Current Position: John W. Hill Professor of Astronomy (Indiana University),
Director of the Goethe Link Observatories.

Work Address: Astronomy Dept., Swain Hall West 319, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone:  (812) 855-6911
Fax:  (812) 855-8725
Electronic Mail:  honey@astro.indiana.edu

Education:

        Ph.D. (Astronomy) Case-Western Reserve University, 1968.
        M.S. (Physics) Vanderbilt University, 1964.
        A.B. (Physics and Mathematics) King College, 1962.

Professional Societies:

        American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union (Commission 42, Close Binary Stars; Commission 9, Astronomical Instrumentation), Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Research Interests:

       Structure of accretion disks, stellar spectroscopy, and photometry, cataclysmic variable stars, cool stars, Algol binary stars, design and construction of CCD imaging systems and astronomical spectrographs, telescope design.

Recent Publications:

2003 "The Puzzling Optical Light Curve of the Polar QQ Vulpeculae", S. Kafka and R.K. Honeycutt, to appear in Astron. Jour.

2003 "WOCS Photometric Monitoring: Searching for CV's in Old Open Clusters", S. Kafka, and R.K. Honeycutt, to appear in Proc. 2002 Brussels Conf on Interplay Between Perodic, Cyclic and Stochastic Stellar Variability, ASP Conf Series.

2003 "QQ Vul: Variable Features in the Orbital Light Curves", S Kafka and R.K. Honeycutt, to appear in Proc of 2002 Brussels Conf on Interplay Between Perodic, Cyclic and Stochastic Stellar Variability, ASP Conf Series.

2003 "Examples of Long Term Roboscope Light Curve", R.K. Honeycutt, G.W. Turner, B.R. Adams, to appear in in Proc of 2002 Brussels Conf on Interplay Between Perodic, Cyclic and Stochastic Stellar Variability, ASP Conf Series.

2003 "VY SCL Transitions in Nova-like CV's", R.K. Honeycutt and S. Kafka, to appear in Proc of 2002 Brussels Conf on Interplay Between Perodic, Cyclic and Stochastic Stellar Variability, ASP Conf Series.

2002 "A Large Area CCD Camera for the CIDA Schmidt Telescope", C. Baltey et al. ( The QUEST collaboration), 2002, PASP, 114, 780.

2002 "The Classification and Orbited Period of WD 2154+408: A Short-Period Post-Common-Envelope Binary", T.C. Hillwig, A.A. Gale, R.K. Honeycutt, A.W. Rengstorf, 2002, PASP, 114, 756

2001 "The Long-Period Orbit of the Dwarf Nova V630 Cassiopaeia", J.A. Orosz, J.R. Thorstensen, R.K. Honeycutt, Month. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., Vol. 326, pp. 1134-1140.

2001 "Photometry of the Nova-like Variable LQ Peg", P.C. Schmidke, G.A. Ciudin, U.R. Idlekofer, D.R. Johnson, R.E. Fried, R.K. Honeycutt, in Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, ASP Conf Series Vol. 30, ed. B.T. Gansicke, K. Beuermann, K. Reinsch, p. 539.

2001 "The QUEST RR Lyrae Survery I. Confirmation of the Clump at 50 kpc and other Over-Densities in the Outer Halo", K. Vivas et al. (the QUEST collaboration), Astrophys. Jour. Lett., Vol. 554, pp. L33-36.

2001 "Similarities Between Stunted Outbursts in Nova-like Cataclysmic Variables and Outbursts in Ordinary Dwarf Novae", R.K. Honeycutt, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, Vol. 113, pp. 473-481.

2001 "Survey of Mass Transfer Structures in Classical Algols", D. Vesper, R.K. Honeycutt, T. Hunt, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, Vol. 121, pp. 2723-2736.

2001 "Discovery of the Bright Trans-Neptunian Object 2000 EB173", I. Ferrin et al. (the QUEST collaboration), Astrophys. Jour. Lett., Vol. 548, pp. L243-247.

2000 "Radio and Optical Monitoring of 3C 66A During an Extended Outburst. II. 1995-97", L. Takalo et al., Blazar Data, Vol. 1, No. 6.

2000 " Long-Term Optical and X-Ray Observations of the Old Novae DI Lacertae and V841 Ophiuchi", D.W. Hoard, P. Szkody, R.K. Honeycutt, J. Robertson, V. Desai, T. Hillwig, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, Vol 112, pp. 1595-1606.

2000 " Post Common Envelope Binary Stars and the Pre-cataclysmic Binary PG 1114+187", T.C. Hillwig, R.K. Honeycutt, and J.W. Robertson, Astron. Jour., 120, 1113 - 1119.

2000 "Outburst Characteristics in the Dwarf Nova SU Ursae Majoris," P. Rosenzweig, J.A. Mattei, S. Kafka, G.W. Turner, R.K. Honeycutt, Publ. Astro. Soc. Pacific., 112, 632 - 641.

2000 "Reconnaissance of Suspected Old Novae," J.W. Robertson, R.K. Honeycutt, and A.A. Henden, Astron. Jour., 119, 1365.

2000 "The Impact of Light Pollution on a Proposed Automatic Telescope Network," J. Mattox, S.   Wagner, G. Tosti, R.K. Honeycutt, Proc. IAU Symp. No. 196.

2000 "The RXTE, ROSAT, IUE, EUVE, Optical Campaign Covering the 45-Day Supercycle of V1159 Orionis", P. Szkody, K. Honeycutt, J. Robertson, A. Silker, D.W. Hoard, L. Pastwick, I. Hubeny, J. Cannizzo, W. Liller, R. Zissel, G. Walker, C. la Dous, J. Drew, in Variable Stars: New Frontiers, ASP Conf. Series.

