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Curriculum Vitae - 24 March 2020
Dr. Eric E. Mamajek Curriculum Vitae - 24 March 2020 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Phone: (818) 354-2153 4800 Oak Grove Drive FAX: (818) 393-4950 MS 321-162 [email protected] Pasadena, CA 91109-8099 https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Mamajek/ Positions 2020- Discipline Program Manager - Exoplanets, Astro. & Physics Directorate, JPL/Caltech 2016- Deputy Program Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program, JPL/Caltech 2017- Professor of Physics & Astronomy (Research), University of Rochester 2016-2017 Visiting Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester 2016 Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester 2013-2016 Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester 2011-2012 Associate Astronomer, NOAO, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 2008-2013 Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester (on leave 2011-2012) 2004-2008 Clay Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2000-2004 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Astronomy 1999-2000 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, Astronomy 1998-1999 J. William Fulbright Fellow, Australia, ADFA/UNSW School of Physics Languages English (native), Spanish (advanced) Education 2004 Ph.D. The University of Arizona, Astronomy 2001 M.S. The University of Arizona, Astronomy 2000 M.Sc. The University of New South Wales, ADFA, Physics 1998 B.S. The Pennsylvania State University, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics 1993 H.S. Bethel Park High School Research Interests Formation and Evolution -
Annual Report 2016–2017 AAVSO
AAVSO The American Association of Variable Star Observers Annual Report 2016–2017 AAVSO Annual Report 2012 –2013 The American Association of Variable Star Observers AAVSO Annual Report 2016–2017 The American Association of Variable Star Observers 49 Bay State Road Cambridge, MA 02138-1203 USA Telephone: 617-354-0484 Fax: 617-354-0665 email: [email protected] website: https://www.aavso.org Annual Report Website: https://www.aavso.org/annual-report On the cover... At the 2017 AAVSO Annual Meeting.(clockwise from upper left) Knicole Colon, Koji Mukai, Dennis Conti, Kristine Larsen, Joey Rodriguez; Rachid El Hamri, Andy Block, Jane Glanzer, Erin Aadland, Jamin Welch, Stella Kafka; and (clockwise from upper left) Joey Rodriguez, Knicole Colon, Koji Mukai, Frans-Josef “Josch” Hambsch, Chandler Barnes. Picture credits In additon to images from the AAVSO and its archives, the editors gratefully acknowledge the following for their image contributions: Glenn Chaple, Shawn Dvorak, Mary Glennon, Bill Goff, Barbara Harris, Mario Motta, NASA, Gary Poyner, Msgr. Ronald Royer, the Mary Lea Shane Archives of the Lick Observatory, Chris Stephan, and Wheatley, et al. 2003, MNRAS, 345, 49. Table of Contents 1. About the AAVSO Vision and Mission Statement 1 About the AAVSO 1 What We Do 2 What Are Variable Stars? 3 Why Observe Variable Stars? 3 The AAVSO International Database 4 Observing Variable Stars 6 Services to Astronomy 7 Education and Outreach 9 2. The Year in Review Introduction 11 The 106th AAVSO Spring Membership Meeting, Ontario, California 11 The -
Spitzer IRAC Observations of Star Formation in N159 in The
Spitzer IRAC Observations of Star Formation in N159 in the LMC Terry J. Jones, Charles E. Woodward, Martha L. Boyer, Robert D. Gehrz, and Elisha Polomski Department of Astronomy, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 tjj, chelsea, mboyer, gehrz, [email protected] Received ; accepted arXiv:astro-ph/0410708v1 28 Oct 2004 –2– ABSTRACT We present observations of the giant HII region complex N159 in the LMC using IRAC on the Spitzer Space Telescope. One of the two objects previously identified as protostars in N159 has an SED consistent with classification as a Class I young stellar object (YSO) and the other is probably a Class I YSO as well, making these two stars the youngest stars known outside the Milky Way. We identify two other sources that may also be Class I