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Ph.D., Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
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Advisor: Kenneth H. Nordsieck
Locating Mass Loss: Numerical Modeling of Circumstellar Material in Binary Systems |
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M.S., Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997 |
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A.B., Physics and Astrophysics, University of California at
Berkeley, 1994 |
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Assistant Professor, University of Denver, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2007–present
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Radiative transfer modeling of line polarization effects in supernovae; classification of core-collapse supernovae; spectropolarimetric observations of pre-main sequence stars, evolved stars, and supernovae
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NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Scholar
UC
Berkeley, Dept. of Astronomy, 2003–2007
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Sponsors: Alexei V. Filippenko, Peter Nugent
Spectropolarimetric observations of Seyfert 1 galaxies and Type IIn supernovae; radiative transfer modeling of line polarization effects in supernovae
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rice University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2002–2003
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Advisor: Christopher M. Johns-Krull
Spectropolarimetric observations
of LL Ori stars; radiative transfer modeling of T Tauri disk winds
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NASA/Goddard Graduate Student Research Fellow and Research Assistant
UW-Madison, Dept. of Astronomy,
1996–2002
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Advisor: Kenneth H. Nordsieck; collaborator: Barbara A. Whitney; GSFC technical advisor: Theodore R. Gull
Spectropolarimetric observations
of Algol and Herbig Ae/Be binary stars; Monte Carlo radiative transfer
modeling
of the polarization signatures of Algols and luminous blue variables
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Junior Specialist
UC Berkeley, Dept. of Astronomy, Summer
1995
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Advisor: Ivan R. King
Open-cluster photometry;
reduction and analysis of HST WFPC2 data; faint-object astrometry |
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REU Research Intern
Maria Mitchell Observatory, Fall 1994
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Advisor: Eileen D. Friel
Open-cluster photometry |
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Engineering Aide
UC Berkeley, Center for EUV Astrophysics, 1993–1994
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Supervisor: Nahide Craig
Reduction and analysis of EUVE
data |
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Please see my publication list. |
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DU Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF) Award (co-PI with Frèdèric Latrèmoliére
and Mario Lopez), 2009
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$23,678 — Parallel Random Walks with Application to Astrophysics |
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NSF Stellar Astronomy & Astrophysics Program (co-PI with Rico Ignace), 2008
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$997,703 — Tracing the Spectropolarimetric History of Circumstellar Structures from High-Mass Stars
through Supernovae
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DU Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF) Award (sole author), 2008
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$14,182 — Clusters, Collaboration, and Non-spherical Cows |
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NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (co-I with Wayne Waldron), 2008
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$108,915 — A Study of the Variable Hard X-Ray Emission from the Massive Interacting Binary Beta Lyrae |
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Fund for Astrophysical Research Theodore Dunham, Jr. Grant (sole author), 2007
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$3,000 — Transportation for the HPOL Spectropolarimeter |
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Mount Cuba Astronomical Foundation (sole author), 2007
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$4,000 — Awakenings: Reviving the HPOL Spectropolarimeter |
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NASA Suzaku GO Program (co-I with Richard Ignace), 2006
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$24,992 — An X-Ray Study of Hot Plasma in the Interacting Binary beta Lyrae
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NSF Astronomy &
Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (sole author), 2003
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$194,000 — Supernovae in 3-D: Bridging the
Gap Between Observations and Theory |
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NASA-GSFC Graduate Student Researchers Program (sole author), 2001
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$22,000 — Three-Dimensional Multiwavelength
Modeling Techniques for Analysis of Aspherical Stellar and Galactic
Systems |
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STScI HST GO Program (Co-I with Kenneth H. Nordsieck), 2000
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$45,000 —
Orientation and Extent of the Bipolar Outflow in beta Lyrae |
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First prize, Ruth and Helen Dickie Research Seminar Competition, UW-Madison, 2000 |
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Invited Participant, XII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics in Astrophysical
Spectropolarimetry, 2000 |
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Invited Participant, NASA Summer School for High-Performance Computational Earth
and Space Sciences, 2000 |
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Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Initiative, Committee on
Institutional Cooperation
(sole author), 1999
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$250 — Travel grant to attend IAU Colloquium 175: The Be Phenomenon in Early-Type Stars, Alicante, Spain |
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Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program (sole author), 1999
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$4000 — Curing Color-Blindness in Binary
Star Numerical Models |
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Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship Program (sole author), 1998
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$4000 — A Phased Spectropolarimetric
Investigation of Herbig Ae/Be Binary Stars |
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Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (sole author), 1998
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$2400 — Spectropolarimetric Observations
and Models of Herbig Ae/Be Binary Stars |
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Chancellor's Scholarship, UC Berkeley, 1990–1994 |
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"The Aspherical Universe: Probing Circumstellar Geometry with Polarimetry and
Numerical Modeling" |
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Colorado State University, 2009
University of Denver, 2007
Institute for Computational Astrophysics, St. Mary's University (Nova Scotia), 2006 |
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"Beyond the Spherical Cow: Polarization and Supernova Classification" |
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East Tennessee State University, 2009
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"Polarization of Circumstellar Material Across the H–R Diagram" |
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University of Wyoming, 2008
Western Washington University, 2007
Central Michigan University, 2007
Tennessee State University, 2007
James Madison University, 2007
San Diego State University, 2006
