&A = Astronomy and Astrophysics
AJ = the Astronomical Journal
ApJ = the Astrophysical Journal
JBAA = Journal of the British Astronomical Association
MNRAS = Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
OJAp = Open Journal of Astrophysics
PASJ = Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
PASP = Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
RNAAS = Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society

52. Corral-Santana, J.M., Rodriguez-Gil, P., Torres, M.A.P., Casares, J., Jonker, P.G., Perdomo Garcia, A., Trelawny, D.T., Carballo-Bello, J.A., Charles, P.A., Mata Sanchez, D., Munoz-Darias, T., Ringwald, F.A., Martinez-Pais, I.G., Corradi, R.L.M., Saikia, P., Russell, D.M. 2025, A&A, 702, A225 (13 pp.), ``Characterising the short-orbital period X-ray transient Swift J1910.2-0546''

51. Ringwald, F. A., Rude, G. D. II, Roveto, J. J., Khamvongsa, K. S. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 570-575,
``The Photometric Period and Variability of the Cataclysmic Variable V849 Herculis (PG 1633+115)''

50. Rude, G. D. II & Ringwald, F. A. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 533-536,
``A Search for Superhumps in the Cataclysmic Variable SW Sextantis''

49. Rude, G. D. II & Ringwald, F. A. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 453-457,
``The Photometric Periods of the Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variable LQ Pegasi (PG 2133+115)''

48. Rude, G. D. II & Ringwald, F. A. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 442-445,
``The Photometric Period of the Cataclysmic Variable HV Andromedae''

47. Ringwald, F. A., Velasco, K., Roveto, J. J., & Meyers, M. E. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 433-437,
``The Orbital Period and Negative Superhumps of the Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variable V378 Pegasi''

46. Gariety, M. J. & Ringwald, F. A. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 154-159,
``A critical analysis of three near-infrared photometric methods of estimating distances to cataclysmic variables''

45. Ringwald, F. A. & Velasco, K. 2012, New Astronomy, 17, 108-111,
``The Orbital Period and Variability of the Dwarf Nova ES Draconis''

44. Shears, J., Campbell, T., Foote, J., Garrett, R., Hager, T.,
Julian, W. M., Kemp, J., Masi, G., Miller, I., Patterson, J., Richmond, M.,
Ringwald, F., Roberts, G., Ruiz, J., Sabo, R., & Stein, W. 2011, JBAA, 121, 96-104,
``The orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9'' (NZ Boo)

43. Kato T., Maehara H., Uemura M., Henden A., de Miguel E., Miller I.,
Dubovsky P. A., Kudzej I., Kiyota S., Hambsch F.-J., Tanabe K., Imamura K.,
Kunitomi N., Takagi R., Nose M., Akazawa H., Masi G., Nakagawa S.,
Iino E., Noguchi R., Matsumoto K., Fujii D., Kobayashi H., Ogura K.,
Ohtomo S., Yamashita K., Yanagisawa H., Itoh H., Bolt G., Monard B.,
Ohshima T., Shears, J., Ruiz, J., Imada A., Oksanen A., Nelson P.,
Gomez T. L., Staels B., Boyd D., Voloshina I. B., Krajci T., Crawford T.,
Stockdale C., Richmond M., Morelle E., Novak R., Nogami D., Ishioka R.,
Brady S., Simonsen M., Pavlenko E. P., Ringwald, F. A., Kuramoto T.,
Miyashita A., Pickard R. D., Hynek T., Dvorak S., Stubbings R., & Muyllaert E. 2010, PASJ, 62, 1525-1584,
``Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. II: The Second Year (2009-2010)''

42. Ringwald, F. 2009, Astronomy Education Review, 8 (1), 010602-1-2,
``A Mindset List for College Astronomy Instructors''

41. Reimer, T. W., Welsh, W. F., Mukai, K., & Ringwald, F. A. 2008, ApJ, 678, 376-384,
``The Intermediate Polar EI UMa: A Pre-Polar Cataclysmic Variable''

40. Shankland, P. D., Rivera, E. J., Laughlin, G., Blank, D. L., Price, A., Gary, B., Bissinger, R.,
Ringwald, F. A., White, G., Henry, G. W., McGee, P., Wolf, A. S., Carter, B., Lee, S.,
Biggs, J., Monard, B., & Ashley, M. C. B. 2006, ApJ, 653, 700-707,
``On the Search For Transits of the Planets Orbiting Gl 876''

39. Ringwald, F. A., Chase, D. W., & Reynolds, D. S. 2005, PASP, 117, 1223-1229,
``Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Photometry of CT Serpentis and V825 Herculis''

38. Morgan, G. E., Ringwald, F. A., Buil, C., & Garrett, M. 2005, PASP, 117, 938-943,
``Spectra and Light Curve Analysis of Nova V475 Scuti''

37. Mukai, K., Still, M., & Ringwald, F. A. 2003, ApJ, 594, 428-434,
``The origin of soft X-rays in DQ Herculis''

36. Morgan, G. E., Ringwald, F. A., & Prigge, J. W. 2003, MNRAS, 344, 521-526,
``Early post-maximum spectral evolution of the fast novae V4742 Sagittarii and V4743 Sagittarii''

35. Ringwald, F. A., Culver, J. M., Lovell, R. L., Kays, S. A., & Torres, Y. V. A. 2003,
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35, no. 4, 1063-1074,
``The Research Productivity of Small Telescopes and Space Telescopes''