2000 "Intensive Monitoring of OJ 287", Puresimo, T. et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics., 146, 141 - 155.

2000 "Photometric Oscillations at about Two-hundred Days in the Symbiotic Variable PU Vulpeculae" T.S. Yoon and R.K. Honeycutt, Publ. Astro. Soc. Pacific, 112, 335.

1999 "The 65-Day Period in 3C 66A during the Bright State", M. Lainela et al., Astrophys. Jour., 521, 561.

1999 "RXTE, ROSAT, EUVE, IUE, and Optical Observations Through the 45-Day Supercycle of V1159 Orionis", P. Szkody, A. Linnel, K. Honeycutt, J. Robertson, A. Silber, D.W. Hoard, L. Pastwick, V. Desal, I. Hubeny, J. Cannizzo, W. Liller, R. Zissel, and G. Walker, Astrophys. Jour., 521, 362.

1999 "Accretion in the High-Field Magnetic Cataclysmic Variable AR Ursae Majoris", G.D. Schmidt, D.W. Hoard, P. Szkody, F. Melia, R.K. Honeycutt, and R.M. Wagner, Astrophys. Jour., 525, 407.

1999 "H-Alpha Spectroscopy of RW Monocerotis", D.N. Vesper and R.K. Honeycutt, Astron. Jour., 118, 2378.

1999 "Radio and Optical Monitoring of 3C 66A during an Extended Outburst", L.O. Takalo, et al. Blazar Data, 1, 6.

1999 "Discovery of the Optical Transient of the Gamma Ray Burst 990308", B.E. Schaffer et al.,  Astrophys. Jour. Letters, 524, L103.

1998 "Integral Field Spectroscopy on the WIYN Telescope Using a Fiber Array", S. C. Barden, D.G. Sawyer, & RK Honeycutt, Proc. Soc. Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Vol. 3355, p. 892.

1998 "Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3", AGN Watch Collaboration (incl. R.K. Honeycutt),  Astrophys. Jour. Suppl., 115, 1998.

1998 "Multiyear Photometry and Orbital Spectroscopy of the New VY Scl Star PG 1000+667", T. Hillwig, J.W. Robertson, & R.K. Honeycutt, in Wild Stars in the Old West, ed. S. Howell, E. Luulkers, & C. Woodward (ASP: San Francisco), 428.

1998 "Spectroscopic and Photometric Analysis of the Nova-like Cataclysmic Variable PG 1000+667: A New VY Sculptoris Star", T. Hillwig, J.W. Robertson, & R.K. Honeycutt, Astron. Jour., 115, 2044.

1998 "Unusual "Stunted" Outbursts in Old Novae and Nova-like Cataclysmic Variables", R.K.  Honeycutt, J.W. Robertson, & G.W. Turner, Astron. Jour., 115, 2527.

1998 "V446 Herculis (Nova Her 1960) is an Optical Triple: Implications for the Resumption of Dwarf  Nova Outbursts Following the Nova", R.K. Honeycutt, J.W.  Robertson, G.W. Turner,  & A.A. Henden,  Astrophys. Jour., 495, 933.

1998 "Three Tests of the  M-dot Dependence of the AD Limit Cycle, using Long-term CV Photometry", R.K. Honeycutt, J.W. Robertson, G.W. Turner, & J.A. Mattei, in Wild Stars in the Old West, ed. S. Howell, E. Luulkers, & C. Woodward (ASP: San Francisco), 517.

1998 "Are Z Camelopardalis-Type Dwarf Novae Brighter at Standstill?", R.K. Honeycutt, J.W. Robertson, G.W. Turner, & J.A. Mattei, Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific, 110, 676.

1998 "Medium-resolution Echelle Spectrograph Design", R.K.  Honeycutt, J.W. Robertson, & J.R. Pier, Proc. Soc. Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Vol. 3355, p. 696.

1998 "Multi-year Photometry and a Spectroscopic Period Search for the VY Scl-Type Cataclysmic Variable V794 Aql", R.K. Honeycutt & J.W. Robertson, Astron. Jour., 116, 1961.

1998 "Novel Kinematic Equatorial Primary Mirror Mount", R.E. Parks & R.K. Honeycutt, Proc. Soc. Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Vol. 3355.

1998 "QUEST Camera I: A 67-mega pixel CCD camera optimized for a  Driftscan Quasar Search", QUEST Collaboration (incl. R.K. Honeycutt), Proc. Soc. Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Vol 2255, p. 635.

1998 "Recovery of Six Old Novae using WIYN Imaging and Multiple Object Spectroscopy", J.W. Robertson & R.K. Honeycutt, in Wild Stars in the Old West, ed. S. Howell, E. Luulkers, & C. Woodward (ASP: San Francisco), 469.

1998 "The RXTE, ROSAT, IUE, EUVE, Optical Campaign Covering the 45 Day Supercycle of V1159 Ori", Szkody, P. plus 12 authors, in Proc 1997 European Meeting of AAVSO.

1998 "A Photometric and Spectroscopic Study of the Cataclysmic Variable SX LMi (CBS 31) in Quiescence and Superoutburst", R.M. Wagner, J.R. Thorstensen, R.K. Honeycutt, S.B. Howell, R.H. Kaitchuck, T.J. Kreidl, J.W. Robertson, E.M. Sion, & S.G. Starrfield,  Astron. Jour., 115, 787.