Wesleyan University, 2006 | |
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"Polarized Line Profiles as Diagnostics of Circumstellar Geometry in Type IIn Supernovae" |
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University of North Dakota, 2007
Circumstellar Media and Late Stages of Massive Stellar Evolution conference, Ensenada, 2006
Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 2006
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), 2006
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
Northwestern University, 2006
University of Minnesota, 2006
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"A Supernova on Your Desktop" |
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City College of San Francisco, 2007
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2006
University of Portland (Oregon), 2006
University of San Francisco, 2006
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"Holding up Half the Sky: Women in the Physical Sciences at Berkeley and Beyond" |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
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Faculty Adviser of the Year, DU Office of Student Life, 2009
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Graduate Instructor, University of Denver, 2008–present
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PHYS 4611,12: Advanced Electrodynamics I, II |
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Undergraduate Instructor, University of Denver, 2008–present
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FSEM 1111: First-Year Seminar: The Universe as Our Living Environment |
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Graduate Advisor, University of Denver, 2007–present
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Aaron Worley: Effects of a Slowly Expanding Shell on the Local Disk in a Classical T Tauri System
Jamie Lomax: New Polarization Curves of β Lyrae |
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Undergraduate Advisor, University of Denver, 2007–present
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Charee Peters: 3-D Simulations of Supernovae in Polarized Light
Alisha Humphries, Naomi Pequette, and Charee Peters: Celestial Fireworks: When Stars Explode
Kathleen M. Geise, B.S. 2008: Stellar Atmospheres: A Computational Approach |
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Organizer, teaching issues discussion group, UC Berkeley, 2006
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Initiated weekly discussion group for graduate students and postdocs interested in teaching. Discussions have covered topics such as pedagogical research, course design for non-science majors, and classroom innovations. |
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Organizer, Launch Day undergraduate orientation, UC Berkeley, 2004–2006
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Conceived, planned, and organized orientation activities for incoming first-year and transfer students interested in physical science majors. Activities each year included research lab tours, a "professor scavenger hunt," and an interdepartmental barbecue dinner. |
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Teaching Fellow, College of Letters and Science, UW-Madison,
2000
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Won College-wide teaching award;
conducted TA training workshops for the College |
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Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Astronomy, UW-Madison,
1995-1999
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Taught two semesters each of
discussion and laboratory sections; wrote assignments and quizzes;
implemented interactive teaching and learning methods |
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Undergraduate Mentor, 1998–2002
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Collaborated with astronomy
majors on projects related to HPOL observations and data reduction;
students mentored include UW graduates John P. Wisniewski (now at U.
Toledo) and Jill M. Meyer (now at U. Washington). |
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Instructor, Academic Skills Development Workshop, 1997
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Co-organized and co-taught a
two-week astronomy course for at-risk high-school students |
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Lecturer, UW-Madison's Space Place, 1997
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Co-organized public lecture
series; presented lecture on stellar evolution |
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Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Physics, UC Berkeley,
1995
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Led discussion and laboratory
sections; served as head TA for large lecture course |
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Panelist, AAS CSWA Town Hall session, 2009
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Served as a panel member in a session entitled "To know the road ahead, ask those coming back,"
organized by the American Astronomical Society’s Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy at the January 2009
AAS meeting. |
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Panelist, AAS NSF Postdoctoral Fellows' Symposium, 2007 and 2009
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Served as a panel member in sessions entitled "Transitioning from Postdoctoral to Faculty Positions,"
organized by NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows at the January 2007 and January 2009 American Astronomical
Society meetings. |
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Science fair judge, Merrill Middle School, Denver, 2009
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Liaison for women in astronomy, UC Berkeley, 2003–2006
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For NSF fellowship E/PO project, organized networking activities
for women in astronomy at Berkeley; linked Berkeley students with
outreach opportunities encouraging K–12 girls in the physical sciences;
continue to maintain a web page of statistics and resources relating to women in
astronomy |
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Presenter, Expanding Your Horizons and Explorathon for Girls in Science, 1996–2007
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Designed and led astronomy career
workshops for middle-school girls; in 2004-6, organized teams of
Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students to conduct the workshops |
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Data analyst, American Astronomical Society's Committee on the Status of Women, 2003
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Compiled and analyzed data on the
gender distribution of astronomers at US astronomical research
institutions; authored Women in Astronomy II conference poster and
co-authored STATUS article presenting results; continue to maintain a web page
publicizing data and conclusions |
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Observing coordinator and resident astronomer, Pine Bluff
Observatory, 1997–2002
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Trained and supervised team of
undergraduate observers; compiled target lists; provided on-site
building and instrument maintenance and observing assistance |
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Presenter, Washburn Observatory and Universe in the Park, 1996–2002
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Conducted public observing nights at UW-Madison's historic 15-inch refractor; presented public talks and led "star parties" at Wisconsin state parks |
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Manuscript referee, Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal, 2005–present |
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Proposal reviewer, National Science Foundation (AST and ESP divisions), 2005–present |
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Member, American Astronomical Society, 1994–present |
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Member, Sigma Xi, 2000–present |
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