Dr. Robert Ferdman

Dr. Robert Ferdman |CurriculumVitae McGill University, Department of Physics, 3600 University Street – Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada T +1 (514) 398 1912 H +1 (514) 913 2135 u +1 (514) 398 8434 • • B [email protected] Õ http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~rferdman • Research interests Gravitational wave detection with pulsar timing Tests of general relativity with pulsar observations Formation, evolution, and populations of compact binary systems Neutron-star magnetospheres and interiors Searching for new pulsars Software and instrument development

Education University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Ph.D., Thesis supervisor: Prof. Ingrid Stairs 2003–2008 Binary pulsar systems: evolution and fundamental physics University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada M.Sc., Thesis supervisor: Prof. Harvey Richer 2000–2002 Searching for variability in the globular cluster Messier 4 Trent University Peterborough, Canada B.Sc., Thesis supervisor: Prof. James Jury 1995–2000 Honors thesis: Simulations of a land mine detection device

Employment McGill University Montreal, Canada Research associate 2012–present Supervisor: Prof. Victoria Kaspi { Continued pulsar studies, analysis, and software development for radio and X-ray data; { Leadership roles in research collaborations. University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom Research associate 2010–2012 Supervisor: Prof. Benjamin Stappers { Pulsar timing studies, database development; { Member of development team for data acquisition instruments; Observatoire de Paris/Radiotélescope de Nançay Orléans, France Postdoctoral researcher 2008–2010 Supervisors: Dr. Ismaël Cognard, Dr. Gilles Theureau { Pulsar timing analysis and software development; { Represented the Nançay radio telescope at international meetings and conferences.

Publications and talks (full list at the end of this CV) 29 peer-reviewed publications (6 ﬁrst-author, 1 in preparation) Total citations: 1645; h-index: 18 1 entry in the Astrophysics Source Code Library 26 invited and contributed research talks Robert Ferdman Curriculum Vitae Teaching and supervisory experience Supervisor/co-supervisor, summer undergraduate student projects McGill University/University of Manchester Steven Hawkins (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee) – Supervisor 2015 Ben Izmirli (Oberlin College) – Co-supervisor 2014 Yongchang Dong (University of Manchester) – Co-supervisor 2011

Course organiser, designer, and teacher PHYS 632 - Graduate seminar course on Astrophysical Transients January–May 2015 McGill University Guest Lecturer (recurring) PHYS 214 - Introductory Astrophysics September–December 2014 McGill University Certiﬁcation Tomlinson Project in University-Level Science Education Teaching Workshop January 2014 http://www.mcgill.ca/tpulse/workshop/ McGill University Lecturer Science 101 summer school Summer 2004, 2005 http://science.ubc.ca/giving/projects/science-101 The University of British Columbia Teaching assistant, tutor, tutorial leader, and laboratory instructor Over 10 years of experience with a variety of physics and astronomy courses and laboratories 2000–2011 The University of British Columbia The University of Manchester

Academic and management experience NANOGrav collaboration Chair, cyber-infrastructure 2012–present { Lead eort to organise massive amounts of radio pulsar data into a database system, and allow open scientiﬁc contributions; { Act as scientiﬁc liaison to the larger NANOGrav collaboration. PALFA collaboration Chair, timing analysis 2012–present { Propose for telescope time for pulsars discovered by the PALFA collaboration; { Organise and delegate observations and follow-up timing of discoveries; { Ensure analysis and publication in a timely manner. Various institutions Chair, local organising committee for conferences 2011–2014 { International Pulsar Timing Array annual meeting, Ban, Canada, 23–27 June 2014 http://ipta.phys.wvu.edu/ { COST 4th working group meeting: “Black Holes in Orbit”, Manchester/Jodrell Bank Observatory, 2–4 November 2011 http://www3.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/meetings/COST4thWGMeeting/; { The 41st Young European Radio Astronomers Conference, Manchester, 18–20 July 2011 http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/meetings/YERAC2011/ COST consortium Working group co-chair, “Black Holes in a Violent Universe” 2010–2012 { Organise and bring together black hole-related researchers from across Europe; { Oversee and rate research proposals for funding by the COST consortium

