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Curriculum Vitae for MERCEDES T. RICHARDS

Work Address: Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State University,
525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802-6305

  • Telephone:
  • (814) 865-0150 (office); (814) 863-3399 (fax)

Education

Ph.D., 1986, Astronomy, University of Toronto M.Sc., 1979, Astronomy, York University B.Sc., 1977, Physics, University of the West Indies Graduate Awards: University of the West Indies Graduate Scholarship, 1977-1979; York University Scholarship, 1977-1979; University of Toronto Doctoral Fellowship, 1979-1981; Frank Hogg Fellowship, 1981-1982; C. A. Chant Fellowship, 1982-1983; Carl Reinhardt Fellowship, 1981-1986.

Academic Positions

2003 – 2002 –
: Assistant Head, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State University : Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State University
2000 – 2001: Visiting Scientist, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 1999 – 2002: Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia 1993 – 1999: Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia 1987 – 1993: Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia 1986 – 1987: Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1979 – 1985: Teaching Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of Toronto, Canada 1977 – 1979: Research/Teaching Assistant, Centre for Research in Earth & Space Science, York University

Academic Service Positions

2007 – 2010: Nominating Committee, American Astronomical Society 2006 – 2012: Organizing Committee, IAU Commission 42 (Division V, Binary Stars) 2004 – now : Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturer, American Astronomical Society 2002 – now : Board of Advisors, Caribbean Institute of Astronomy (CARINA), University of the West Indies 1997 – 2001: Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy, American Astronomical Society

Main Research Interests

Multiwavelength spectroscopy of Algols and RS CVn binaries; Magnetic activity in cool stars; Hydrodynamic simulations of interacting binaries; Doppler tomography of interacting binaries

Memberships

American Astronomical Society (since 1982), Astronomical Society of the Pacific (since 1992), Association for Women in Science (since 1981), International Astronomical Union (Division V, Commission 42: Close Binary Stars; since 1992), Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (since 2005)

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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Articles and Conference Proceedings

1. Davis, M. T., Weller, W. W., & Jeffers, S. 1978, "Spectrophotometry of Nova Cygni 1975," Eighth
Annual Symposium on Experimental Space Science, York University, Toronto, p. 17

2. Richards, M. T., Mochnacki, S. W., & Bolton, C. T. 1988,"Nonsimultaneous Multicolor Light-Curve
Analysis of Algol (! Persei)," Astron. J., 96, 326 – 336

3. Richards, M. T., Bolton, C. T., & Mochnacki, S. W. 1989,"A New Model for Algol (! Persei)," Space Sci.
Rev., 50, 358

4. Richards, M. T. 1989, "Starspot Activity in Algol," in Sixth Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar
Systems and the Sun, ed. G. Wallerstein, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 9 (San Francisco: ASP), 221 – 223

5. Richards, M. T. 1990, "The RS Canum Venaticorum Characteristics of the Infrared Light Curves of
Algol," Astrophys. J., 350, 372 – 385

6. Richards, M. T. 1992, "Magnetic Activity in Algol-type Binaries," in Seventh Cambridge Workshop on
Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun, ed. M. Giampapa and J. Bookbinder, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 26 (San Francisco: ASP), 367 – 369

7. Richards, M. T. 1992, "Consequences of the Star-Stream Interaction in Algol," Astrophys. J., 387, 329 –
339

8. Richards, M. T. 1993, "Circumstellar Material in Algol: A Study of the Balmer Line Profiles," Astrophys.
J. Suppl., 86, 255 – 291

9. Richards, M. T., & Albright, G. E. 1993, "Evidence of Magnetic Activity in Short-period Algol Binaries,"
Astrophys. J. Suppl., 88, 199 – 204

10. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1993, "Circumstellar Material in TX Ursae Majoris," Astrophys. J.,
414, 830 – 845

11. Richards, M. T., & Albright, G. E. 1994, "Facilities for Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of Shortperiod Algols," in Optical Astronomy From The Earth and Moon, ed. D. M. Pyper and R. J. Angione, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 55 (San Francisco: ASP), 251 – 254

12. Richards, M. T., & Albright, G. E. 1994, "Full-orbit Spectroscopy of Nine Short-period Algols," in
Interacting Binary Stars, ed. A. W. Shafter, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 56 (San Francisco: ASP), 393 – 396

13. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1994, "Evidence of Mass Transfer in TX UMa," in Interacting Binary
Stars, ed. A. W. Shafter, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 56 (San Francisco: ASP), 360 – 363

14. Richards, M., Jones, R., Swain, M., Mattson, C., & Albright, G. 1994, "Doppler Tomography of
Accretion Regions in Algols," in Proceedings of Circumstellar Matter, An International Conference in Celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, ed. G. Watt., p. 97

15. Richards, M. T., Albright, G. E., Bowles, L. M. 1995, "Doppler Tomography of the Gas Stream in Shortperiod Algol Binaries," Astrophys. J. Letters, 438, L103 – L106

16. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1995, "The Transient Accretion Disk in the Algol-type Binary U
Sagittae," Astrophys. J., 441, 806 – 820

