Ronald J. Allen Resum´e August 17, 2010 Contents 1 Background 1 1.1 PersonalData.................................... .... 1 1.2 AcademicQualifications . ....... 1 1.3 Career/Employment ............................... ..... 1 2 Research Experience 2 2.1 Main Field: Structure of Galaxies, Physics of the ISM, Star Formation. 2 2.2 Other Fields: Image Processing, Fourier Optics and Interferometry.. 2 2.3 CurrentResearchInterests. ......... 2 3 National/International Scientific Advisory Committees 3 4 Ph.D. Theses Supervised 5 5 Ph.D. Theses Examined 5 6 Research Grants Obtained 6 6.1 Ph.D. Students Supervised and Co-supervised . ............. 6 6.2 OtherResearchGrants. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 6 6.3 National Science Foundation Research Grants . ............. 7 6.4 NASAGrants...................................... 7 6.5 IndustrialContracts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....... 8 7 Fellowships, Honors & Awards, Membership in Professional Societies 8 8 Teaching Experience 9 9 Invited Lectures 10 10 Invited Papers 10 11 Refereed Publications 12 12 Conference Papers 19 13 Other Publications 24 i 1 Background 1.1 Personal Data Name: Ronald John Allen Birthdate: 12 November 1940 Birthplace: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Citizenship: Canada, USA Marital Status: Married to Janice R. Nielsen Family Status: three children; Melanie (b. 1969), Matthew (b. 1971), and Stefan (b. 1975) 1.2 Academic Qualifications • Bachelor of Arts, Honours Physics (1962); University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. • Ph.D., Physics (1967); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A. • Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Research Council of Canada (1967, 1968); Observatoire de Paris, France. 1.3 Career/Employment • at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands: – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (1/16/1969 – 1/1/1971); – Research Supervisor (3/1/1971 – 7/1/1972); – Lecturer Radio Astronomy (7/1/1972 - 1/1/1980); – Professor Radio Astronomy (1/1/1980-10/1/1985); – Chairman of the Astronomy Department (1982-1985); and, – Dean of the Subfaculty of Astronomy (1982-1985). • at the Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: – Head of Department (1985-1988); and, – Professor of Astronomy (1985-1990). • at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland: – Tenured Astronomer (AURA) (1989-present); – Head of the Science Computing and Research Support Division (1989-1995); – Head of the Research Programs Office (1995-1999); – Manager, Director’s Discretionary Research Funds, (1999-2005); – STScI Sabbatical Leave, (1/2006 - 9/2006); – Head, Hubble and Giacconi Fellowship Programs (10/2006-present); and, – Synthesis Imaging Scientist, Space Interferometry Mission (2000-present). 1 • Present Employer: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Telephone: (410) 338-4574 E-Mail Address: [email protected] • Home Address: 3900 Eland Road, Phoenix, MD 21131, USA Telephone: (410) 592-2770 2 Research Experience 2.1 Main Field: Structure of Galaxies, Physics of the ISM, Star Formation. • more than 100 papers published in refereed journals and conference volumes; • one book co-edited: ”The Milky Way Galaxy,” eds. H. van Woerden, R.J. Allen, and W.B. Burton (Reidel, Dordrecht 1985). 2.2 Other Fields: Image Processing, Fourier Optics and Interferometry. • more than 12 papers published in refereed journals and conference volumes; • two books co-edited: – ”Image Processing in Astronomy,” eds. G. Sedmak, M. Capaccioli, R.J. Allen (Osserva- torio Astronomico di Trieste, 1979). – ”The Restoration of HST Images and Spectra,” eds. R. L. White and R.J. Allen (Space Telescope Science Institute, 1991). 2.3 Current Research Interests • Structure of galaxies from radio and optical observations; Physics of the ISM: – rotation and density-wave kinematics from radio HI and CO synthesis imaging and optical emission-line Fabry-Perot observations; mass distributions, spiral structure, star formation; – interstellar gas; the conversion of HI and H2 in galaxies into stars, relation of various components of the interstellar gas to star formation, heating and cooling of the ISM; – radial and Z distribution of radio continuum emission and polarization; cosmic ray con- tent of galaxies, magnetic field structure; – search for cold molecular gas in the Galaxy and in nearby galaxies. 2 • Interferometry and aperture synthesis; – image formation and Fourier optics at radio and optical wavelengths; – optical interferometry. 