2 Robert Ferdman Curriculum Vitae Competitive processes and grant experience Principal investigator, NANOGrav Physics Frontier Center project seed funding 2015 { Funding for a week-long cyber-infrastructure workshop (Granted approximately 7000 USD) Principal investigator on several proposals on large telescopes 2003–present { Granted approximately 300 observing hours on the Green Bank, Arecibo, and Parkes telescopes as principal investigator { Co-investigator on many large proposals that have been granted hundreds of observing hours Contributor to several successful large grant proposals: Physics Frontier Center, NANOGrav collaboration 2014 PIs: X. Siemens (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee) & Prof. M. McLaughlin (West Virginia University) Funding for all aspects of NANOGrav-related research Canadian Foundation for Innovation 2014 PI: Prof. V. Kaspi (McGill University) Fast Radio Burst detection with the CHIME telescope Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2013 Research Tools and Instruments Grant PI: Prof. V. Kaspi (McGill University) Pulsar data acquisition instrumentation with the CHIME telescope Consolidated Department Grant, Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK 2011 Co-I: Prof. B. Stappers (University of Manchester) Funds research activities for Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester Professional aliations The Pulsar-Arecibo L-band Feed Array (PALFA) Survey Collaboration 2012–present International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA) 2008–present European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA) 2008–present North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) 2003–present Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) 2001–2009, 2014–present The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) 2011–2012 European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) 2010–2012 American Astronomical Society (AAS) 2004–2007 Awards University Graduate Fellowship (doctoral), University of British Columbia 2006 Undergraduate entrance scholarship, York University 1995 Public outreach and extra-curricular Invited lecture, Public Astro Night, Astro McGill outreach event, 18 September 2014 Interview on Global Television Montreal morning newscast: “How to become an astrophysicist” (http://globalnews.ca/video/1361746/how-to-become-an-astrophysicist) Invited lecture on pulsar astronomy to students of Westmount High School, Montreal Organiser and guide, public observing nights at the UBC 42-cm telescope observatory Telescope guide, Phenomenal Physics Summer Camps, Vancouver, summer 2007 Interviewed by The Peer Review, a Canada-wide graduate student research publication

3 Robert Ferdman Curriculum Vitae References Professor Victoria Kaspi Professor Ingrid Stairs McGill University University of British Columbia Department of Physics Department of Physics and Astronomy 3600 University Street 6224 Agricultural Road Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada email: [email protected] email: [email protected] phone: +1 514 398 6412 phone: +1 604 822 6796

Professor Dr. Michael Kramer Professor Benjamin Stappers Institute Director The University of Manchester Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Auf dem Hügel 69 Alan Turing Building D-53121 Bonn, Germany Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom email: [email protected] email: [email protected] phone: +49 228 525 278 phone: +44 161 275 4187

Professor Maura McLaughlin West Virginia University Department of Physics and Astronomy PO Box 6315 Morgantown, WV 26506, USA email: [email protected] phone: +1 304 293 4812