17. Blondin, J. M., Richards, M. T., & Malinkowski, M. 1995, "Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Mass
Transfer in Algol," Astrophys. J., 445, 939 – 946

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18. Richards, M. T. 1995, "The Structure of Accretion Regions in Algols," in Proceedings of the XXI Day of
Scientific Lectures and 17th Annual Meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists, Rutgers University, New Jersey, p. 40

19. Richards, M. T., Albright, G. E., & Bowles, L. M. 1995, "Doppler Tomography of Accretion Regions in
Algols," Astrophys. Space Sci., 224, 547 – 548

20. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1995, "Circumstellar Matter in Direct Impact Algol Systems,"
Astrophys. Space Sci., 224, 415 – 416

21. Richards, M. T., Jones, R. D., & Swain, M. A. 1996, "Doppler Tomography and S-wave Analysis of
Circumstellar Gas in ! Persei," Astrophys. J., 459, 249 – 258, and color Plate 3

22. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1996, "Doppler Tomography of Accretion Disks in Algol Binaries,"
Astrophys. J. Letters, 459, L99 – 102, and color Plate L14

23. Richards, M. T., & Albright, G. E. 1996, "Doppler Tomography of Chromospheres and Accretion Regions in Algol Binaries," in Stellar Surface Structure, ed. K. Strassmeier and J. Linsky (Dordrecht: Kluwer), 493 – 500

24. Ratliff, M. A., & Richards, M. T. 1997, "Hydrodynamical Simulations of H" Emission in Algol binaries," in Accretion Phenomena and Related Outflows, ed. D. Wickramasinghe, G. Bicknell & L. Ferrario, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 121 (San Francisco: ASP), 785 – 786

25. Richards, M. T., & Ratliff, M. A. 1998, "Hydrodynamic Simulations of H" Emission in Algol Binaries,"
Astrophys. J., 493, 326 – 341 and color Plate 11

26. Koubsky, P., Richards, M. T., & Simon, V. 1998, "Circumstellar Matter in the Interacting Binary CX
Draconis," in Proceedings of the 20th Stellar Conference of the Czech and Slovak Astronomical Institutes, Brno, Czech Republic, eds. J. Dusek and M. Zejda, 64 – 72

27. Koubsky, P., Harmanec, P., Bozic, H., Percy, J. R., Ziznovsky, J., Huang, L., Richards, M. T., Hadrava, P.,
& Simon, V. 1998, "Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Interacting Binary CX Draconis - Evidence for Circumstellar Matter," Hvar Observatory Bull., 22, 17 – 34

28. Richards, M. T., Waltman, E. B., Foster, R. S., & Ghigo, F. 1998, "Flaring Activity Cycles in ! Per and
HR 1099 from a 2GHz and 8GHz Radio Survey," in Tenth Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, eds. R.A. Donahue & J.A. Bookbinder, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 154 (San Francisco: ASP), 1546 – 1550

29. Richards, M. T., & Russell, S. 1998, "Dependence of Radio Flaring Activity on Orbital Phase in Archival
Observations of Algol-type and RS CVn Binaries," in Tenth Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, eds. R.A. Donahue & J.A. Bookbinder, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 154 (San Francisco: ASP), 1551 – 1559

30. Richards, M. T., & Rosolowsky, E. W. 1998, "Doppler Tomography of Ultraviolet Spectra of HR 1099," in Tenth Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, eds. R.A. Donahue & J.A. Bookbinder, ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 154 (San Francisco: ASP), 2038 – 2041

31. Kempner, J. C., & Richards, M. T. 1999, "Analysis of the Si IV Ultraviolet Spectra of U Sagittae,"
Astrophys. J., 512, 345 – 350

32. Richards, M. T., & Albright, G. E. 1999, "Morphologies of H" Accretion Regions in Algol Binaries,"
Astrophys. J. Suppl., 123, 537 – 626

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33. Richards, M. T., Koubsky, P., Simon, V., Peters, G. J., Hirata, R., Skoda, P., & Masuda, S. 2000, "A
Multiwavelength Study of Spectral Variations in the CX Draconis Binary," Astrophys. J., 531, 1003 – 1027

34. Richards, M. T. 2000, "The Journey to Algol," Mercury, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 34 – 40 35. Richards, M. T. 2000, "The Status of the Algols," Reports on Astronomy - Transactions of the
International Astronomical Union, Vol. XXIVA (Triennial Report of Commission 42, page 9), ed. J. Andersen, (Provo, Astron. Soc. Pacific), ISBN 1-58381-035-8

36. Richards, M. T. 2001, "Doppler Tomography of Eclipsing and Non-eclipsing Algols," Astrotomography:
Indirect Imaging Methods in Observational Astronomy, Springer Lecture Notes in Physics Series, Vol. 573, H.M.J. Boffin, D. Steeghs, & J. Cuypers (eds.), pp. 276 – 300 (Invited Review)

37. Richards, M. T. 2001, "The Journey to Algol," Powerweb: Astronomy, Article 35 (McGraw-Hill/Dushkin:
New York; http://www.dushkin.com/powerweb/), pp. 1 – 11

