Catherine Danielle Leonard School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Q [email protected] Education University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar) Oxford, UK + PhD, Astrophysics 2016 Thesis title: Beyond the standard cosmological paradigm with weak gravitational lensing Supervisors: Pedro G. Ferreira and Lance Miller Memorial University St. John’s, Canada + Bachelor of Science (Honours), Applied Mathematics and Physics 2012 Research and Teaching Experience School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Newcastle University Newcastle, UK + Lecturer in Astronomy 09/2019–Present I perform research, teach, supervise students, and engage in departmental service and admin. McWilliams Center for Cosmology, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, USA + McWilliams Postdoctoral Fellow 09/2016 – 08/2019 Performed research in the area of cosmology, with a focus on weak lensing and other large-scale structure observables as probes of dark energy and gravity on cosmological scales. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, USA + Lecturer: Sophomore Physics Colloquium Course 12/2017 Served as one of several lecturers for this course, which seeks to expose second year undergraduate Physics students to current topics in research. Lectured on gravitational waves from black hole mergers. Sub-department of Astrophysics, University of Oxford Oxford, UK + PhD Candidate, Astrophysics 10/2012 – 08/2016 Conducted research pertaining to how theoretical uncertainties and parameter degeneracies affect weak gravitational lensing tests of gravity. Keble College, University of Oxford Oxford, UK + Tutor: Undergraduate General Relativity and Cosmology 10/2013 – 06/2015 Delivered supplementary lectures and tutorials to students. Marked coursework and end-of-term exams. Department of Physics, University of Oxford Oxford, UK + Laboratory Demonstrator: Undergraduate Computing 10/2013 – 05/2015 Provided assistance for students in the lab and evaluated reports. Department of Physics and Phys. Oceanography, Memorial University St. John’s, Canada + Teaching Assistant: Undergraduate General Physics Laboratory 01/2012 – 04/2012 Provided assistance for students in the lab and evaluated reports. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada + Student Research Assistant 05-08, 2010-2012 Computed boson star and black hole solutions to gravitational theories, simulated black hole formation within a dynamical dark energy model. 1/3 Awards and Funding Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Pittsburgh, USA + Pittsburgh Research Computing Initiative Award 2018 52,000 CPU hours awarded for proposal Testing the standard cosmological model with current and future galaxy survey data. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Oxford, UK + Postgraduate Scholarship - Doctoral 2015 Up to two years of scholarship support for doctoral work. Sub-department of Astrophysics, University of Oxford Oxford, UK + Steve Rawlings Prize – Commendation 2014 Funding for two-week research visit to the Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The Rhodes Trust Oxford, UK + Rhodes Scholarship 2012 Full scholarship support for three years of postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Oxford, UK + Postgraduate Scholarship – Masters 2012 One year of scholarship support for graduate study. Canadian Association of Physicists St. John’s, Canada + Division of Theoretical Physics Best Student Oral Presentation 2011 Awarded to the best student research presentation in theoretical physics at the annual CAP Congress. Selected Academic Presentations Seminars and Group Meetings....................................................................................... + 2018: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory + 2017: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Edinburgh, Caltech, Ohio State University + 2016: Carnegie Mellon University + 2015: Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (Portsmouth), University of Waterloo, University of Manchester, McMaster University, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics + 2014: Durham University, University of Edinburgh Conferences and Workshops.......................................................................................... Where conference name is in italics, I was an invited speaker. + 2018: 2nd World Summit on Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe), Statistical Challenges in Large Scale Structure with LSST (Oxford, UK), LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration Meeting (Palo Alto, USA) + 2017: Testing Gravity 2017 (Vancouver, Canada), National Astronomy Meeting (Hull, UK) + 2015: Cosmological Tests of Gravity (Leiden, The Netherlands), National Astronomy Meeting (Llandudno, UK) + 2014: UK Cosmology Meeting (Oxford, UK), ICTP Summer School on Cosmology (Trieste, Italy), Canadian Associate of Physicists Congress (Sudbury, Canada) + 2013: Canadian-American-Mexican Graduate Student Physics Conference (Waterloo, Canada) + 2012: Canadian Association of Physicists Congress. (Calgary, Canada) + 2011: Canadian Association of Physicists Congress (St. John’s, Canada), Black Holes VIII (Niagara Falls, Canada) 2/3 Public Lectures.......................................................................................................... + 2018: Women in Science, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA), Astronomy on Tap Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, USA) + 2017: Allegheny Observatory Public Lecture Series (Pittsburgh, USA) Committee Positions LSST: UK Consortium + Board Member 2019–Present Representative for Newcastle University on the Board of the LSST:UK Consortium. LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration Council + Collaboration Council Member 2017-2021 Elected to represent collaboration members on a committee which examines, informs, and ratifies collaboration policies. Outreach and Inclusivity Work Constructive Interference: Women and Minorities in Physics Pittsburgh, USA + Member and Website Officer 2017-2019 Constructive Interference is a group within the CMU Department of Physics which supports women and minorities, provides opportunities for connection, and advocates for inclusive practices. I was in charge of running the group (Fall 2017) and for developing its website (2018). Astronomy on Tap Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, USA + Volunteer 2017-2019 Astronomy on Tap brings astrophysics to the adult public via short talks in a relaxed setting. Department of Physics, University of Oxford Oxford, UK + Public Outreach Volunteer 2012-2016 Participated in running events to increase scientific literacy, reaching thousands of children and adults each year. Computing Languages + Expert: Python, C, Fortran + Intermediate: C++, Matlab, Mathematica + Basic: Bash Languages English: Native French: Fluent 3/3.