Curriculum vitae of Jonathan Gelbord

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Phone: (617) 253-3319 MIT Kavli Institute, NE80-6091 FAX: (617) 253-8084 77 Massachusetts Ave. E-mail: [email protected] Cambridge, MA 02139 Web: http://space.mit.edu/~jonathan/

Degrees  Ph.D. in Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 2003 “Probing Circumnuclear Material in Seyfert Galaxies with X-Ray Spectroscopy”  M.A. in Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, 1998  B.A. in Astronomy, Yale University, 1994 Scientific Interests  Active galaxies and AGN unification models  Quasar jets  X-ray spectroscopy  Multiwavelength surveys Grants and Observing Programs  Recently funded programs:  XMM-Newton observations of a sample of nearby Seyfert galaxies (PI, cycles 4 & 5)  Deep Chandra imaging with joint HST observations of 5 quasar jet systems (PI, cycle 6)  Very deep Chandra, HST, and VLA observations of 4C 19.44 jet system (Co-I, cycle 7)  Spitzer IRAC imaging of 6 quasar jets (Co-I, cycle 2)  EPO grant for Chandra After-School Astronomy Project (Co-I, cycle 6)  Approved observations without funding or past programs:  PI on observations with the Magellan 6.5m telescopes in Chile  Co-I on Chandra, XMM, ASCA, HST, Magellan, ATCA, and LBA observations Positions Held  Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Kavli Institute, 2002-present Multiwavelength studies of quasar jets with Herman Marshall; X-ray grating analyses of AGN  Graduate Research Assistant, JHU, 1997-2002 X-ray spectroscopic studies of Seyferts with Kim Weaver and Tahir Yaqoob  Graduate Research Assistant, STScI, 1997 Modeling accretion disks in AGN with Mario Livio and John Cannizzo  Graduate Research Assistant, JHU, 1995, 1996 Velocity mapping of the central kpc of M31 with Tim Heckman and Gerhardt Meurer  Graduate Teaching Assistant, JHU, 1994-1997 Intro. physics & lab; intro. astronomy for non-majors; graduate radiative astrophysics Research Skills  X-ray imaging and spectral analysis  Optical photometric and spectral analysis  Handling large sets of data; data mining large archives  Proposal writing (see grants section above)  Presenting results at meetings and colloquia  Extensive computer skills (see below) Jonathan Gelbord – Curriculum Vitae 2

Computer Experience  Operating systems: UNIX/LINUX, Mac OS, VMS  Have served as a local Mac OS X guru at MKI, providing support and documentation  Programming languages, including C, C++, FORTRAN, HTML, TCL/Tk  Astronomical tools, including FTOOLS, XSPEC, CIAO, ISIS, SAS, IRAF  Automated scripting of IDL, XSPEC, SuperMongo  Assorted other applications, including LaTeX, Emacs, word processors, spreadsheets, presentation software Teaching Experience  Supervision of undergraduate research projects, MIT. 2003-present Assisted Dr. Marshall in the mentoring of five students, answering their questions and providing technical support.  Teaching Assistant for General Physics and General Physics Lab, JHU. 1994-1995, 1997 Responsibilities included: reviewing material and demonstrating problem solving in recitation sections; generating solution sets; guiding lab classes; grading.  Teaching Assistant for Introductory Astronomy, JHU. 1996 Responsibilities included: making exams and assignments; designing class web page; leading review sessions; grading.  Teaching Assistant for Radiative Astrophysics (a graduate student class), JHU. 1996 Responsibilities were primarily producing solution sets and grading.  Physics tutoring, 1995-2001 Private tutoring of students enrolled in the Post-Baccalaureate Premedical program at Goucher College. Public Outreach  Participated in the Chandra Summer School program, 2004 Gave a talk and spent a few days working with small groups of high school students.  Outreach talks to elementary school groups  Assisted with open house nights at JHU on-campus rooftop observatory and ran several informal open house nights as an undergraduate student at Yale Community Service  Volunteer at Bread and Jams soup kitchen, Cambridge, MA, 2002-present  Member, local organizing committee for the workshop on X-ray Emission from Accretion onto Black Holes, Baltimore, MD, 2001  Office Coordinator for the JHU Graduate Representative Organization (GRO), 1996-1998 Elected twice as the officer-at-large for the GRO, tackling projects as needs arose.  JHU Physics & Astronomy Department representative to the GRO, 1995-1999  American Red Cross: Assisted with JHU campus blood drives, 1997-2000  Graduate student representative on the M.S. Eisenhower Library Faculty Advisory Board, 1995-1997 Professional Societies  American Astronomical Society  High Energy Astrophysics Division, AAS