38. Richards, M. T. 2003, "Images of Active Mass Transfer in Direct Impact Close Binary Systems," in 3D
Stellar Structure Workshop, ASP Conference Series, Sylvain Turcotte, Stefan Keller, & Rob Cavallo (eds.), 120 – 124

39. Richards, M. T., Waltman, E. B., Ghigo, F., & Richards, D. St. P. 2003, "Statistical Analysis of 5-year
Continuous Radio Flare Data from ! Per, V711 Tau, # Lib, and UX Ari," Astrophys. J. Suppl., 147, 337 – 361

40. Richards, M. T., Waltman, E. B., Ghigo, F., & Richards, D. St. P. 2004, "Periodicities of Radio Flares in
RS CVn and Algol Binaries," in Stars as Suns: Activity, Evolution, and Planets, eds. A. K. Dupree & A. O. Benz, IAU Symposium 219 (ASP), 181 – 185

41. Richards, M. T. 2004, "Doppler Tomography of Algols," Astronomische Nachrichten, 325, 229 – 232 42. Richards, M. T. 2004, "Time Domain Spectra of Interacting Binaries," in Proceedings of the Science With
SALT II Workshop, ed. David Buckley

43. Budaj, J., & Richards, M. T. 2004, "A Description of the SHELLSPEC Code," Contrib. Astron. Obs.
Skalnate Pleso, 34, 167 – 196

44. Budaj, J., Iliev, I. Kh., Fenovcik, M., Barzova, I., Richards, M.T., & Geordzheva, E. 2004, "Discovery of the Secondary in the Spectrum of the SB1 System HD 861, " Information Bulletin Variable Stars, 5509, 1

45. Budaj, J., & Richards, M. T. 2005, "Modeling the Spectrum of TT Hya - Algol Binary with a Disc," in
IAU Symposium 224: The A-Star Puzzle, edited by J. Zverko, W. W. Weiss, J. Ziznovsky & S. J. Adelman (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge), 886

46. Fenovcik, M., Budaj, J., Iliev, I., Richards, M. T., & Barzova, I. 2005, "Search for Tidally Driven
Abundance Anomalies," in IAU Symposium 224: The A-Star Puzzle, edited by J. Zverko, W. W. Weiss, J. Ziznovsky & S. J. Adelman (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge), 749

47. Retter, A., Richards, M. T., & Wu, K. 2005, "Evidence for Superhumps in the Radio Light Curve of the
Algol Proto-type, ! Persei, and a New Model for the Magnetic Activity in Algol Systems," Astrophys. J., 621, 417 – 424

48. Budaj, J., Richards, M. T., & Miller, B. 2005, "A Study of Synthetic and Observed H" Spectra of TT
Hydrae," Astrophys. J., 623, 411 – 424

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49. Richards, M. (chair) & Morales Rueda, L. (co-chair), Collier Cameron, A., Schwope, A. & Vrielmann, S.
(eds.) 2005, "Astrotomography,'' Report on Joint Discussion 9: Astrotomography, in IAU Highlights, Vol. 13, 279 – 281

50. Kang, T. W., Retter, A., Liu, A., & Richards, M. T. 2006, "Detection of Orbital and Superhump Periods in Nova V2574 Ophiuchi (2004)," Astron. J., 131, 1687 – 1692 (astro-ph/0512483)

51. Kang, T. W., Retter, A., Liu, A., & Richards, M. T. 2006, "Nova V4743 Sgr (2002) – An Intermediate
Polar,” Astron. J., 132, 608 – 613 (astro-ph/0604438)

52. Iliev, I. Kh.,Budaj, J., Fenovcik, M., Stateva, I., & Richards, M. T., 2006, "Abundance Analysis of Am
Binaries and Search for Tidally Driven Abundance Anomalies – II. HD861, HD18778, HD20230, HD29479, HD96528, and HD108651,'' Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 370, 819 – 827

53. Agafanov, M., Richards, M. T., & Sharova, O. 2006, "Three-Dimensional Doppler Tomogram of Gas
Flows in the Algol-type Binary U Coronae Borealis," Astrophys. J., 652, 1547 – 1553

54. Rogers, M. L., Richards, M. T., & Richards, D. St. P. 2006, "Long-term Variability in the Length of the
Solar Cycle," astro-ph/0606426

55. Miller, B., Budaj, J., Richards, M. T., Koubsky, P., & Peters, G. J. 2007, "Revealing the Nature of Algol
Disks through Optical and UV Spectroscopy, Synthetic Spectra, and Tomography of TT Hydrae," Astrophys. J., 656, 1075 – 1091 (astro-ph/0611351)

56. Richards, M. T. 2007, "Doppler Tomography of Accretion Disks and Streams in Close Binaries," IAU
Symposium 240, Binary Stars as Critical Tools & Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics, W. Hartkopf, E. Guinan, & P. Harmanec (eds.), 160 – 169 (Invited Review)