YSOs. One component, N159AN, is completely hidden at optical wavelengths, but is very prominent in 6 the infrared. The integrated luminosity of the entire complex is L ≈ 9 × 10 L⊙, consistent with the observed radio emission assuming a normal Galactic initial mass function (IMF). There is no evidence for a red supergiant population indica- tive of an older burst of star formation. The N159 complex is 50 pc in diameter, larger in physical size than typical HII regions in the Milky Way with comparable luminosity. We argue that all of the individual components are related in their star formation history. The morphology of the region is consistent with a wind blown bubble ≈ 1 − 2 Myr-old that has initiated star formation now taking place at the rim. -
SAGE−Spectroscopy: the Life Cycle of Dust and Gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Spitzer Space Telescope Legacy Science Proposal #40159. SAGE−Spectroscopy: The life cycle of dust and gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud Principal Investigator: Alexander G.G.M. Tielens (ES, ISM, SF) Institution: NASA Ames Research Center Electronic mail: [email protected] Technical Contact: Ciska Markwick−Kemper, University of Manchester (SC, ES, ISM) Co−Investigators: Jean−Philippe Bernard, CESR, Toulouse (ISM, SF) Robert Blum, NOAO (ES) Martin Cohen , UC−Berkeley (ES, SC) Catharinus Dijkstra, unaff. (ES) Karl Gordon, U. Arizona (IRSE, MP, ME, ISM, SF) Varoujan Gorjian, NASA−JPL (SC) Jason Harris, U. Arizona (SC, ES) Sacha Hony, CEA, Saclay (ISM, SF) Joseph Hora, CfA−Harvard (ES) Remy Indebetouw, U. Virginia (IRSE, SF) Eric Lagadec, U. of Manchester (ES) Jarron Leisenring, U. of Virginia (IRSP, ES) Suzanne Madden, CEA,Saclay (ISM, SF) Massimo Marengo, CfA−Harvard (SC) Mikako Matsuura, NAO, Japan (ES) Margaret Meixner, STScI (DB, ES, SC, SF) Knut Olsen, NOAO (ES) Roberta Paladini, IPAC/CalTech (SF) Deborah Paradis, CESR, Toulouse (ISM) William T. Reach, IPAC/CalTech (IRSE, ISM) Douglas Rubin, CEA, Saclay (ISM, SF) Marta Sewilo, STSci (DB, SF, SC) Greg Sloan, Cornell (IRSP, SC, ES) Angela Speck, U. Missouri (ES) Sundar Srinivasan, Johns Hopkins U. (ES) Schuyler Van Dyk, Spitzer Science Center (IRSP, SC) Jacco van Loon, U. of Keele (MP, ES) Uma Vijh, STSci and U. of Toledo (DB, ES, ISM) Kevin Volk, Gemini Observatory (ES, SC) Barbara Whitney, Space Science Institute (SF, SC) Albert Zijlstra, U. of Manchester (ES) Science Category: Extragalactic: local group galaxies Observing Modes: IRS Staring, IRS Mapping, MIPS SED Hours Requested: 224.4 Proprietary Period(days): 0 Abstract: Cycling of matter between the ISM and stars drives the evolution of a galaxy’s visible matter and its emission characteristics. -
Annual Report 1972
I I ANNUAL REPORT 1972 EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY ANNUAL REPORT 1972 presented to the Council by the Director-General, Prof. Dr. A. Blaauw, in accordance with article VI, 1 (a) of the ESO Convention Organisation Europeenne pour des Recherches Astronomiques dans 1'Hkmisphtre Austral EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY Frontispiece: The European Southern Observatory on La Silla mountain. In the foreground the "old camp" of small wooden cabins dating from the first period of settlement on La Silln and now gradually being replaced by more comfortable lodgings. The large dome in the centre contains the Schmidt Telescope. In the background, from left to right, the domes of the Double Astrograph, the Photo- metric (I m) Telescope, the Spectroscopic (1.>2 m) Telescope, and the 50 cm ESO and Copen- hagen Telescopes. In the far rear at right a glimpse of the Hostel and of some of the dormitories. Between the Schmidt Telescope Building and the Double Astrograph the provisional mechanical workshop building. (Viewed from the south east, from a hill between thc existing telescope park and the site for the 3.6 m Telescope.) TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION General Developments and Special Events ........................... 5 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Visiting Astronomers ........................................ 9 Statistics of Telescope Use .................................... 9 Research by Visiting Astronomers .............................. 14 Research by ESO Staff ...................................... 31 Joint Research with Universidad de Chile ...................... -