34. Prinja, R. K., Long, K. S., Froning, C. S., Knigge, C., Witherick, D. K., Clark, J. S., & Ringwald, F. A. 2003, MNRAS, 340, 551-561,
``FUSE and HST ultraviolet observations of the disc wind of RW Sextantis''

33. Evans, A., Yudin, R. V., Naylor, T., Ringwald, F. A., & Koch-Miramond, L. 2002, A&A, 384, 504-512,
``Broadband polarimetry of novae in outburst''

32. Prinja, R. K., Knigge, C., Ringwald, F. A., & Wade, R. A. 2000, MNRAS, 318, 368-374,
``Episodic absorption in the outflow of the old nova V603 Aquilae''

31. Prinja, R. K., Ringwald, F. A., Wade, R. A., & Knigge, C. 2000, MNRAS, 312, 316-326,
``HST ultraviolet observations of rapid variability in the accretion-disc wind of BZ Cam''

30. Shahbaz, T., Hauschildt, P. H., Naylor, T., Ringwald, F. 1999, MNRAS, 306, 675-678,
``On the abundance of lithium in T Coronae Borealis''

29. Unger, S. J., Roche, P., Negueruela, I., Ringwald, F. A., Lloyd, C., & Coe, M. J. 1998, A&A, 336, 960-965,
``Optical Spectroscopy of V635 Cassiopeiae/4U 0115+63''

28. Ringwald, F. A., Rolleston, W. R. J., Saffer, R. A., & Thorstensen, J. R. 1998, ApJ, 497, 717-720,
``PG 1002+506: a Be Star Apparently at Z > +10 kpc''

27. Ringwald, F. A., & Naylor, T. 1998, AJ, 115, 286-295,
``High-Speed Spectroscopy of a Cataclysmic Variable Wind: BZ Camelopardalis''

26. Ringwald, F. A. & Naylor, T. 1997, A&A, 326, 629-631, ``The Status of Nova Orionis 1667''

25. Thorstensen, J. R. & Ringwald, F. A. 1997, PASP, 109, 483-487,
``A Spectroscopic Study of the Dwarf Nova KT Persei''

24. Somers, M. W., Ringwald, F. A., & Naylor, T. 1997, MNRAS, 284, 359-364,
``Detection of the Irradiated Red Dwarf in WY Sagittae (Nova 1783)''

23. Naylor, T., Koch-Miramond, L., Ringwald, F. A., & Evans, A. 1996, MNRAS, 282, 873-876,
``The Linear Polarization of Non-Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables''

22. Ringwald, F. A., Naylor, T., & Mukai, K. 1996, MNRAS, 281, 192-210,
``The Optical Spectra of Old Novae''

21. Patterson, J., Patino, R., Thorstensen, J. R., Harvey, D., Skillman, D. R., & Ringwald, F. A. 1996, AJ, 111, 2422-2430,
``Periods and Quasiperiods in the Cataclysmic Variable BZ Camelopardalis''

20. Ringwald, F. A., Thorstensen, J. R., Honeycutt, R. K., & Smith, R. C. 1996, AJ, 111, 2077-2080,
``The Orbital Period and Variability of the Dwarf Nova WW Ceti''

19. Ringwald, F. A. & Naylor, T. 1996, MNRAS, 278, 808-810,
``An Expansion Parallax for PW Vul (Nova 1984)''

18. Ringwald, F. A., Thorstensen, J. R., Honeycutt, R. K., & Robertson, J. W. 1996, MNRAS, 278, 125-131,
``The Orbital Period of BK Lyncis (PG 0917+342)''

17. Schaefer, B. E. & Ringwald, F. A. 1995, ApJ, 447, L45-L48,
``An Improved Orbital Period for the Recurrent Nova U Scorpii''

16. Thorstensen, J. R., Kurtz, M. J., Geller, M. J., Ringwald, F. A., & Wegner, G. A. 1995, AJ, 109, 2368-2375,
``Redshifts for Fainter Galaxies in the First CfA Slice III: to the Zwicky Catalog Limit''

15. Harvey, D., Skillman, D. R., Patterson, J., & Ringwald, F. A. 1995, PASP, 107, 551-560,
``Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. IV. V503 Cygni''

14. Ringwald, F. A. 1995, MNRAS, 271, 127-133,
``A Radial Velocity Study of the Dwarf Nova TZ Persei''

13. Ringwald, F. A., Thorstensen, J. R., & Hamwey, R. M. 1994, MNRAS, 271, 323-342,
``Orbital Studies of the Cataclysmic Variables CZ Orionis, V1193 Orionis, and BZ Ursae Majoris''

12. Shahbaz, T., Ringwald, F. A., Bunn, J. C., Naylor, T., Charles, P. A., & Casares, J. 1994,
MNRAS, 271, L10-L14, ``The Mass of the Black Hole in V404 Cygni''

11. Ringwald, F. A. 1994, MNRAS, 270, 804-810,
``The Cataclysmic Variable HX Pegasi = PG 2337+123: Caught on the Rise to Outburst''

10. Hellier, C., Ringwald, F. A., & Robinson, E. L. 1994, A&A, 289, 148,
``WX Ari: A Low-Inclination SW Sex Star''

9. Grauer, A. D., Ringwald, F. A., Wegner, G., Liebert, J., Schmidt, G. D., & Green, R. F. 1994,
AJ, 108, 214-221, ``The Nova-Like Cataclysmic Variable KUV 0859+415''