57. Agafanov, M., Sharova, O., & Richards, M. T. 2007, "Three-dimensional Doppler Tomograms and
Detection of Motions Beyond the Orbital Plane in Close Binary Systems," Astronomical & Astrophysical Transactions, 26, 147 – 149

58. Uytterhoeven, K., Koubsky, P., Harmanec, P., Telting, J. H., Yang, S., Richards, M. T., & Ilyin, I. 2008,
"Evidence for Rapid Variability in the Multiple System 68 u Her," in Proc. ESO Workshop on Multiple

Stars Across the H-R Diagram, 53 – 58

59. Agafanov, M., Sharova, O., & Richards, M. T. 2008, "Three-Dimensional Doppler Images of the Disk-like and Stream-like States of U Coronae Borealis," Astrophys. J., submitted (astro-ph/08050370)

60. Agafanov, M., Richards, M. T., & Sharova, O. 2008, "Three-Dimensional Doppler Images of the Tilted
Gas Stream in RS Vulpeculae," in preparation

61. Richards, M. T., Miller, B., Budaj, J., & Peters, G. J. 2007, "A Multidimensional Study of AU Mon,"
Astrophys. J., in preparation

62. Richards, M. T. 2007, "Elliptical Accretion Disks in the Algols, " in preparation 63. Richards, M. T. & Rogers, M. L. 2007, "Properties of the Shock Region in Direct Impact Algol Binaries,"
Astrophys. J., in preparation

64. Richards, M. T., & Rogers, M. L. 2007, "Magnetic Cycles in ! Per and V711 Tau from Circularly
Polarized Data," in preparation

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Abstracts

65. Richards, M. T., Bolton, C. T., & Mochnacki, S. W. 1987, "The Effective Temperature of Algol C," Bull.
Am. Astron. Soc., 19, 1036

66. Richards, M. T. 1990, "A Transient Accretion Disk in ! Persei," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 22, 1335 67. Richards, M. T. 1992, "Effects of Direct-Impact Accretion in Close Interacting Binaries," Bull. Am.
Astron. Soc., 24, 770

68. Albright, G. E., Richards, M. T., & Guinan, E. F. 1992, "Full-orbit H" Spectroscopy of Short-period
Algols," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 24, 769

69. Jones, R. D., & Richards, M. T. 1992, "Doppler Analysis of Circumstellar Emission in ! Persei," Bull.
Am. Astron. Soc., 24, 768

70. Malinkowski, M., Etheridge, M., Blondin, J. M., & Richards, M. T. 1993, "Hydrodynamic Simulations of
Mass Transfer in Algol," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 25, 1424

71. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1993, "Transient Accretion Disk in the Algol-type Binary U Sagittae,"
Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 25, 1424

72. Richards, M. T., Albright, G. E., & Bowles, L. M. 1994, "Doppler Tomography of Accretion Regions in
Algol Binaries," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 26, 1345

73. Albright, G. E., & Richards, M. T. 1994, "Accretion Regions in Direct-Impact Algol Binaries," Bull. Am.
Astron. Soc., 26, 1414

74. Ratliff, M. A., & Richards, M. T. 1995, "Hydrodynamical Simulations of H" Emission in Algol Binaries,"
Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 27, 1343

75. Rosolowsky, E. W., & Richards, M. T. 1996, "Doppler Tomography of Ultraviolet Spectra of the RS CVn
Binary HR 1099," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 28, 1375

76. Soinski, T. L., & Richards, M. T. 2002, "The Long-term Characteristics of Radio Flares from V711 Tau, !
Per and UX Ari," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 34, 653

77. Richards, M. T., Waltman, E. B., & Ghigo, F. 2002, "Statistical Analysis of Continuous Radio Flare Data from RS CVn and Algol-type Binaries," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 34, 653

78. Budaj, J., & Richards, M. T. 2004, "A New Code for Calculating Synthetic Spectra of Interacting
Binaries," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 36, 741, No. 5.08

79. Miller, B. P., Richards, M. T., & Budaj, J. 2004, "Analysis of Simultaneous Optical and Radio Data from
V711 Tau and ! Per," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 36, 745, No. 6.15

80. Richards, M. T., & Rogers, M. L. 2004, "Flaring Cycles in ! Per and V711 Tau from Circularly Polarized
Data," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 36, 745, No. 6.14

81. Rogers, M. L., & Richards, M. T. 2004, "Periodogram Analysis of Sunspot Numbers and Areas," Bull.
Am. Astron. Soc., 36, 670, No. 2.21

82. Richards, M. T., Retter, A., & Wu, K. 2004, "Evidence for Superhumps in the Radio Light Curve of the
Algol and a New Model for the Magnetic Activity in Algol Systems," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 36, 1526, No. 107.11

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83. Budaj, J., Miller, B. P., Richards, M.T., & Koubsky, P. 2005, "Analysis of Synthetic and Observed UV and Optical Spectra of TT Hya," Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 37, 439, No. 8.01