4 Robert Ferdman Curriculum Vitae Refereed publications R. D. Ferdman, R. F. Archibald, V. M. Kaspi (2015). Long-term timing and emission behavior of the young Crab-like pulsar PSR B0540 69. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1506.00182 ≠ Z. Arzoumanian, A. Brazier, S. Burke-Spolaor, S. Chamberlin, S. Chatterjee, B. Christy, J. M. Cordes, N. Cornish, K. Crowter, P. B. Demorest, T. Dolch, J. A. Ellis, R. D. Ferdman, E. Fonseca, N. Garver-Daniels, M. E. Gonzalez, F. A. Jenet, G. Jones, M. Jones, V. M. Kaspi, M. Koop, T. J. W. Lazio, M. T. Lam, L. Levin, A. N. Lommen, D. R. Lorimer, J. Luo, R. S. Lynch, D. Madison, M. A. McLaughlin, S. T. McWilliams, D. J. Nice, N. Palliyaguru, T. T. Pennucci, S. M. Ransom, X. Siemens, I. H. Stairs, D. R. Stinebring, K. Stovall, J. K. Swiggum, M. Vallisneri, R. van Haasteren, Y. Wang, W. W. Zhu (2015). The NANOGrav nine-year data set: limits on the isotropic stochastic gravitational wave background. Submitted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1508.03024 Z. Arzoumanian, A. Brazier, S. Burke-Spolaor, S. Chamberlin, S. Chatterjee, B. Christy, J. M. Cordes, N. Cornish, K. Crowter, P. B. Demorest, T. Dolch, J. A. Ellis, R. D. Ferdman, E. Fonseca, N. Garver-Daniels, M. E. Gonzalez, F. A. Jenet, G. Jones, M. Jones, V. M. Kaspi, M. Koop, T. J. W. Lazio, M. T. Lam, L. Levin, A. N. Lommen, D. R. Lorimer, J. Luo, R. S. Lynch, D. Madison, M. A. McLaughlin, S. T. McWilliams, D. J. Nice, N. Palliyaguru, T. T. Pennucci, S. M. Ransom, X. Siemens, I. H. Stairs, D. R. Stinebring, K. Stovall, J. K. Swiggum, M. Vallisneri, R. van Haasteren, Y. Wang, W. W. Zhu (2015). The NANOGrav nine-year data set: observations, arrival time measurements, and analysis of 37 millisecond pulsars. Submitted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1505.07540 P. Lazarus, A. Brazier, J. W. T. Hessels, C. Karako-Argaman, V. M. Kaspi, R. Lynch, E. Madsen, C. Patel, S. M. Ransom, P. Scholz, J. Swiggum, W. W. Zhu, B. Allen, S. Bogdanov, F. Camilo, F. Cardoso, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. S. Deneva, R. D. Ferdman,P.C.C.Freire,F.A.Jenet,B.Knispel,K.J.Lee,J.van Leeuwen, D. R. Lorimer, A. G. Lyne, M. A. McLaughlin, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, I. H. Stairs, K. Stovall, A. Venkataraman (2015). Arecibo pulsar survey using ALFA. IV. Mock spectrometer data analysis, survey sensitivity, and the discovery of 41 pulsars. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1504.02294 W. W. Zhu, I. H. Stairs, P. B. Demorest, D. J. Nice, J. A. Ellis, S. M. Ransom, Z. Arzoumanian, K. Crowter, T. Dolch, R. D. Ferdman, E. Fonseca, M. E. Gonzalez, G. Jones, M. Jones, M. T. Lam, L. Levin, M. A. McLaughlin, T. Pennucci, K. Stovall, J. Swiggum (2015). Testing Theories of Gravitation Using 21-Year Timing of Pulsar Binary J1713+0747. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1504.00662 Z. Arzoumanian, A. Brazier, S. Burke-Spolaor, S. J. Chamberlin, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, P. B. Demorest, X. Deng, T. Dolch, J. A. Ellis, R. D. Ferdman, N. Garver-Daniels, F. Jenet, G. Jones, V. M. Kaspi, M. Koop, M. T. Lam, T. J. W. Lazio, A. N. Lommen, D. R. Lorimer, J. Luo, R. S. Lynch, D. R. Madison, M. A. McLaughlin, S. T. McWilliams, D. J. Nice, N. Palliyaguru, T. T. Pennucci, S. M. Ransom, A. Sesana, X. Siemens, I. H. Stairs, D. R. Stinebring, K. Stovall, J. Swiggum, M. Vallisneri, R. van Haasteren, Y. Wang, W. W. Zhu (2015). NANOGrav constraints on gravitational wave bursts with memory. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; arXiv:1501.05343 B. Knispel, A. G. Lyne, B. W. Stappers, P. C. C. Freire, P. Lazarus, B. Allen, C. Aulbert, O. Bock, S. Bogdanov, A. Brazier, F. Camilo, F. Cardoso, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. S. Deneva, H.-B. Eggenstein, H. Fehrmann, R. D. Ferdman, J. W. T. Hessels, F. A. Jenet, C. Karako-Argaman, V. M. Kaspi, J. van Leeuwen, D. R. Lorimer, R. Lynch, B. Machenschalk, E. Madsen, M. A. McLaughlin, C. Patel, S. M. Ransom, P. Scholz, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, I. H. Stairs, K. Stovall, J. K. Swiggum, A. Venkataraman, R. S. Wharton, W. W. Zhu (2015). Einstein@Home discovery of a PALFA millisecond pulsar in an eccentric binary orbit. The Astrophysical Journal, 806, 140 P. Scholz, V. M. Kaspi, A. G. Lyne, B. W. Stappers, S. Bogdanov, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, R. D. Ferdman, P. C. C. Freire, J. W. T. Hessels, D. R. Lorimer, I. H. Stairs, B. Allen, A. Brazier, F. Camilo, R. F. Cardoso, S. Chatterjee, J. S. Deneva, F. A. Jenet, C. Karako-Argaman, B. Knispel, P. Lazarus, K. J. Lee, J. van Leeuwen, R. Lynch, E. C. Madsen, M. A. McLaughlin, S. M. Ransom, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, K. Stovall, J. K. Swiggum,