8. Ringwald, F. A. 1993, PASP, 105, 805,
``The Cataclysmic Variables from the Palomar-Green Survey'' (dissertation summary)

7. Beuermann, K., Thorstensen, J. R., Schwope, A. D., Ringwald, F. A., & Sahin, H. 1992, A&A, 256, 442-446,
``A Spectroscopic Study of the Cataclysmic Variable WX Arietis = PG 0244+103''

6. Thorstensen, J. R., Davis, M. K., & Ringwald, F. A. 1991, AJ, 102, 683-687,
``A Spectroscopic Study of the Eclipsing Cataclysmic Binary Star PG 0818+513:
A Puzzling Novalike Variable''

5. Thorstensen, J. R., Ringwald, F. A., Wade, R. A., Schmidt, G. D., & Norsworthy, J. E. 1991,
AJ, 102, 272-283, ``PG 0027+260: An Example of a Class of Cataclysmic Binaries with
Mysterious, but Consistent, Behavior''

4. McDermott, P. N., Taam, R. E., & Ringwald, F. A. 1988, ApJ, 328, 617-631,
``Evolution of Low-Mass Close Binary Systems''

3. Corso, G. J., Ringwald, F., Schultz, J., Harris, R. W., & Mikolajczyk, D. 1988, PASP, 100, 70-72,
``Blue-Light Monitoring of 3C 273, 3C 351, 3C 454.3, 3C 66A, PKS 2141+17, OJ 287,
and Zw 0039.5+004''

2. Corso, G. J., Ringwald, F. A., & Harris, R. W. 1988, A&A, 195, 25-26,
``Comments on the Precessing Binary Model of OJ 287''

1. Corso, G. J., Ringwald, F. A., & Harris, R. W. 1987, A&A, 183, L9,
``The Status of the Perseus Optical Flasher''


Ph.D. THESIS

Ringwald, F. A. 1993, Dartmouth College,
``The Cataclysmic Variables from the Palomar-Green Survey''


CONFERENCE PAPERS and OTHER UNREFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Key:
A.S.P. = Astronomical Society of the Pacific
BAAS = Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
IBVS = Information Bulletin on Variable Stars

16. Joshi, P., & Ringwald, F.A. 2024, American Physical Society April Meeting 2024, abstract id.L03.006, ``Time-resolved photometry of X-ray binaries with NASA's TESS spacecraft''

15. Thorstensen, J. R., Ringwald, F. A., Taylor, C. J., Sheets, H. A., Peters, C. S., Skinner, J. N., Alper, E. H., & Weil, K. E. 2017, RNAAS, 1, article id. 29,
``New or Improved Orbital Periods of Cataclysmic Binaries''

14. Faherty, J. K., Alatalo, K., Anderson, L. D., Assef, R. J., Bardalez Gagliuffi, D. C., Barry, M., Benford, D. J., Bilicki, M., Burningham, B., Christian, D. J., Cushing, M. C., Eisenhardt, P. R., Elvis, M., Fajardo-Acosta, S. B., Finkbeiner, D. P., Fischer, W. J., Forrest, W. J., Fowler, J., Gardner, J. P., Gelino, C. R., Gorjian, V., Grillmair, C. J., Gromadzki, M., Hall, K. P., Ivezi'c, Z., Izumi, N., Kirkpatrick, J. D., Kovacs, A., Lang, D., Leisawitz, D., Liu, F., Mainzer, A., Malek, K., Marton, G., Masci, F. J., McLean, I. S., Meisner, A., Nikutta, R., Padgett, D. L., Patel, R., Rebull, L. M., Rich, J. A., Ringwald, F. A., Rose, M., Schneider, A. C., Stassun, K. G, Stern, D., Tsai, C.-W., Wang, F., Weston, M. E., Wright, E. L., Wu, J., & Yang, J. 2015, arXiv:1505.01923,
``Results from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Future Uses Session at the WISE at 5 Meeting''

13. Trelawny, D. & Ringwald, F. 2013,
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS April Meeting 2013, Denver, CO, Vol. 58, No. 4, abstract #E2.036,
``The Outbursts of the Cataclysmic Variable V425 Cassiopeiae''

12. Velasco, K., Ringwald, F. A., & Roveto, J. 2009,
Annual Meeting of the California Section of the American Physical Society, abstract #F1.006,
``Waves in an accretion disk: nodal superhumps versus permanent superhumps in V378 Pegasi''

11. Saar, S. H., Kashyap, V. L., Ringwald, F. A. 2006,
in The Ultraviolet Universe: Stars from Birth to Death, 26th meeting of the IAU,
Joint Discussion 4, 16-17 August 2006, Prague, Czech Republic, JD04, /#30),
``A Flare-induced Mass Transfer/Accretion Event in AM Her?''