3 National/International Scientific Advisory Committees • Member (1971-72, 1974-75, 1982-83) of the Program Committee for the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope in the Netherlands. • Member (1976-78) and Chairman (1978-80) of the University Committee for the Purchase of Computing Machines (advisory body to the Regents of Groningen University). • Chairman of the Scientific Organizing Committee for IAU Symposium 77 on ”Structure and Properties of Nearby Galaxies” (1977). • Member of an advisory group (to the European Space Agency) on software for processing data from the Space Telescope Faint Object Camera (1979). • Member of an advisory panel to the British Science Research Council for the STARLINK Astronomical Data-Processing Computer Network (1979). • Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee for the International Workshop on Image Processing in Astronomy held in Trieste (1979). • Member of the Advisory Committee for the Nan¸cay Radio Telescope (1982). • Member of the Astronomy Section of the Academic Council, Ministry of Education and Science of The Netherlands (1982-85). • Department Chair and Dean of the Subfaculty of Astronomy, Groningen University (1982-85). • Head of the Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois (1985-88). • Member of the Visiting Committee, U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (1986-89). • Member of the NSF Panel for the Review of AUI/NRAO (1987). • Member of the ad hoc Long-Range Planning Committee for NRAO (1988). • Chairman of the Visiting Committee, U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory (1988-89). • Consultant to the Space Telescope Science Institute (1989). • Head of the Science Computing and Research Support Division at ST ScI (1989-95); • Head of the Research Programs Office at ST ScI (1995-99). • Member of the Scientific Committee for the 4th International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy held in Erice (April 1991). • Member, NASA Space Interferometry Science Working Group (SISWG) (1992-96). 3 • Member, Grant Selection Committee for Space and Astronomy, National Research Council of Canada (1994-97). • Member, JPL-STScI Study Team participating in the “Road Map for the Exploration of Neighboring Planetary Systems (ExNPS)” (March-September 1995). • Member, Scientific Organizing Committee of the international symposium New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa, Johannesburg, January 1996. • Co-author, Final Report of the Space Interferometry Science Working Group (SISWG) (Spring 1996). • Member, NASA Science and Technical Review for SIM (the OSI - POINTS Downselect Panel, Houston, March 1996). • Member, NASA Space Interferometry Mission Science Working Group (SIMSWG) (1996- 2000). • Ad-hoc member, SIM Technical Advisory Group (SIM Classic - SOS Architecture presenta- tions, Feb. 3-4-5 1998; Downselect, Oct. 6-7, 1999). • Member, NASA Panel for the “Non-Advocate Review of Ground-Based IR Interferometry for Detecting Exozodiacal Dust” (May 1998). • Member, NSF Review Committee for the CHARA Mount Wilson Interferometer Array (March 1999). • Co-author of the JPL-SIMSWG report “Space Interferometry Mission; Taking the Measure of the Universe” (March 1999). • Chair, Second NASA Panel for the “Non-Advocate Review of Ground-Based IR Interferom- etry for Detecting Exozodiacal Dust” (May-July 2000). • Member, Ball Aerospace Design Team for the Terrestrial Planet Finder (March 2000 - present). • Member, Evaluation Committee for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Sweden (June - August 2000). • Member and Mission Scientist, Science Team for the NASA/JPL Space Interferometry Mis- sion (SIM) (2000 - 2010). • Member, NASA Review Panel for NRA-01-OSS-03 Keck Interferometer Commissioning Team Science (August 2001). • Member, and Science Co-Chair, NASA Independent Confirmation Assessment Team for FAME, the Full-Sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer satellite project (October-December 2001). • Member, NASA/JPL Technical Advisory Committee for the Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission (June 2004 - March 2006). • Member, 2006 Hubble Fellow Selection Committee. • Member, 2010 Steacie Award Selection Committee (NSERC Canada) 4 4 Ph.D. Theses Supervised 1. A.H. Rots (Groningen University, 1974), ”Distribution and Kinematics of Neutral Hydrogen in the Spiral Galaxy M81” 2. J.M. van der Hulst (Groningen University, 1977), ”The Distribution and Motions of Neutral Hydrogen in the Interacting Galaxy Pairs NGC 4038/39 and NGC 3031/77” 3. B.M.H.R. Wevers (Groningen University, 1984), “A Study of Spiral Galaxies” 4. R.P.J. Tilanus (Groningen University, 1990), “The Structure of the Spiral Arms in M51 and M83: An Observational Study” 5. L. Loinard (Universit´ede Grenoble, 1998), “Le Gaz Mol´eculaire dans la Galaxies D’Androm`ede”. 6. B. Holwerda (Groningen University, 2005), “The Opacity of Spiral Galaxy Disks”. 7. J. Heiner (Groningen University, 2009), “A Comparison of Far-UV and HI Distributions in Nearby Galaxies”. 8. M. Rodriguez (UNAM Morelia, Mexico, 2009), “An Investigation of the Molecular-Radio- Infrared Correlation at Small Scales in