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A. Venkataraman, W. W. Zhu (2015). Timing of ﬁve millisecond pulsars discovered in the PALFA survey.The Astrophysical Journal, 800, 123 R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, M. Kramer, G. H. Janssen, C. G. Bassa, B. W. Stappers, P. B. Demorest, I. Cognard, G. Desvignes, G. Theureau, M. Burgay, A. G. Lyne, R. N. Manchester, A. Possenti (2014). PSR J1756–2251: A pulsar with a light neutron star companion. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 443, 2183 Z. Arzoumanian, A. Brazier, S. Burke-Spolaor, S. J. Chamberlin, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, P. B. Demorest, X. Deng, T. Dolch, J. A. Ellis, R. D. Ferdman, N. Garver-Daniels, F. Jenet, G. Jones, V. M. Kaspi, M. Koop, M. T. Lam, T. J. W. Lazio, A. N. Lommen, D. R. Lorimer, J. Luo, R. S. Lynch, D. R. Madison, M. A. McLaughlin, S. T. McWilliams, D. J. Nice, N. Palliyaguru, T. T. Pennucci, S. M. Ransom, A. Sesana, X. Siemens, I. H. Stairs, D. R. Stinebring, K. Stovall, J. Swiggum, M. Vallisneri, R. van Haasteren, Y. Wang, W. W. Zhu (2014). Gravitational Waves from Individual Supermassive Black Hole Binaries in Circular Orbits: Limits from the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves. The Astrophysical Journal, 794, 141 B. B. P. Perera, C. Kim, M. A. McLaughlin, R. D. Ferdman, M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, P. C. C. Freire, and A. Possenti (2014). Realistic modeling of the pulse proﬁle of PSR J0737 3039A. The Astrophysical Journal, 787, 51 ≠ B. J. Rickett, W. A. Coles, C. F. Nava, M. A. McLaughlin, S. M. Ransom, F. Camilo, R. D. Ferdman,P.C.C. Freire, M. Kramer, A. G. Lyne, I. H. Stairs (2014). Interstellar scintillation of the Double Pulsar J0737 3039. ≠ The Astrophysical Journal, 787, 161 W. W. Zhu, A. Berndsen, E. C. Madsen, M. Tan, I. H. Stairs, A. Brazier, P. Lazarus, R. Lynch, P. Scholz, K. Stovall, S. M. Ransom, S. Banaszak, C. M. Biwer, S. Cohen, L. P. Dartez, J. Flanigan, G. Lunsford, J. G. Martinez, A. Mata, M. Rohr, A. Walker, B. Allen, N. D. R. Bhat, S. Bogdanov, F. Camilo, S. Chatterjee, J. M. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. S. Deneva, G. Desvignes, R. D. Ferdman,P.C.C.Freire,J.W.T.Hessels,F.A.Jenet,D.Kaplan, V. M. Kaspi, B. Knispel, K. J. Lee, J. van Leeuwen, A. G. Lyne, M. A. McLaughlin, X. Siemens, L. G. Spitler, A. Verkataraman (2014). Searching for pulsars using image pattern recognition. The Astrophysical Journal, 781, 117 K. J. Lee, K. Stovall, F. A. Jenet, J. Martinez, L. P. Dartez, A. Mata, G. Lunsford, S. Cohen, C. M. Biwer, M. Rohr, J. Flanigan, A. Walker, S. Banaszak, B. Allen, E. D. Barr, N. D. R. Bhat, S. Bogdanov, A. Brazier, F. Camilo, D. J. Champion, S. Chatterjee, J. Cordes, F. Crawford, J. Deneva, G. Desvignes, R. D. Ferdman,P. Freire, J. W. T. Hessels, R. Karuppusamy, V. M. Kaspi, B. Knispel, M. Kramer, P. Lazarus, R. Lynch, A. Lyne, M. McLaughlin, S. Ransom, P. Scholz, X. Siemens, L. Spitler, I. Stairs, M. Tan, J. van Leeuwen, W. W. Zhu (2013). PEACE: pulsar evaluation algorithm for candidate extraction - a software package for post-analysis processing of pulsar survey candidates. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 433, 688 L. Guillemot, M. Kramer, T. J. Johnson, H. A. Craig, R. W. Romani, C. Venter, A. K. Harding, R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, M. Kerr (2013). Fermi LAT pulsed detection of PSR J0737–3039A in the double pulsar system.The Astrophysical Journal, 768, 169 R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, M. Kramer, R. P. Breton, M. A. McLaughlin, P. C. C. Freire, A. Possenti, B. W. Stappers, V. M. Kaspi, R. N. Manchester, A. G. Lyne (2013). The double pulsar: evidence for neutron star formation without an iron core-collapse supernova. The Astrophysical Journal, 767, 85 P. B. Demorest, R. D. Ferdman, M. E. Gonzalez, D. Nice, S. Ransom, I. H. Stairs, Z. Arzoumanian, A. Brazier, S. Burke-Spolaor, S. J. Chamberlin, J. M. Cordes, J. Ellis, L. S. Finn, P. C. C. Freire, S. Giampanis, F. Jenet, V. M. Kaspi, J. Lazio, A. N. Lommen, M. McLaughlin, N. Palliyaguru, D. Perrodin, R. M. Shannon, X. Siemens, D. Stinebring, J. Swiggum, W. W. Zhu (2013). Limits on the stochastic gravitational wave background from the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves. The Astrophysical Journal, 762, 94 R. P. Breton, V. M. Kaspi, M. A. McLaughlin, M. Lyutikov, M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, S. M. Ransom, R. D. Fer- dman, F. Camilo, A. Possenti (2012). The double pulsar eclipses I: phenomenology and multi-frequency analysis. The Astrophysical Journal, 747, 89