10. Mukai, K., Orio, M., Ringwald, F., & Still, M. 2002,
in Classical Nova Explosions, edited by M. Hernanz and J. José,
(American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, Vol. 637), 372-376,
``Chandra Observations of Old Novae''

9. Lott, D. A., Haswell, C. A., Abbott, T. M. C., & Ringwald, F. 2002,
in The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects,
edited by B. T. Gänsicke, K. Beuermann, and K. Reinsch,
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Vol. 261), 289-290,
``CV Population Densities: Using CFHT as the World's Largest Time-Series Photometer''

8. Ringwald, F. A., Blatt, J. H., Jin, R., Mantovani, J. G., Moldwin, M. B.,
Oswalt, T. D., Patterson, J. D., Raffaelle, R. P., Rassoul, H. K., & Wood, M. A. 1999,
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 31, 70-74,
``Annual Departmental Report''

7. Ringwald, F. A. 1998, in the Third Conference on Faint Blue Stars,
edited by A. G. Davis Philip, J. W. Liebert, R. A. Saffer, and D. S. Hayes (L. Davis Press), 425,
``PG 1002+506: a Be Star at Z = +16 kpc''

6. Ringwald, F. A. & Naylor, T. 1996, in Accretion Phenomena and Associated Outflows,
edited by D. T. Wickramasinghe, L. Ferrario, and G. V. Bicknell
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Vol. 121), 790-791,
``High-Speed Spectroscopy of a Cataclysmic Variable Wind: BZ Camelopardalis (0623+71)''

5. Ringwald, F. A. 1996, in Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects,
edited by A. Evans and J. H. Wood (Kluwer), 89-92,
``Population Studies of Cataclysmic Variables''

4. Somers, M. W., Mukai, K., Naylor, T., & Ringwald, F. A. 1996,
in Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects,
edited by A. Evans and J. H. Wood (Kluwer), 327-328,
``Detection of the Irradiated Red Dwarf in the Old Nova WY Sge (Nova 1783)''

3. Thorstensen, J. R. & Ringwald, F. A. 1995, Information Bulletin on Variable Stars No. 4249,
``An Improved Ephemeris for Z Camelopardalis''

2. Ringwald, F. A. 1994, in Interacting Binary Stars, edited by A. W. Shafter
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Vol. 56), 294-297,
``Wanted: the Fraction of Eclipsing CVs''

1. Ringwald, F. A. 1992, in Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems I,
edited by D. M. Worrall, C. Biemesderfer, and J. Barnes
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Vol. 25), 328-330,
``A Cookbook for Reducing KPNO IRIM Data''


ABSTRACTS (UNREFEREED)

Key:
BAAS = Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society


32. Guerrero, A. & Ringwald, F. A. 2022, BAAS, 240, 403.12,
``The Photometric Periods from TESS Light Curves of the Superflare Stars Kappa Ceti, MT Tauri, and Pi1 Ursae Majoris''

31. Ford, K. J. & Ringwald, F. A. 2020, BAAS, 235, 452.04,
``Statistical Analysis of Low States in VY Scl Stars''

30. Puniani, G. S., Zozaya, L. G., & Ringwald, F. A. 2019, BAAS, 233, 348.03,
``An Atlas of Long-Term AAVSO Light Curves of Symbiotic Stars''

29. Ringwald, F. A., & Parry, C. M. 2019, BAAS, 233, 242.42,
``Light Curves from the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey of G-hat Galaxies: Is 6dFGS gJ065559.0-404912 a Kardashev Type-III Galaxy?''

28. Mukai, K., Sokoloski, J., Nelson, T., Luna, G. J. M., Ringwald, F. 2018, BAAS, 231, 358.08,
``NuSTAR and Swift Observations of the Dwarf Nova Z Camelpardalis in a Standstill''

27. Hall, K. P., & Ringwald, F. A. 2014, BAAS, 224, 220.10,
``Bow-Shock Nebulae in the WISE All-Sky Survey: Around the Celestial Equator''

26. Blacketer, M. P., & Ringwald, F. A. 2014, BAAS, 224, 219.03,
``Variability in Hot Subdwarfs and Related Objects from the Palomar-Green Catalog''

25. Trelawny, D., & Ringwald, F. A. 2013, BAAS, 221, 148.03,
``The Outbursts of the Cataclysmic Variable V425 Cassiopeiae''

24. Ringwald, F. A., Rude, G. D. II, Roveto, J. J., & Khamvongsa, K. S. 2012, BAAS, 220, 523.09,
``The Photometric Period and Variability of the Cataclysmic Variable V849 Herculis (PG 1633+115)''

23. Rude, G. D. II & Ringwald, F. A. 2012, BAAS, 44, 348.20,
``Waves In Accretion Disks, Observed With Fresno State's Station At Sierra Remote Observatories:
HV Andromedae, LQ Pegasi, and LN Ursae Majoris''

22. Ringwald, F., Morgan, G. E., Barnes, F. S., III, Goldman, D. S., Helm, M. R.,
Mortfield, P., Quattrocchi, K. B., & Van Vleet, L. 2009, BAAS, 41, 673,
``Sierra Remote Observatories''

21. Shankland, P. D., Blank, D., Laughlin, G., Price, A., Gary, B., Bissinger, R., Ringwald, F.,
White, G., Ashbey, M., Greenhill, J., McGee, P., Sinclair, S., Carter, B., Lee, S., Biggs, J.,
Tabur, V., Roy, A., Santallo, R., Kilmartin, P., Higgins, D., Nelson, P., Richards, T.,
Heathcote, B., Stockdale, C., Kereszty, Z., Laurent, J. L., Ponthiere, P. de, Johnston, K. J.,
Lazio, J., Knapp, C., Dvorak, S., Fleenor, M., Case, J., Koppelman, M., Wells, D.,
Dillon, W., Koff, R., James, R., Holtzman, J., & Huziak, R. 2005, BAAS, 37, #9.08,
``A Photometric Monitoring Campaign to Check for Planetary Transits of GJ 876''

