Allyson Bieryla 241 Crescent St, Apt. 3603 Waltham , MA 02453 Phone: 303.709.2891 E-Mail: [email protected] Education Harvard University Extension School Master of Liberal Arts, Software Engineering. In progress. Harvard University Extension School Graduate-level Certificate in Data Science. June 2019. University of Colorado at Boulder B.A. in Astrophysics, Physics and Fine Arts; minor in Geology. May 2005. Professional Experience • Astronomy Lab and Telescope Manager - Harvard University, 1. Sept. 2008 - Present Cambridge, MA. • Astronomer – Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Feb. 2009 - Present MA. • Geometry Technician – Tricon Geophysics, Denver, CO. Oct. 2007 – Aug. 2008 • Research Assistant – Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO. May 2005 – Oct. 2007 Management/Teaching Experience • Manage laboratory inventory and maintain instruments and telescope • Train graduate students and new users on equipment and lab materials • Work closely with faculty on course lab development • Run (and co-founded) the Harvard Observing Project (HOP) which gives students opportunities to learn about observational astronomy • Advise undergraduate students on research projects • Lead observing sessions and course laboratory sessions • Staff advisor the undergraduate astronomy club, Student Astronomers at Harvard- Radcliffe (STAHR) • Organize and analyze large amounts of data from space and ground based telescopes Research Experience • Exoplanet detection and characterization including velocity determination, orbit fitting and transit photometry • Characterization of spectral parameters • Kuiper Belt and asteroid target recovery and orbit fitting Allyson Bieryla Page 2 • Observing experience on many professional telescopes • Scientific papers and presentations, and professional collaborations Computer Skills • Coding and data analysis in Unix, IDL, IRAF, JAVA, C, Python and MaximDL • Visual graphics, animation and website design using Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, and php • Comfortable working in Linux, Mac or Windows environments • Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint and Excel Awards • Harvard University Dean’s Distinction Award 2019 • Harvard University Impact Award 2013 • Harvard University Impact Award 2011 Grants/Sponsored Travel • American Astronomical International Travel Grant Aug. 2019 • Enabling Science (Invited Speaker) June 2019 • American Astronomical International Travel Grant July 2019 • IAU100 Special Projects grant to build and distribute LightSound Dec. 2018 (devices developed as an aid for the blind and visually impaired) • American Astronomical IAU Travel Grant Aug. 2018 • International Astronomical Union (IAU) – Inspiring Stars (Invited Aug. 2018 presenter) • American Astronomical International Travel Grant July 2018 • American Astronomical FAMOUS Grant June 2018 • William Hrudey Caribbean Astronomical Conference (Keynote May 2018 Speaker) • International Astronomical Union (IAU) – Inspiring Stars Bridging Apr. 2018 event (Invited speaker and presenter) Affiliations/Memberships • Member of American Astronomical Society Working Group on 2017-Present Allyson Bieryla Page 3 Accessibility and Disabilities (WGAD) • Member of International Astronomical Union Working Group on 2018-Present Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion • Member of American Astronomical Society 2005-Present • 2019Member of Denver Geophysical Society 2007-2008 Publications (Total of 117 refereed publications) First Author • Bieryla, A., et al. “The TESS Follow-up Observing Program (TFOP): Follow-up of 175 K2 Planet Candidates” (in prep). • Bieryla, A., et al. “KELT-7b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Bright V=8.54 Rapidly Rotating F-star” The Astronomical Journal, 150, 1 (2015). • Bieryla, A., et al. “HAT-P-49b: A 1.7 MJ Planet Transiting a Bright 1.5 MSun F-star” The Astronomical Journal, 147, 4 (2014). • Bieryla, A., et al. “A Search for Satellites around Ceres” The Astronomical Journal, 141, 6 (2011). Co-authored - showing articles through 2018 • Jenkins, J. S., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “An Ultrahot Neptune in Neptune Desert” Nature (2020). • Badenas-Agusti, M, et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “HD 191939: Three sub-Neptunes Transiting a Sun-like Star only 54pc Away” The Astronomical Journal, 160, 3 (2020). • Martinez, R., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “KELT-25b and KELT-26b: A Hot Jupiter and a Substellar Companion Transiting Young A Stars Observed by TESS” The Astronomical Journal, 160, 3 (2020). • Abrams, N. S., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Measured Lightcurves and Rotational Periods of (16579) 1992 GO, (25660) 2000 AO88, and (37652) 1994 JS1” The Minor Planet Bulletin, 47, 3 (2020). • Dalba, P. A., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “The TESS-Keck Survey. I. A Warm Sub-Saturn mass Planet and a Caution about Stray Light in TESS Cameras” The Astronomical Journal, 159, 5 (2020). • Nicholl, M. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “An Extremely Energetic Supernova from a very Massive Star in a Dense Medium” Nature Astronomy, vol 4, p 893-899 (2020). • Abrams, N. S. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Measured Lightcurves and Rotational Periods of 3122 Florence, 3830 Trelleborg, and (131077) 2000 YH105” The Minor Planet Bulletin, 47, 1 (2020). • Lund, M. N. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Asteroseismology of the Multiplanet System K2- 93” The Astronomical Journal, 158, 6 (2019). Allyson Bieryla Page 4 • Thompson, T. A. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Noninteracting Low-Mass Black Hole- Giant Binary System” Science, 366, 6465 (2019). • Rodriguez, J. E. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “KELT-24b: A 5Mj Planet on a 5.6 day Well- aligned Orbit around the Young V=8.3 F-star HD 93148” The Astronomical Journal, 158, 5 (2019). • Zhou, G. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Two New HATNet Hot Jupiters around A Stars and the First Glimpse at the Occurrence Rate of Hot Jupiters from TESS” The Astronomical Journal, 158, 4 (2019). • Pope, B. J. S. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “The Kepler Smear Campaign: Light Curves for 102 Very Bright Stars” The Astrophysical Journal, 244, 1 (2019). • Vanderburg, A. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “TESS Spots a Compact System of Super- Earths around the Naked-eye Star HR 858” The Astrophysical Journal, 881, 1 (2019). • Masuda, K. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Self-lensing Discovery of a 0.2Msun White Dwarf in an Unusually Wide Orbit around a Sun-like Star” The Astrophysical Journal, 881, 1 (2019). • Johns, D. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “KELT-23b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting a Near-solar Twin Close to the TESS and JWST Continuous Viewing Zones” The Astronomical Journal, 158, 2 (2019). • Rampaalli, R. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Hot Saturn Near (but Unassociated with) the Open Cluster NGC 1817” The Astronomical Journal, 158, 2 (2019). • Huber, D. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Hot Saturn Orbiting an Oscillating Late Subgiant Discovered by TESS” The Astronomical Journal, 157, 6 (2019). • Rappaport, S., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Random Transiter – EPIC 249706694/HD 139139” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 487, 2 (2019). • Alsubai, K, et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Qatar Exoplanet Survey: Qatar-8b, 9b, 10b-A Hot Saturn and Two Hot Jupiters” The Astronomical Journal, 157, 6 (2019). • Kuszlewicz, J. S., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “KOI-3890: A high mass-ratio asteroseismic red-giant+M-dwarf eclipsing binary undergoing heartbeat tidal interactions” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Advance Access (2019). • Rappaport, S., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Deep long asymmetric occulation in EPIC 204376071” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485, 2 (2019). • Osborn, H., P., et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “The PDS 110 observing campaign – photometric and spectroscopic observations reveal eclipses are aperiodic” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485, 2 (2019). • Alsubai, K. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Qatar Exoplanet Survey: Qatar-7b –A Very Hot Jupiter Orbiting a Metal Rich F-Star” The Astronomical Journal, 157, 2 (2019). • Wang, S. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “HD 202772A b: A Transiting Hot Jupiter around a Bright, Mildly Evolved Star in a Visual Binary Discovered by TESS” The Astronomical Journal, 157, 2 (2019). • Labaie-Bartz, J. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “KELT-22Ab: A Massive, Short-Period Hot Allyson Bieryla Page 5 Jupiter Transiting” The Astronomical Journal, 157, 2 (2019). • David, T. J. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Discovery of a Transiting Adolescent Sub- Neptune Exoplanet with K2” The Astronomical Journal, 156, 2 (2018). • Liang, Y. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “EPIC 246851721 b: A Tropical Jupiter Transiting a Rapidly Rotating Star in a Well-aligned Orbit” The Astronomical Journal, 156, 6 (2018). • Oláh, K.. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Eclipsing Spotted Giant Star with K2 and Historical Photometry” Astronomy and Astrophysics, 620, 189 (2018). • Crossfield, I.. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A TESS Dress Rehearsal: Planetary Candidates and Variables from K2 Campaign 17” The Astronomical Journal Supplement Series, 239, 1 (2018). • Rodriguez, J. E. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Compact Multi-planet System with a Significantly Misaligned Ultra Short Period Planet” The Astronomical Journal, 245, 5 (2018). • Collins, K. A.. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “The KELT Follow-up Network and Transit False-positive Catalog: Pre-vetted False Positives for TESS” The Astronomical Journal, 156, 5 (2019). • Colón, K. D. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “A Large Ground-based Observing Campaign of the Disintegrating Planet K22-b” The Astronomical Journal, 156, 5 (2018). • Liang, Y. et al. (incl. Bieryla, A.) “Two Warm, Low-density Sub