Arxiv:2006.10868V2 [Astro-Ph.SR] 9 Apr 2021 Spain and Institut D’Estudis Espacials De Catalunya (IEEC), C/Gran Capit`A2-4, E-08034 2 Serenelli, Weiss, Aerts Et Al
Noname manuscript No. (will be inserted by the editor) Weighing stars from birth to death: mass determination methods across the HRD Aldo Serenelli · Achim Weiss · Conny Aerts · George C. Angelou · David Baroch · Nate Bastian · Paul G. Beck · Maria Bergemann · Joachim M. Bestenlehner · Ian Czekala · Nancy Elias-Rosa · Ana Escorza · Vincent Van Eylen · Diane K. Feuillet · Davide Gandolfi · Mark Gieles · L´eoGirardi · Yveline Lebreton · Nicolas Lodieu · Marie Martig · Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami · Joey S.G. Mombarg · Juan Carlos Morales · Andr´esMoya · Benard Nsamba · KreˇsimirPavlovski · May G. Pedersen · Ignasi Ribas · Fabian R.N. Schneider · Victor Silva Aguirre · Keivan G. Stassun · Eline Tolstoy · Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay · Konstanze Zwintz Received: date / Accepted: date A. Serenelli Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC), Carrer de Can Magrans S/N, Bellaterra, E- 08193, Spain and Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Carrer Gran Capita 2, Barcelona, E-08034, Spain E-mail: [email protected] A. Weiss Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Karl Schwarzschild Str. 1, Garching bei M¨unchen, D-85741, Germany C. Aerts Institute of Astronomy, Department of Physics & Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium and Department of Astrophysics, IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, the Netherlands G.C. Angelou Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Karl Schwarzschild Str. 1, Garching bei M¨unchen, D-85741, Germany D. Baroch J. C. Morales I. Ribas Institute of· Space Sciences· (ICE, CSIC), Carrer de Can Magrans S/N, Bellaterra, E-08193, arXiv:2006.10868v2 [astro-ph.SR] 9 Apr 2021 Spain and Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), C/Gran Capit`a2-4, E-08034 2 Serenelli, Weiss, Aerts et al. -
Lecture 7: "Basics of Star Formation and Stellar Nucleosynthesis" Outline
Lecture 7: "Basics of Star Formation and Stellar Nucleosynthesis" Outline 1. Formation of elements in stars 2. Injection of new elements into ISM 3. Phases of star-formation 4. Evolution of stars Mark Whittle University of Virginia Life Cycle of Matter in Milky Way Molecular clouds New clouds with gravitationally collapse heavier composition to form stellar clusters of stars are formed Molecular cloud Stars synthesize Most massive stars evolve He, C, Si, Fe via quickly and die as supernovae – nucleosynthesis heavier elements are injected in space Solar abundances • Observation of atomic absorption lines in the solar spectrum • For some (heavy) elements meteoritic data are used Solar abundance pattern: • Regularities reflect nuclear properties • Several different processes • Mixture of material from many, many stars 5 SolarNucleosynthesis abundances: key facts • Solar• Decreaseabundance in abundance pattern: with atomic number: - Large negative anomaly at Be, B, Li • Regularities reflect nuclear properties - Moderate positive anomaly around Fe • Several different processes 6 - Sawtooth pattern from odd-even effect • Mixture of material from many, many stars Origin of elements • The Big Bang: H, D, 3,4He, Li • All other nuclei were synthesized in stars • Stellar nucleosynthesis ⇔ 3 key processes: - Nuclear fusion: PP cycles, CNO bi-cycle, He burning, C burning, O burning, Si burning ⇒ till 40Ca - Photodisintegration rearrangement: Intense gamma-ray radiation drives nuclear rearrangement ⇒ 56Fe - Most nuclei heavier than 56Fe are due to neutron -
The PDS 110 Observing Campaign -- Photometric And