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M. E. Gonzalez, I. H. Stairs, R. D. Ferdman, P. C. C. Freire, D. J. Nice, P. B. Demorest, S. N. Ransom, M. Kramer, F. Camilo, G. Hobbs, R. N. Manchester, A. G. Lyne (2011). High-precision timing of 5 millisecond pulsars: space velocities, binary evolution and equivalence principles. The Astrophysical Journal, 743, 102 R. van Haasteren, Y. Levin, G. H. Janssen, K. Lazaridis, M. Kramer, B. W. Stappers, G. Desvignes, M. B. Purver, A. G. Lyne, R. D. Ferdman, A. Jessner, I. Cognard, G. Theureau, N. D’Amico, A. Possenti, M. Burgay, A. Corongiu, J. W. T. Hessels, R. Smits, J. P. W. Verbiest (2011). Placing limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background using European Pulsar Timing Array data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 414, 3117 R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, M. Kramer, M. A. McLaughlin, D. R. Lorimer, D. J. Nice, R. N. Manchester, G. Hobbs, A. G. Lyne, F. Camilo, A. Possenti, P. B. Demorest, I. Cognard, G. Desvignes, G. Theureau, A. Faulkner, D. C. Backer (2010). A precise mass measurement of the intermediate-mass binary pulsar PSR J1802–2124.The Astrophysical Journal, 713, 710 G. Hobbs, A. Archibald, Z. Arzoumanian, D. Backer, M. Bailes, N. D. R. Bhat, M. Burgay, S. Burke-Spolaor, D. Champion, I. Cognard, W. Coles, J. Cordes, P. Demorest, G. Desvignes, R. D. Ferdman, L. Finn, P. Freire, M. Gonzalez, J. Hessels, A. Hotan, G. Janssen, F. Jenet, A. Jessner, C. Jordan, V. Kaspi, M. Kramer, V. Kondratiev, J. Lazio, K. Lazaridis, K. J. Lee, Y. Levin, A. Lommen, D. Lorimer, R. Lynch, A. Lyne, R. Manchester, M. McLaughlin, D. Nice, S. Oslowski, M. Pilia, A. Possenti, M. Purver, S. Ransom, J. Reynolds, S. Sanidas, J. Sarkissian, A. Sesana, R. Shannon, X. Siemens, I. Stairs, B. Stappers, D. Stinebring, G. Theureau, R. van Haasteren, W. van Straten, J. P. W. Verbiest, D. R. B. Yardley, X. P. You (2010). The International Pulsar Timing Array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 27, 084013 R. D. Ferdman, R. van Haasteren, C. G. Bassa, M. Burgay, I. Cognard, A. Corongiu, N. D’Amico, G. Desvignes, J. W. T. Hessels, G. H. Janssen, A. Jessner, C. Jordan, R. Karuppusamy, E. F. Keane, M. Kramer, K. Lazaridis, Y. Levin, A. G. Lyne, M. Pilia, A. Possenti, M. Purver, B. Stappers, S. Sanidas, R. Smits, G. Theureau (2010). The European Pulsar Timing Array: current eorts and a LEAP toward the future. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 27, 084014 B. B. P. Perera, M. A. McLaughlin, M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, R. D. Ferdman, P. C. C. Freire, A. Possenti, R. P. Breton, R. N. Manchester, M. Burgay, A. G. Lyne, F. Camilo (2010). The evolution of PSR J0737–3039B and a model for relativistic spin precession. The Astrophysical Journal, 721, 1193 D. J. Champion, G. B. Hobbs, R. N. Manchester, R. T. Edwards, D. C. Backer, M. Bailes, N. D. R. Bhat, S. Burke-Spolaor, W. Coles, P. B. Demorest, R. D. Ferdman, W. M. Folkner, A. W. Hotan, M. Kramer, A. N. Lommen, D. J. Nice, M. B. Purver, J. M. Sarkissian, I. H. Stairs, W. van Straten, J. P. W. Verbiest, D. R. B. Yardley (2010). Measuring the mass of Solar System planets using pulsar timing. The Astrophysical Journal, 720, 201 R. P. Breton, V. M. Kaspi, M. Kramer, M. A. McLaughlin, M. Lyutikov, S. M. Ransom, I. H. Stairs, R. D. Fer- dman, F. Camilo, A. Possenti (2008). Relativistic spin precession in the double pulsar. Science, 321, 104 B. Rickett, B. Coles, M. McLaughlin, A. Lyne, I. Stairs, R. D. Ferdman, P. Freire, F. Camilo (2007). Interstellar scintillation of the double pulsar J0737–3039: eects of anisotropy. A&AT, 26, 541 J. van Leeuwen, R. D. Ferdman, S. Meyer, I. H. Stairs (2007). A search for pulsars around low-mass white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 374, 1437 M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, R. N. Manchester, M. A. McLaughlin, A. G. Lyne, R. D. Ferdman, M. Burgay, D. R. Lorimer, A. Possenti, N. D. D’Amico, J. M. Sarkissian, G. B. Hobbs, J. E. Reynolds, P. C. C. Freire and F. Camilo (2006). New tests of general relativity from timing the double pulsar. Science, 314:97-102 R. D. Ferdman, H. B. Richer, J. Brewer, G. G. Fahlman, B. K. Gibson, B. M. S. Hansen, M. E. Huber, R. A. Ibata, J. S. Kalirai, J. M. Matthews, R. M. Rich, J. F. Rowe, M. M. Shara, and P. B. Stetson (2003). Searching for variability in the globular cluster Messier 4. The Astronomical Journal. 127:380-384