20. Ringwald, F. A., Morgan, G. E., Chase, D. W., Culver, J. M., Endler, S. S., Garrett, M. P.,
Hathaway, A. J., Lake, P. A., Lin, S. M., Meyers, M. E., Prigge, J. W., Reynolds, D. S.,
Rodarte, A. L., Severson, R. W., Jr., & Walters, S. E. 2004, BAAS, 36, 1600,
``Imaging and Science at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

19. Ringwald, F. A., & Reynolds, D. S. 2003, BAAS, 35, 1275,
``Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Photometry of CT Serpentis and V825 Herculis''

18. Ringwald, F. A. 2003, BAAS, 35, 722,
``Second Thoughts on Educational Innovation and New Faculty''

17. Ringwald, F. A., Prigge J. W., White S. J., Cowley, A. I., Morgan, G. E., Bellis, B. K., Cardoza, E. D.,
Endler, S. S., Guenther, H. D., Reyna, G., Rorabaugh, J. D., & Severson, R. W. 2002, BAAS, 34, 1107,
``Fresno State's New Campus Observatory''

16. Mukai, K., Still, M., & Ringwald, F. 2001, BAAS, 33, 1401,
``The Origin of Soft X-rays in DQ Herculis''

15. White, S. J., Harrison, K. M., Kato, A., Ringwald, F. A., Key, R., Beckman, J. M., Ruiz, V. A., Pixton, T. N.,
Cowley, A. I., Elkins, J. D., Brokaw, J. B., Davis, M. L., Curtis, D. M., Kasahara, J., Gleim, B. K. 2001, BAAS, 33, 810,
``The Downing Planetarium: A New Astronomy Education Resource for Fresno, CA''

14. Ringwald, F. A., Lovell, R. L., Kays, S. A., Torres, Y. V., & Matthews, S. A. 2000, BAAS, 32, 1428,
``The Research Productivity of Small Telescopes AND Space Telescopes''

13. Ringwald, F. A. 1999, BAAS, 31, 1553,
``The International Small Telescope Cooperative''

12. Rumstay, K. S., Leake, M. A., Wood, M. A., Ringwald, F., Moldwin, M.,
Rassoul, H., Thursby, M. H., Henson, G. D., Shaw, J. S., Simpson, C. E., & van Hamme, W. V.,
1999, International Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Photometry Communication, No. 76, 1,
``The 1999 SARA Research Experiences For Undergraduates Program''

11. Knez, C., & Ringwald, F. A. 1999, BAAS, 31, 1422,
``A Cosmic Masquerade: Are Novae Disguised Black Holes?''

10. Ringwald, F. A., Wade, R. A., Orosz, J. A., & Ciardullo, R. B. 1998, BAAS, 30, 893,
``Hubble Space Telescope/WFPC2 Images of Four Nova Shells''

9. Ringwald, F. A., Rolleston, W. R. J., Saffer, R. A., & Thorstensen, J. R. 1997, BAAS, 29, 1384,
``PG 1002+506: a Be Star Apparently at Z > +10 kpc''

8. Ringwald, F. A., Thorstensen, J. R., Honeycutt, R. K., Robertson, J. W., & Smith, R. C. 1995, BAAS, 27, 1398,
``The Orbital Periods and Variability of the Nova-Like BK Lyncis (PG 0917+342) and the Dwarf Nova WW Ceti''

7. Ringwald, F. A. 1995, BAAS, 27, 761,
``Orbital Studies of the Dwarf Novae V503 Cyg and TZ Per''

6. Ringwald, F. A., Naylor, T., & Mukai, K. 1995, in Cataclysmic Variables,
edited by A. Bianchini, M. della Valle, and M. Orio (Kluwer), 114,
``The Spectra of Old Novae''

5. Thorstensen, J. R. & Ringwald, F. A. 1992, BAAS, 24, 1075,
``The Flat, Weak-Lined Spectrum of the Nova-like RZ LMi = PG 0948+344''

4. Ringwald, F. A. 1992, BAAS, 24, 771,
``The Dwarf Nova HX Pegasi = PG 2337+123 Caught on the Rise to Outburst''

3. Ringwald, F. A. 1991, BAAS, 23, 1463,
``The Orbit and a Flare of the Novalike V825 Her = PG 1717+413''

2. Ringwald, F. A. & Thorstensen, J. R. 1991, Inst. Math. Stat. Bulletin, 20, 273,
``Correcting the Periodogram for Data Unevenly Sampled in Phase''

1. Ringwald, F. A. & Thorstensen, J. R. 1990, BAAS, 22, 1291,
``Quasi-Periodic Variations in the Radial Velocity Curve of the Dwarf Nova BZ UMa''


POPULAR ARTICLES

30. Ringwald, F. A. 2022, Sky & Telescope, 144, No. 2, 6 (August 2022 issue),
``Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock''

29. Ringwald, F. A. 2022, The Observer, 70, No. 3, 4 (May-June 2022 issue),
``The May 15 Lunar Eclipse''

28. Ringwald, F. A. 2017, The Observer, 65, No. 5, 1 and 11 (Fall 2017 issue),
front-page image and report from Metolius, Oregon in ``The Great American Eclipse August 21, 2017'' by Larry Parmeter