The PDS 110 observing campaign 1 Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/mnras/stz283/5304181 by St Andrews University Library user on 21 February 2019 The PDS 110 observing campaign { photometric and spectroscopic observations reveal eclipses are aperiodic? H.P. Osborny 1, M. Kenworthy2, J.E. Rodriguez3, E.J.W. de Mooij4, G.M. Kennedy5;6, H. Relles7, E. Gomez,7, M. Hippke8, M. Banfiz, L. Barbieriz, I.S. Becker9, P. Benniz;10, P. Berlind3, A. Bieryla3, G. Bonnoli11, H. Boussierz, S.M. Brincatz, J. Briolz, M.R. Burleigh12, T. Butterley13, M.L. Calkins3, P. Chote5, S. Ciceri14, M. Deldemz, V.S. Dhillon15;16, E. Dosez, F. Duboisz;17, S. Dvorakz, G.A. Esquerdo3, D.F. Evans18, S. Ferratfiatz, S.J. Fossey19;20, M.N. Gunther¨ 21, J. Hallz, F.-J. Hambschz;22, E. Herrero23, K. Hillsz, R. Jamesz, R. Jayawardhana24, S. Kafka25, T.L. Killesteinz;4, C. Kotnikz, D.W. Latham3, D. Lemayz, P. Lewinz, S. Littlefair15, C. Loprestiz, M. Mallonn26, L. Mancini27;28;29, A. Marchiniz;11, J.J. McCormac5;6, G. Murawskiz;30, G. Myersz 25, R. Papiniz, V. Popovz;31, U. Quadriz, S.N. Quinn3, L. Raynard12, L. Rizzutiz, J. Robertson32, F. Salvaggioz, A. Scholz33, R. Sfair9, A. M. S. Smith34, J. Southworth18, T.G. Tanz;35 S. Vanaverbekez;17, E.O. Waagen23, C.A. Watson36, R.G. West5;6, O.C. Winter9, P.J. Wheatley5;6, R.W. Wilson13, G. Zhou3 Affiliations are listed at the end of the paper. Accepted XXX. Received YYY; in original form ZZZ ABSTRACT PDS 110 is a young disk-hosting star in the Orion OB1A association. -
Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics & Astronomy 6301
CURRICULUM VITAE: KEIVAN GUADALUPE STASSUN Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics & Astronomy 6301 Stevenson Center Ln., Nashville, TN 37235 Phone: 615-322-2828, FAX: 615-343-7263 [email protected] DEGREES EARNED University of Wisconsin—Madison Degree: Ph.D. in Astronomy, 2000 Thesis: Rotation, Accretion, and Circumstellar Disks among Low-Mass Pre-Main-Sequence Stars Advisor: Robert D. Mathieu University of California at Berkeley Degree: A.B. in Physics/Astronomy (double major) with Honors, 1994 Thesis: A Simultaneous Photometric and Spectroscopic Variability Study of Classical T Tauri Stars Advisor: Gibor Basri EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Vanderbilt University Founder and Director, Frist Center for Autism & Innovation, 2018-present Professor of Computer Science, School of Engineering, 2018-present Stevenson Endowed Professor of Physics & Astronomy, College of Arts & Science, 2016-present Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Research, College of Arts & Science, 2015-18 Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor, 2015-16 Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 2011-16 Director, Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics (VIDA), 2007-present Founder and Director, Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program, 2004-15 Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 2008-11 Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 2003-08 Fisk University Adjoint Professor of Physics, 2006-present University of Wisconsin—Madison NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Astronomy, 2001-03 Area: Observational Studies of Low-Mass Star -
Referierte Publikationen
14 Publikationslisten Referierte Publikationen Abdo, A.A., M. Ajello, A. Allafort, …, A.W. Strong, et al.: Ogle, E. Falgarone, G. Pineaudes Forêts, E. O'Sullivan, The Second Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gam- P.-A. Duc, S. Gallagher, Y. Gao, T. Jarrett, I. Konstantopou- ma-Ray Pulsars. Ap. J. Supp. Ser. 208, 17 (2013). los, U. Lisenfeld, S. Lord, N. Lu, B.W. Peterson, C. Struck, Aceituno, J., S.F. Sánchez, F. Grupp, J. Lillo, M. Hernán- E. Sturm, R. Tuffs, I. Valchanov, P. van der Werf and K.C. Obispo, D. Benitez, L.M. Montoya, U. Thiele, S. Pedraz, Xu: Shock-enhanced C+ Emission and the Detection of H O from the Stephan's Quintet Group-wide Shock Using D. Barrado, S. Dreizler and J. Bean: CAFE: Calar Alto 2 Fiber-fed Échelle spectrograph. Astron. Astrophys. 552, Herschel. Ap. J. 777, 66 (2013). A31 (2013). Arasa, C., M.C. van Hemert, E.F. van Dishoeck and G.J. Ackermann, M., M. Ajello, A. Allafort, …, A. von Kienlin, Kroes: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of CO2 Forma- et al.: Determination of the Point-spread Function for the tion in Interstellar Ices. Journal of Physical Chemistry A Fermi Large Area Telescope from On-orbit Data and Li- 117, 7064-7074 (2013). mits on Pair Halos of Active Galactic Nuclei. Ap. J. 765, Arndt, S., E. Wacker, Y.-F. Li, T. Shimizu, H.M. Thomas, 54 (2013). G.E. Morfill, S. Karrer, J.L. Zimmermann, and A.-K. Bos- Ackermann, M., M. Ajello, A. Allafort, …, A.W. Strong, et serhoff: Cold atmospheric plasma, a new strategy to indu- al.: Detection of the Characteristic Pion-Decay Signature ce senescence in melanoma cells. -