84. Miller, B. P., Budaj, J., & Richards, M.T. 2005, "Multiwavelength Spectra of AU Mon," Bull. Am. Astron.
Soc., 37, 486, No. 35.05

85. Rogers, M. L., & Richards, M.T. 2005, "Properties of the Shock Region in Direct Impact Algols," Bull.
Am. Astron. Soc., 37, 487, No. 35.06

86. Kang, T. W., Retter, A., Liu, A., & Richards, M. T. 2005, "Detection of Orbital and Superhump Periods in
Nova Ophiuchi 2004,'' Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 37, 1275, No. 70.07

87. Richards, M. T., Kang, T. W., Retter, A., & Liu, A. 2005, "Nova Sagittarii 2002: An Intermediate Polar

Candidate,'' Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 37, 1277, No. 70.20
88. Zavala, R., Boboltz, D., Hutter, D., Ojha, R., Richards, M., Shaffer, D., & Tycner, C. 2007,
"Simultaneous Optical and Radio Imaging and Optical Spectroscopy of the Algol Triple System,'' Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., Vol. 38, No. 57.19

Related Articles

89. "Algol: A Closer Look," 1992, Sky & Telescope, 84, 132 90. "Imaging Accretion the Coude Way," 1995, National Optical Astron. Observatory Newsletter, 42, 7 – 9 91. "Stellar Gas Streams," 1995, Sky & Telescope, 90, 12 – 13

Theses and Technical Reports

92. Davis, M. T. 1979, "Nova Cygni 1975," M.Sc. thesis, York University. 93. Davis, M. T., Jeffers, S., & Weller, W. W. 1980, "Nova Cygni 1975: The Balmer Lines," Technical
Report, York University

94. Richards, M. T. 1986, "Circumstellar Material in the Algol System," Ph.D. thesis, University of Toronto. 95. Richards, M. T. 1988, "A Differential Corrections Program for Eclipsing Binary Light Curves," Technical
Report, University of Virginia

Books

96. Chen, A. A., McMorris, M. N., Chin, P. N., Charoo, H., ( Richards) Davis, M. T., Dutta, S., Grabowski,
S., Honegan, F. C., McCluskey, R. E., & Springer, C. D. 1976, Supplement to the Physics Teacher's Guide for   the Caribbean, (A Regional Project of the Organization of American States), University of the West Indies (350 pages).

97. Richards, M. T. (editor) 1998, Astronomy 313/511 Observatory Handbook, (Charlottesville: P.S.
Publishing, University of Virginia), 6 editions: 1989 - 1998 (189 pages).

98. Richards, M. T. 1998, Lecture Notes on Binary Star Systems, A Graduate Course (148 pages).

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Posters and Other Presentations at Meetings

1. "A New Model for Algol (! Persei)," 107th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Sydney,
British Columbia, Canada, August 15 - 19, 1988.

2. "Starspot Activity in Algol," Sixth Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun,
Seattle, Washington, September 11 - 14, 1989.

3. "Magnetic Activity in Algol-type Binaries," Seventh Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun, Tucson, Arizona, October 9 - 12, 1991.

4. "Effects of Direct-impact Accretion in Close Interacting Binaries," 180th Meeting of the American
Astronomical Society (AAS), Columbus, Ohio, June 7 - 11, 1992.

5. "Full-orbit H" Spectroscopy of Short-period Algols," 180th AAS Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, June 7 - 11,
1992.

6. "Doppler Analysis of Circumstellar Emission in ! Persei," 180th AAS Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, June 7 -
11, 1992.

7. "Evidence of Mass Transfer in TX UMa," Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Symposium on
Interacting Binary Stars, San Diego, California, July 11 - 15, 1993.

8. "Full-orbit Spectroscopy of Nine Short-period Algols," ASP Symposium on Interacting Binary Stars, San
Diego, California, July 11 - 15, 1993.

9. "Facilities for Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of Short-period Algols," ASP Symposium on Optical
Astronomy From the Earth and Moon, San Diego, California, July 11 - 15, 1993.

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    Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide by Andrew Fraknoi (Fromm Institute, University of San Francisco) [April 2019] © copyright 2019 by Andrew Fraknoi. All rights reserved. For permission to use, or to suggest additional materials, please contact the author at e-mail: fraknoi {at} fhda {dot} edu This guide to non-technical English-language materials is not meant to be a comprehensive or scholarly introduction to the complex topic of the role of women in astronomy. It is simply a resource for educators and students who wish to begin exploring the challenges and triumphs of women of the past and present. It’s also an opportunity to get to know the lives and work of some of the key women who have overcome prejudice and exclusion to make significant contributions to our field. We only include a representative selection of living women astronomers about whom non-technical material at the level of beginning astronomy students is easily available. Lack of inclusion in this introductory list is not meant to suggest any less importance. We also don’t include Wikipedia articles, although those are sometimes a good place for students to begin. Suggestions for additional non-technical listings are most welcome. Vera Rubin Annie Cannon & Henrietta Leavitt Maria Mitchell Cecilia Payne ______________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: 1. Written Resources on the History of Women in Astronomy 2. Written Resources on Issues Women Face 3. Web Resources on the History of Women in Astronomy 4. Web Resources on Issues Women Face 5. Material on Some Specific Women Astronomers of the Past: Annie Cannon Margaret Huggins Nancy Roman Agnes Clerke Henrietta Leavitt Vera Rubin Williamina Fleming Antonia Maury Charlotte Moore Sitterly Caroline Herschel Maria Mitchell Mary Somerville Dorrit Hoffleit Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Beatrice Tinsley Helen Sawyer Hogg Dorothea Klumpke Roberts 6.
  • Introduction & Overview to Symposium 240: Binary Stars As Critical Tools

