Rate My Professor Thomas Troland

Over his long tenure at the University of Kentucky, Troland has been recognized as a pillar of the department, contributing to its research, teaching, and service missions until his retirement in 2025. He has secured National Science Foundation funding for key projects, such as Observations of Magnetic Fields in Molecular Clouds (AST-0908841) and Measurements of Magnetic Field Strengths in the Galaxy (2003). Notable publications include 'The Magnetic Field in the NGC 2024 Molecular Cloud' by R. M. Crutcher, D. A. Roberts, T. H. Troland, and W. M. Goss (ApJ, 515, 275, 1999); 'Detection of Magnetic Fields Toward M17 Through the HI Zeeman Effect' by C. L. Brogan, T. H. Troland, D. A. Roberts, and R. M. Crutcher (ApJ, 515, 304, 1999); 'Detection of CN Zeeman Effects in Molecular Clouds' by R. M. Crutcher, T. H. Troland, B. Lazareff, G. Paubert, and I. Kazes (ApJ, 514, 121, 1999); and 'The Magnetic Field in the Ophiuchus and Taurus Molecular Clouds' by T. H. Troland et al. (ApJ, 471, 302, 1996). Additionally, Troland has participated in public outreach, delivering SkyTalk lectures at the MacAdam Student Observatory, such as 'The sky at many wavelengths' in 2013, and providing commentary on astronomical phenomena including solar eclipses.