27. Ringwald, F. A. 2015, The Observer, 63, No. 6, 5 (November/December issue),
a sequence of lunar eclipse images in ``Images of the Lunar Eclipse on September 27 by CVA members'' by Larry Parmeter

26. Ringwald, F. A. 2012, The Observer, 60, No. 5, 8-9 (July/August issue),
four images in ``The Solar-Lunar-Venus Spectacle of 2012'' by Larry Parmeter

25. Ringwald, F. A. 2009, review invited by the American Association of Variable Star Observers,
``Why Observe Z Cam stars? (2009 edition)''

24. Ringwald, Fred 2008, Astronomy, 36, No. 11, 68-71 (November issue),
``How to Shoot Stars with a Webcam''

23. Ringwald, F. 2008, The Observer, 56, No. 1, 8 (January/February issue),
``ToUcam Imaging of the Moon at the CSUF Campus Observatory''

22. Ringwald, F. 2008, The Observer, 56, No. 1, 5 (January/February issue),
``A Campus Observatory Image of the North America Nebula''

21. Ringwald, F. 2007, The Observer, 55, No. 1, 5 (September/October issue),
``The Rosette Nebula at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

20. Ringwald, F. 2005, Mercury, 34, no. 1, 22-31 (January/February issue),
``OBAFGKMLT''

19. Ringwald, F. 2004, The Observer, 52, No. 6, 5 (June issue),
``Prof. Ringwald's Short but Absolutely Essential Summer Space Reading List''

18. Ringwald, F. & Endler, S. 2004, The Observer, 52, No. 2, 3 (February issue),
``Campus Observatory H alpha Images of the Last Quarter Moon''

17. Ringwald, F. 2003, Amateur Astronomy, Vol. 40, 49-51,
``Greek Mythology and Constellations''

16. Ringwald, F. 2003, The Observer, 51, No. 12, 3 (December issue),
``Adaptive Optics at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

15. Ringwald, F. 2003, The Observer, 51, No. 10, 3 (October issue),
``Wide-Field Imaging at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

14. Ringwald, F. 2003, The Observer, 51, No. 9, 7 (September issue),
``H alpha Imaging of the Moon at the Campus Observatory''

13. Ringwald, F. 2003, The Observer, 51, No. 6, 3 (June issue),
``A New Hubble Space Telescope Project for Fresno State''

12. Ringwald, F. 2003, The Observer, 51, No. 3, 5 (March issue),
``Instruments and Science Programs at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

11. Ringwald, F. A. 2003, Astronomy, 31, No. 1, 78-82 (January issue),
``Seeing double: aim your small telescope toward the sky's most beautiful binaries''

10. Morgan, G. & Ringwald, F. 2002, The Observer, 50, No. 9, 4 (October issue),
``A New Nova Eruption in Sagittarius''

9. Ringwald, F. 2002, Mercury, 31, No. 5, 7 (September/October issue),
``Web Power Tools, for Amateur Astronomy, from Professional Astronomy''

8. Ringwald, F. 2001, The Observer, 49, No. 9, 7 (November issue),
``A Universe of Research'' (Part 2 of 2)

7. Ringwald, F. 2001, The Observer, 49, No. 8, 12 (October issue),
``A Universe of Research'' (Part 1 of 2)

6. Ringwald, F. 2000, Spaceflight, 42, No. 8, 323 (August issue),
``The Three-Mile Limit''

5. Ringwald, F. 2000, Astronomy, 28, No. 6, 48-53 (June issue),
``The Sky Down Under''

4. Ringwald, F. 1998, Mercury, 27, no. 5, 31 (September/October issue),
``So, You're an Astronomer?''

3. Ringwald, F. 1996, Sky & Telescope, 91, No. 6, 6-7,
``Focal Point: Misconceptions about Professional Astronomy''

2. Ringwald, F. A. 1996, vsnet 517 (February 6), ``Why Observe Z Cam stars?''

1. Ringwald, F. 1992, Astronomy, 20, No. 7, 12, ``More Nights on Kitt Peak''


INTERVIEWS

15. "Jobs in Physics and Astronomy," Zippia career expert site (online) (2024 July 25)

14. "These Fresno Eclipse Chasers Are Hoping for 4 Minutes of Darkened Bliss in Texas," interview by Nancy Price for GV Wire LLC online news (2024 March 3)

13. "Employee Spotlight: Frederick Ringwald," Fresno State Campus News (2023 October 9)

12. "Helping Students Observe the Night Sky from Campus and Above," Fresno State Campus News (2019 August 19)

11. "Snow Packs Fresno State Observatory at Shaver Lake," Fresno State Campus News (2019 April 22)

10. "Hanford Farmer Finds Space Debris in Walnut Orchard," CBS-47 TV news interview by Pedro Quintana (2018 October 19)

9. "Here's why the sunset looked so weird Thursday," Fresno Bee interview by Aleksandra Konstantinovic (2017 April 21)

8. "Exoplanets: New Discoveries," KFCF radio interview (2015 May 26) (invited)

7. "University Observatory Accepted into Cutting-Edge LIGO Program," KSEE-TV interview (2014 August 12) (invited)

6. "Fresno State Astronomy Professor Gets Involved in Major Space Project," Fresno Bee interview by Hannah Furfaro (2014 July 21) (invited)