    Introduction & Overview to Symposium 240: Binary Stars As Critical Tools

    Binary Stars as Critical Tools & Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 240, 2006 c 2007 International Astronomical Union W.I. Hartkopf, E.F. Guinan & P. Harmanec, eds. doi:10.1017/S1743921307003730 Introduction & Overview to Symposium 240: Binary Stars as Critical Tools and Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics Edward F. Guinan1, Petr Harmanec2 and William Hartkopf3 1Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA e-mail: [email protected] 2Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 251 65 Ondrejov, Czech Republic 3Astrometry Dept., U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC, 20392, USA Abstract. An overview is presented of the many new and exciting developments in binary and multiple star studies that were discussed at IAU Symposium 240. Impacts on binary and multiple star studies from new technologies, techniques, instruments, missions and theory are highlighted. It is crucial to study binary and multiple stars because the vast majority of stars (>60%) in our Galaxy and in other galaxies consist, not of single stars, but of double and multiple star systems. To understand galaxies we need to understand stars, but since most are members of binary and multiple star systems, we need to study and understand binary stars. The major advances in technology, instrumentation, computers, and theory have revolutionized what we know (and also don’t know) about binary and multiple star systems. Data now available from interferometry (with milliarcsecond [mas] and sub-mas precisions), high-precision radial velocities (∼1-2 m/s) and high precision photometry (<1–2 milli-mag) as well as the wealth of new data that are pouring in from panoramic optical and infrared surveys (e.g., >10,000 new binaries found since 1995), have led to a renaissance in binary star and multiple star studies.
  • Indices Circumstellar Matter 1994

    Indices Circumstellar Matter 1994

    INDICES CIRCUMSTELLAR MATTER 1994 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Nancy Ageorges:- MPE, Garcning, GERMANY Geary Albright:- University of Virginia, USA Phillipe Andre:- Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, FRANCE Bernhard Aringer:- University of Vienna, AUSTRIA Jane Arthur:- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, MEXICO Lorne Avery:- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, CANADA Stefano Bagnulo:- Armagh Observatory, NORTHERN IRELAND Eric Bakker:- SRON, Utrecht, NETHERLANDS Dominique BaJIereau:- Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, FRANCE Mary Barsony:- UC Riverside, California, USA Nicole Berruyer:- Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, FRANCE Nina Beskrovnaya:- Pulkova Observatory, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA Peter Brand:- University of Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Danielle Briot:- Observatoire de Paris, FRANCE Henry Buckley:- University of Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Valentin Bujarrabal:- Centro Astronomico de Yebes, SPAIN Harold Butner:- DTM-Carnegie Institute of Washington, USA John Carr:- Ohio State University, USA Mark Casali:- Royal Observatories, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Josephine Chan:- Max-Planck Research Group, Jena, GERMANY Claire Chandler:- NRAO, Socorro, New Mexico, USA Steve Charnley:- UC Berkeley/NASA Ames, California, USA Isabelle Cherchneff:- Royal Observatories, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND Ed Churchwell:- University of Wisconsin, USA Mark Clampin:- Space Telescope Science Institute, Maryland, USA Stuart Clark:- University of Hertfordshire, ENGLAND Jim Cohen:- NRAL Jodrell Bank, ENGLAND Martin Cohen:- University of California, Berkeley, USA Francisco Colomer:- Centre Astronomico de Yebes,
  • Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences

    Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences

    DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Dr. Joseph Skobla, MSc, PhD, TU Braitislava/U of Toronto, – Head of Department HIGHLIGHTS he Department is in the midst of Ttransformation occasioned by dwindling student enrollment a few years back and an increasing call for science relevance. At the heart of the transformation process has been curriculum reform, and the past year was notable for the time devoted to discussion and review of the Department’s offerings. The result has been a three year plan, drafted for implementation beginning 2009/10, which will see modification to existing course structures, redefinition of existing majors and minors, a revamping of the Electronics programme, the reintroduction of a Materials Science major and the introduction of a new major in Medical Physics. To meet the implementation target, a new look first year programme was proposed and the necessary board and committee permissions acquired for it to be launched in September. Additionally, the Department proposed and acquired approval to launch a degree programme in Electronics Engineering – the first UWI Engineering programme to be offered outside of the St. Augustine Campus. The Engineering Faculty of St. Augustine will partner with the Department to roll out the first year of the programme in September 2009. Staffing continues to be a challenge for the Department. No posts were filled even though there were 5 vacancies. The impact of this was most notable on the Electronics programme. This was relieved somewhat with the return of Dr. Leary Myers from his secondment to the government of Jamaica. Notwithstanding, teaching standards remained high (see ensuing section), and the vacancies provided the opportunities to (i) identify and evaluate potential staff for nurturing amongst PhD students who assisted in content delivery, and (ii) rationalize how the open posts will be filled in the coming years in 323 conjunction with the redrafted teaching focus and new programmes.
  • Open Gettel Thesis Final.Pdf

