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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 effort 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, Banff, 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 affiliations 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.
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