5. "Sierra Remote Observatory," Elements magazine interview by Kathleen Schock, Volume 1, Issue 2 (2014 Summer) (invited)

4. "The Big Bang," interview on Fresno State Focus TV by Fresno State undergraduate Jeff Smith (2014 April 3)

3. "Fresno State's Guide to the Galaxy," interview, The Collegian (2013 May 8)

2. "Fresno State's Starry Night," interview, The Collegian (2013 April 29)

1. "Hubble Space Telescope Research at Fresno State," WKMJ radio interview (2002 July 30)


PRESS RELEASES

12. Ringwald, F., Uribes, T., & Raley, J. 2014,
released July 9 by University Communications, California State University, Fresno,
``University observatory accepted into cutting-edge LIGO program''

11. Fine, A. & Ringwald, F. 2008,
released November 3 by University Communications, California State University, Fresno,
``Remote observatory seeks planets to discover''

10. Uribes, T. & Ringwald, F. 2008,
released May 12 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Rare Mercury transit across Sun Nov. 8 can be viewed safely at Fresno State's Downing Planetarium''

9. Chanthaphouvong, D. & Ringwald, F. 2007,
released June 18 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Solstice---Fresno State physics, geography experts available''

8. Uribes, T. & Ringwald, F. 2006,
released September 21 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``New summer red wine to be released at Fresno State Farm Market’s Summer Solstice Celebration June 21''

7. Ringwald, F. & Armbruster, S. M. 2005,
released September 28 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Exoplanet Transit Observing at Fresno State's Campus Observatory''

6. Ringwald, F., Padda, R., Mocciaro, J., & Uribes, T. 2003,
released November 5 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Fresno State Physics Students Participating in Ringwald's NASA Hubble Space Telescope Project Nov. 3-9 ''

5. Ringwald, F. & Uribes, T. 2003, released August 26 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Fresno State Physics Profs At Forefront Of Astronomy; Mars Viewing Good Through September''

4. Ringwald, F. & Uribes, T. 2003, released August 8 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``MARS!! Faculty Experts Available; Planetarium Offers Shows, Viewing of Red Planet''

3. Ringwald, F. & Uribes, T. 2003, released July 11 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Physics Prof Says Meteor Video Footage Is Rare ''

2. Ringwald, F. & Uribes, T. 2001, released November 12 by University Relations, California State University, Fresno,
``Physics Prof Offers Viewing Tips on Leonid Meteors Due Nov. 17 and 18''

1. Ringwald, F. 1998, released June 10 at the 192nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego,
``Hubble Space Telescope Sees Expanding Nova Shells''


PRESENTATIONS

80. "Greek and Roman Myths, Solar System Names, and Constellations," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2026 May 1)

79. "Life from Outer Space," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2025 May 9)

78. "Exoplanets and Life," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2024 October 4)

77. "How Do We Know Black Holes are Real, and That We Have Found Them?" Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2023 December 15)

76. "Lagrange Points: All of Them," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2023 March 4)

75. "Astronomy in the Coming Decades," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2022 November 5)

74. "Astronomy in the Coming Decades," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2022 March 4)

73. "Did Aliens Do It? What Happens When Astronomers Ask This," SETI Live talk at the SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA (2021 September 17)

72. "What's New at Fresno State's Observatories," Fresno State President's Showcase of Excellence (2021 October 18) (poster)

71. "Rocket Propulsion," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2021 March 27)

70. "Identifying Cataclysmic Variable Stars in Automated Synoptic Surveys," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2021 March 12)

69. "The Race to the Moon – Old and New," 38th Annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon (2020 December 7)

68. "Nonlinear Astrophysics at Fresno State," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2020 October 18)

67. "How I Became a Scientist," K-12 Science Teachers' meeting at Fresno State Library (2020 January 25)

66. "How We Know Black Holes Exist," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2019 May 18)

65. "A Possible Discovery of Advanced Intelligent Life in Outer Space, with Historical Examples," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2019 March 3)

64. "Cosmic Masers and Lasers," 36th Annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon (2018 November 7)

63. "The Sky as a Wilderness," Tehipite Chapter Sierra Club (2018 June 2018)

62. "The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 August 21," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2017 September 22)

61. "Observing the Sun at Fresno State," Fresno State President's Showcase of Excellence (2017 April 21) (poster)

60. "Alien Lifeforms: What is the Evidence?," FresnoCon 3 science-fiction convention (2017 March 14) (invited)

59. "A Possible Discovery of Advanced Intelligent Life in Outer Space, with Historical Examples," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2017 March 11)

58. "Cosmology," Auberry Library Astronomy presentation (2015 November 13) (invited)

57. "Exoplanets: Planets of Other Stars," Central Valley Café Scientifique (2015 June 1) (invited)

56. "Tomorrowland," Disney film screening host (2015 May 19) (invited)

55. "Fresno State's Observatories," Fresno State President's Showcase of Excellence (2015 April 17) (poster)

54. With Simon Gonzalez: "A Comparison Between the Mass-Radius Relation in the Ritter-Kolb Related Objects," 27th Annual Central California Research Symposium (2015 April 22) (poster)

53. "Fresno State's Astronomy Program," SACNAS (Society for Advancing Chicano/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) (2015 February 18) (invited)