    Open Gettel Thesis Final.Pdf

    The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School Eberly College of Science A SEARCH FOR PLANETS AROUND RED STARS A Dissertation in Astronomy and Astrophysics by Sara Gettel c 2012 Sara Gettel ! Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy December 2012 1 The dissertation of Sara Gettel was reviewed and approved by the following: Alex Wolszczan Evan Pugh Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Dissertation Adviser Chair of Committee Lawrence W. Ramsey Distinguished Senior Scholar & Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics John D. Mathews Professor of Electrical Engineering Mercedes Richards Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kevin Luhman Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Jason T. Wright Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Donald P. Schneider Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Head of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 Signatures on file in the Graduate School. iii Abstract Our knowledge of planets around other stars has expanded drastically in recent years, from a handful Jupiter-mass planets orbiting Sun-like stars, to encompass a wide range of planet masses and stellar host types. In this thesis, I review the development of radial velocity planet searches and present results from projects focusing on the detection of planets around two classes of red stars. The first project is part of the Penn State - Toru´nPlanet Search (PTPS) for substellar companions to K giant stars using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET). The results of this work include the discovery of planetary systems around five evolved stars. These systems illustrate several of the differences between planet detection around giants and Solar-type stars, including increased masses and a lack of short period planets.
  • Fulbright Grantees 2010

    Fulbright Grantees 2010

    Academic Year 2010 - 2011 U.S. Grantees Researcher: Mercedes RICHARDS Professor U.S. Institution: Pennsylvania State University - University Park Slovak Affiliation: Astronomical Institute Slovak Academy of Science, Tatranská Lomnica Project: Modeling Interacting Binary Stars Major Discipline/Specialization : Physics and Astronomy Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 3 months/June 2011 Lecturers: Alice BRIGGS Artist U.S. Institution: Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated Slovak Affiliation: Academy of Fine Arts Bratislava Project: Printmaking: A Radical Analogue Major Discipline/Specialization : Arts Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/March 2011 Peter GREGWARE Associate Dean U.S. Institution: New Mexico State University, College of Arts of Sciences Slovak Affiliation: Institute of International Relations and Approximation of Law, Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava Project: Efficacy and the Rule of Law Major Discipline/Specialization: Law Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/February 2011 Andrew GIARELLI Adjunct Faculty U.S. Institution: Washington State University Vancouver Slovak Affiliation: Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava Project: The American Experience: Folklore, Journalism and Literature Major Discipline/Specialization : American Studies Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/February 2011 Louise JACKSON Professor U.S. Institution: Bemidji State University, MN Slovak Affiliation: Department of Psychology and Patopsychology Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava Project: Psychotherapy Training Model: Intensive Supervision Major Discipline/Specialization : Psychology Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 5 months/September 2010 English Teaching Assistants: Karalynn BROWN U.S. Institution: University of Nebraska Slovak Affiliation: Gymnasium Ľudovita Štúra, Tren čín Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B.A. in International Studies, English, Spanish Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Katrina HEGEMAN U.S.

  • THE UNIVERSE to YOUR COMPUTER Or “A Hitchhikers Guide to Learning the Galaxy for Free

    THE UNIVERSE TO YOUR COMPUTER Or “A Hitchhikers Guide to learning the galaxy for free. .” YOU TOO CAN BE A GREAT MIND! THE MENU • There is an extensive array of online educational resources for the budding or accomplished astronomer. • Astronomy • Astrophysics • Cosmology • Radio Astronomy • Astrobiology • Space Exploration • Etc. • CAVEAT – The internet is not under configuration management and stuff might disappear (in a great big bag) at any time . THE DELIVERY MODELS • All these are available online (as of 16 Nov 2020) • Some are self-paced (download as you want them) • Some are scheduled (available at a scheduled date/time once a semester or once a year - presumably live streamed from the lecture) • Some are “archived” (not clear what this actually means . .) • Some are supported by downloadable reference material – particularly the one from MIT! • Ages from kids (~8yrs) and upwards THE PROVIDERS RUTGERS EPFLx (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) THE DURATION • Podcasts (not listed in this presentation) – 3 minutes to several hours • TED Talks (not listed in this presentation) – 3 minutes to 20+ mins • Interesting snippets (some listed here) – about 1 hour • Short courses (some listed here) – 3 weeks to ~3 months of 4 to 8 hours per week • Long courses (some listed here) – 3 to ~6 months of 4 to 8 hours per week THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL • Models vary as one or more of the following- • Free stuff on line for intellectual stimulation and general learning • Some require an enrolment process • +$pay for a completion certificate (something to hang on the wall) • +$pay to do the exercises and assignments (a kind of self flagellation) • +$pay to have them marked (a genuine assessment to see how well you are actually doing) • +$pay to sit the exam, have it marked and receive a qualification if you pass (just like at university!) • Also webpodintercasts and Edward Speaks (TED Talks) which are more numerous than stars in a nebular .
  • Nominal Values for Selected Solar and Planetary Quantities: IAU 2015