7 Robert Ferdman Curriculum Vitae Other articles and works R. D. Ferdman, R. F. Archibald, V. M. Kaspi, P. Scholz (2015). On the braking index of the high glitch-activity pulsar PSR J0537 6910. In preparation for submission to the Astrophysical Journal. ≠ R. D. Ferdman. AFR/ASPFitsReader: A pulsar FITS ﬁle reader and analysis package. Astrophysics Source Code Library, record ascl:1509.003 R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, M. Kramer, R. N. Manchester, A. G. Lyne, R. P. Breton, M. A. McLaughlin, A. Possenti, M. Burgay. The double pulsar: evolutionary constraints from the system geometry. 40 Years of Pulsars: Millisecond Pulsars, Magnetars, and More. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 983, pp. 474-478 (2008) M. Kramer, I. H. Stairs, R. N. Manchester, M. A. McLaughlin, A. G. Lyne, R. D. Ferdman, M. Burgay, D. R. Lorimer, A. Possenti, N. D. D’Amico, J. M. Sarkissian, J. E. Reynolds, B. C. Joshi, P. C. C. Freire and F. Camilo (2006). Strong-ﬁeld tests of gravity with the double pulsar. Annalen der Physik. 15:34-42.

Invited and contributed talks, non-refereed publications (selected) R. D. Ferdman. Pulsars in their youth: helping us understand the ultra-dense and ultra-magnetic.Invitedtalk, Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 23 October 2015. R. D. Ferdman. Les pulsars: des outils de précision pour mieux comprendre l’univers.Invitedreviewtalk, Annual meeting of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada, 6 May 2015. R. D. Ferdman. Using pulsars in a Galactic-scale gravitational-wave detector. Invited talk, Laboratoire Astroparticule et Cosmologie, Université de Paris-Diderot, Paris, France, 25 March 2015. R. D. Ferdman. Using pulsars in a Galactic-scale gravitational-wave detector. Invited talk, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace, Orléans, France, 26 March 2015. R. D. Ferdman. A Galactic-scale gravitational-wave detector. Contributed talk, Testing Gravity 2015 meeting and workshop, Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, Vancouver, 15 January 2015. R. D. Ferdman. Using pulsars in a Galactic-scale gravitational-wave detector.Invitedtalk,Northwestern University/Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics, 23 October 2014. R. D. Ferdman. Disocvering radio blips and blasts: from pulsars to fast radio bursts.Invitedpublictalk,Public Astro Night, McGill University, 18 September 2014. R. D. Ferdman. Probing double neutron star evolution with pulsar observations. Invited talk, University of Alberta, 19 June 2014. R. D. Ferdman. Pulsars: precision tools for understanding the Universe. Invited talk, University of Cambridge, 11 June 2014. R. D. Ferdman. The CHIME telescope: spacetime ripples and fast ﬂashes. Talk, annual meeting of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, 21 May 2014. R. D. Ferdman. NANOGrav: Cyber-infrastructure. Talk, NANOGrav collaboration meeting, Franklin & Marshall College, 20 October 2013. R. D. Ferdman. Constraints on spin-orbit misalignment in PSR J0737–3039A. Talk, Aspen Winter Conference on Astrophysics – Physical Applications of Millisecond Pulsars, 19–24 January 2013. R. D. Ferdman. Evidence for neutron star formation without a core-collapse supernova in the double pulsar system. Talk, UK-Germany National Astronomy Meeting, University of Mancheter, 30 March 2012.

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R. D. Ferdman. Meeting introduction. Talk, 3rd COST working group meeting, University of Manchester, 2 November 2011. R. D. Ferdman. Pulsar timing and black holes. Invited talk, 2nd COST working group meeting, University of Valencia, 15 November 2010. R. D. Ferdman. Old world observing: the eorts of the European Pulsar Timing Array. Talk, Pulsars 2010 conference, Sardinia, Italy, 11 October 2010. R. D. Ferdman. Tests of general relativity through pulsar observations. Talk, 2010 Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting, University of Glasgow, 12-16 April 2010. R. D. Ferdman. Recent and future tests of relativity through pulsar observations. Talk, The 12th Marcel Grossmann Meeting (session EG6: Compact Binaries and Strong-Field Gravity), Paris, 12-17 July 2009. R. D. Ferdman. The European Pulsar Timing Array: observatories and instrumentation. Talk, The 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Columbia University, 21-26 June 2009. R. D. Ferdman. Systèmes pulsars binaires: étudier l’évolution des binaires et la gravitation.Invitedtalk, Nançay Radio Telescope, 16 December, 2008. R. D. Ferdman. Studying binary formation history and relativistic eects with the double pulsar.Talk,Annual Meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society, Royal Military College, 5-8 June 2007. R. D. Ferdman. Probing the pulsar fossil record to study binary evolution. Talk, Pulsar Searching and Thai-ming: 2007–SKA, Thailand, 29 March–5 April, 2007. R. D. Ferdman. Probing binary evolution using the pulsar fossil record. Talk, 2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, Seattle, #115.02 R. D. Ferdman. Constraining Neutron Star Masses from Pulsar Timing. Green Bank Telescope Lunch Talk Series, 1 June 2005. R. D. Ferdman, I. H. Stairs, D. J. Nice, A. Lommen, D. C. Backer, P. Demorest, R. Ramachandran, and the Parkes Multibeam Pulsar Collaboration. He ain’t heavy, he’s my degenerate companion: constraining neutron star masses from pulsar timing. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society, Université de Montréal, 15-17 May 2005.