52. "Astronomy and Astrophysics at Fresno State," Society of Physics Students Zone 18 Meeting Plenary Talk (2015 April 23)

51. "Surprises in the Energy Field," 32nd Annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon (2014 December 8) (invited)

50. "Fresno State's Astronomy Program," Smittcamp Honors Colloquium (2014 September 4) (invited)

49. "Radio Astronomy," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2014 April 12)

48. "Astrophotography, Atmospheric Phenomena, and UFOs," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2013 October 19)

47. "Solar Observing at Fresno State," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2013 October 18)

46. "The Soviet and Russian Space Program," 30th Annual Fresno County Academic Decathlon (2012 November 13)

45. "UFOs," Visalia Skeptic's Society, Visalia, CA (2012 July 7)

44. "Current Trends in Observational Cosmology," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2012 January 20)

43. "Fresno State's Astronomy Program," Society of Physics Students California Meeting, Fresno, CA (2012 April 28)

42. "Astrophysics Research at Fresno State's Station at Sierra Remote Observatories," Colloquium, CSU Sacramento Physics Colloquium Series, Sacramento, CA (2011 September 22)

41. "Astrophysics Research at Fresno State's Station at Sierra Remote Observatories," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2011 September 16)

40. "Fresno State's Station at Sierra Remote Observatories," Special Presentation for the University Provost, The Downing Planetarium, California State University, Fresno (2011 May 13)

39. "Cosmology," Fresno Rotary Club (2011 April 14)

38. "Cosmic Masers and Lasers," Fresno Rotary Club (2011 March 3)

37. "Astrophysics Research at Fresno State," Colloquium, Fresno City College Science & Engineering Club (2010 September 24)

36. "Astrophysics Research at Fresno State's station at Sierra Remote Observatories," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2010 September 17)

35. "Brief Introduction on Faculty Research in the Department of Physics," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2010 September 10)

34. "Life Beyond Earth," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2009 September 12)

33. "Life Beyond Earth," Café Scientifique (2008 December 1)

32. "Life Beyond Earth," Joint colloquium, Department of Physics and Department of Biology, California State University, Fresno (2008 September 12)

31. "Astrophysics Research at Fresno State," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2008 September 5)

30."Exoplanet Transit Observing at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, East Bay (2008 April 4)

29."New Techniques in Astrophotography," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2007 October 3)

28. "New Techniques in Astrophotography," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2007 May 5)

27. "Astronomy at Fresno State," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2006 September 1)

26. "Radio Astronomy," San Joaquin Amateur Radio Society (2006 March 3) (invited)

25. "Exoplanet Transit Observing at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2006 February 11)

24. "Exoplanet Transit Observing at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2005 September 30)

23. Panel discussion, Follow-up to Workshop for New Faculty in Physics and Astronomy, 204th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Denver, CO, (2004 May 31) (invited)

22. "Studies of the Spectra of Three Nova Eruptions, at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," International conference on The Astrophysics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, Strasbourg, France (2004 July 11-16) (poster)

21. "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nova Shells," Colloquium, Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University (2004 May 27)

20. "Instrumentation from Amateur Astronomy: Are We Professionals Being Left Behind?," Colloquium, Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University (2004 April 23) (invited)

19. "Tutorial on Cataclysmic Variables," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2003 October 24)

18. "Science Programs at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," Colloquium, Department of Physics California State University, Fresno (2003 August 29)

17. "Studies of the Spectra of Three Nova Eruptions, at Fresno State's Campus Observatory," 25th Annual Central California Research Symposium (2004 April 22) (poster)

16. "Imaging and Science at Fresno State's Campus Observatory, 2003-2004," 25th Annual Central California Research Symposium (2004 April 22) (poster)

15. "Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Photometry of CT Serpentis and V825 Herculi," 25th Annual Central California Research Symposium (2004 April 22) (poster)

14. "How Science Fiction Has Influenced Spaceflight," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2004 February 7)

13. "Second Thoughts on Educational Innovation and New Faculty," 202nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, 2003 May 26 (invited)

12. "Meteorites," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2003 April 19)

11. "Fresno State's New Campus Observatory," 24th Annual Central California Research Symposium (2003 April 17) (poster)

10. "The Cosmic Calendar: A Hands-On Approach to the History of the Universe," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno, 2003 January 31

9. "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nova Shells," Colloquium, Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University (2002 September 27) (invited)

8. "California State University, Fresno's New Campus Observatory," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno, 2002 September 6

7. "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Nova Shells," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2002 April 26)

6. "Composite-Spectrum and Related Stars That Are Candidate Detached Post-Common- Envelope Binaries," 23rd Annual Central California Research Symposium (2002 April 18) (poster)

5. "Periodograms in Astronomical Time Series Analysis," Department of Mathematics Interdisciplinary Mathematics Lecture Series (2002 April 23)

4. "The Flying Circus of Physics," Brown Bag Book Club Discussion, Fresno State Library (2002 January 29)

3. "Total Solar Eclipses: Nature's Most Awe-Inspiring Phenomena," Central Valley Astronomers (Fresno's amateur astronomy club) (2001 October 6)

2. "A Hubble Space Telescope Snapshot Survey of Nova Shells," 22nd Annual Central California Research Symposium (2001 April 20) (poster)

1. "The Research Productivity of Small Telescopes," Colloquium, Department of Physics, California State University, Fresno (2001 March 9)


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