    Nominal Values for Selected Solar and Planetary Quantities: IAU 2015

    , Nominal values for selected solar and planetary quantities: IAU 2015 Resolution B3∗ † Andrej Prˇsa1, Petr Harmanec2, Guillermo Torres3, Eric Mamajek4, Martin Asplund5, Nicole Capitaine6, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard7 , Eric´ Depagne8,9, Margit Haberreiter10, Saskia Hekker11,12, James Hilton13, Greg Kopp14, Veselin Kostov15, Donald W. Kurtz16, Jacques Laskar17, Brian D. Mason13, Eugene F. Milone18, Michele Montgomery19, Mercedes Richards20, Werner Schmutz10, Jesper Schou21 and Susan G. Stewart13 Received April 1, 2016; accepted mmmm dd, yyyy *Available at http://www.iau.org/static/resolutions/IAU2015 English.pdf. †This paper is dedicated to the memory of our dear colleague Dr. Mercedes Richards, an exquisite interacting binary star scientist and IAU officer who passed away on February 3, 2016. 1Villanova University, Dept. of Astrophysics and Planetary Science, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085, USA 2Astronomical Institute of the Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, V Holeˇsoviˇck´ach 2, CZ-180 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic 3Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA 4Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627-0171, USA 5Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2611, Australia 6SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universit´es, UPMC, LNE, 61 avenue de lObserva- toire, 75014 Paris, France 7Stellar Astrophysics Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University,
  • Unheard Voices, Part 2: Women in Astronomy: Table of Contents

    Unheard Voices, Part 2: Women in Astronomy: Table of Contents

    Unheard Voices, Part 2: Women in Astronomy: A Resource Guide by Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College) [2013-2014] © copyright 2014 by Andrew Fraknoi. The right to use or reproduce this guide for any nonprofit educational purposes is hereby granted. For permission to use in other ways, or to suggest additional materials, please contact the author at e-mail: fraknoi {at} fhda {dot} edu There is growing documentation of the challenges women have faced and are facing in having an equal role in astronomy. At the same time, women are attaining important positions throughout the astronomical com- munity, including the presidency of the International Astronomical Union and the American Astronomical Society. This means that excellent role models are now available to show girls that they can be an integral part of the human exploration of the universe. Many instructors of astronomy would like to present such role models during their class discussions, but don’t have the material to do so at hand or in their textbooks. Therefore, the Higher Education Working Group within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sponsored this guide to English-language materials. It is not meant to be a comprehensive introduction to this complex topic, but merely a resource for educators and their students on where to begin looking at the history, the biographical information, and the current issues. Suggestions for additional materials that are both acces- sible and readable are most welcome. ______________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: 1. The History of Women in Astronomy in General 2 2. Materials on a Few Specific Women Astronomers of the Past 3 3.
  • Stefan W. Mochnacki

    Stefan W. Mochnacki

    STEFAN W. MOCHNACKI E-mail: [email protected] Academic and scientific CV is available at: Academic CV (abbreviated) Detailed list of instrumentation projects is at: Instrument Project List Detailed list of computing experience is at: Computing Experience ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE INSTRUMENTATION Recently retired astronomy professor applying skills and experience to manage and solve problems in: • Development of small satellites for high-precision photometry and spectroscopy from space. • Development and characterization of electronic photodetectors. • Development of computer programmes for instrument control and analysis of observations. • Automation of small telescopes and observatories. • Construction and commissioning of spectrographs and cameras. • Observation and precise modeling of close binary star light curves and line profiles. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto: Associate Professor with tenure, July 1986 - Dec. 2014; Assistant Professor, Sep. 1981-86. Projects included: • BRITE-CONSTELLATION (2003-2014): Acted as Canadian Instrument Scientist during the conception, design and commissioning phases of the six-nanosatellite project, as a member of the BRITE Executive Science Team. In early 2009, helped generate Polish interest in BRITE participation. • M Dwarf spectroscopic survey at David Dunlap Observatory (1998-2002) (PI). • Photon-Tagging enhancement of PCS (PI), 1990. • Photon Counting Spectrometer (PI), 1982-87, an improvement of the Latham-Geary version of Shectman's RETICON-based 1-D photo-intensifier dual detector design. Research Leaves: Jan.-Aug. 2013: Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw. • BRITE-CONSTELLATION: Evaluation of pre-flight calibrations and first in-orbit observations; leadership of “Tiger Team” to deal with radiation damage to CCD sensors. Dec. 2007- Jul. 2008: Institute for Astronomy, University of Vienna • BRITE-CONSTELLATION: Evaluation of laboratory simulated star field measurements to determine effect of undersampling.