Catherine C. Espaillat
Catherine C. Espaillat Curriculum Vitae Department of Astronomy Office: CAS Room 404A Boston University Phone: (617) 358-3441 725 Commonwealth Avenue E-mail: [email protected] Boston, MA 02215 Website: http://sites.bu.edu/cce Education Ph.D., Astronomy & Astrophysics 2009 University of Michigan M.S., Astronomy 2005 University of Michigan B.A., Astronomy 2003 Columbia University Positions Associate Professor 2020 - present Boston University Department of Astronomy Assistant Professor 2013 - 2020 Boston University Department of Astronomy NASA Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow 2012 - 2013 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow 2009 - 2012 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Honors Scialog Fellow 2019 Research Corporation for Science Advancement Kavli Fellow 2016 National Academy of Sciences Sloan Fellow 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Carl Sagan Fellow 2012 - 2013 NASA Curriculum Vitae 1 Espaillat Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow 2009 - 2012 NSF Mellon Mays University Fellow 2001 - 2009 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Rackham Merit Fellow 2003 - 2005 University of Michigan John W. Kluge Scholar 1999 - 2003 Columbia University Teaching AS203, Principles of Astronomy II Spring 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 Introductory undergraduate-level course for majors. AS850/851, Astrophysics Seminar Fall 2018, Spring 2019 Graduate-level course. AS101, The Solar System Fall 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 Introductory undergraduate-level course for non-majors. AS725, Gravitational Astrophysics -
Recent Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope: a New View of the Infrared Universe
RECENT RESULTS FROM THE SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE: A NEW VIEW OF THE INFRARED UNIVERSE Giovanni G. Fazio Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Abstract The Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA’s Great Observatory for infrared explo- ration, was launched on August 25, 2003, and is returning excellent scientific data. Combining the intrinsic sensitivity obtained with a cooled telescope in space and the imaging and spectroscopic power of modern array detectors, huge gains have been achieved in exploring the infrared universe. This paper de- scribes the Spitzer Space Telescope and its focal-plane instruments and summa- rizes some of the spectacular images and new scientific results that have been obtained. Keywords: infrared – galaxy classification – interstellar dust – star formation – interacting galaxies – active galactic nuclei – planetary nebula 1. Introduction Infrared astronomy, which covers the wavelength region from 1 to 1000 m, is concerned primarily with the study of relatively cold objects in the universe with temperatures ranging from a few degrees Kelvin to about 2000 K. One principal source of infrared radiation in the interstellar medium is dust, which absorbs optical and ultraviolet radiation and reradiates at infrared wavelengths. Infrared observations can also penetrate dust-enshrouded sources, which are invisible to optical and ultraviolet radiation. Observations of the early universe at infrared wavelengths have the advantage of seeing galaxies whose optical light has been redshifted into the infrared. However, when using ground-based telescopes, most of the infrared spec- trum in invisible because of atmospheric absorption (Figure 1). Only a few windows from 1 to 30 m wavelength are available.