Resume

• 2004

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Astronomy

  Astronomy Club

  Georgia State University

  Master's degree

  Physics

  Astronomy Club

  Georgia State University

• 2000

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Physics

  Astronomy Club (Vice President)

  Georgia Institute of Technology

• Data Analysis

  LaTeX

  Microsoft Powerpoint

  SQL

  Microsoft Word

  IDL programming

  Microsoft Excel

  MathCAD

  Inner Orbits in Hierarchical Triple Systems from the CHARA Array. I. V819 Her B

  Stephen Ridgway

  Nils Turner

  Laszlo Sturmann

  Judit Sturmann

  Theo ten Brummelaar

  Tabetha Boyajian

  Deepak Raghavan

  Harold McAlister

  I am the lead author on this paper.

  Inner Orbits in Hierarchical Triple Systems from the CHARA Array. I. V819 Her B

  Chris Farrington

  Theo ten Brummelaar

  Yamina Touhami

  Deepak Raghavan

  Wei-Chun Jao

  Todd Henry

  Douglas Gies

  Ellyn Baines

  Harold McAlister

  Tabetha Boyajian

  The Astrophysical Journal

  I was a co-author on this paper.

  Angular Diameters of the G Subdwarf Mu Cassiopeiae A and the K Dwarfs Sigma Draconis and HR 511 from Interferometric Measurements with the CHARA Array

  This is the Ph.D. dissertation I wrote while working with the CHARA Array and studying at Georgia State University. A PDF copy can be made available upon request.

  The Self-Calibration Method for Multiple Systems at the CHARA Array

  M. Virginia McSwain

  Harold McAlister

  Rachel Matson

  William Hartkopf

  Erika Grundstrom

  Douglas Gies

  Alexander Fullerton

  Christopher Farrington

  Brian Mason

  Theo ten Brummelaar

  The Astronomical Journal

  I was the second author on this paper

  An Interferometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of the Multiple Star System HD 193322

  David Wingert

  Stephen Williams

  Margaret Trippe

  Reed Riddle

  M. Virginia McSwain

  W. Huang

  Douglas Gies

  Charlie Finch

  Tabetha Boyajian

  Erika Grundstrom

  The Astrophysical Journal

  I was a co-author on this paper.

  Joint H-alpha and X-Ray Observations of Massive X-Ray Binaries. III. The Be X-Ray Binaries HDE 245770 = A0535+26 and X Persei

  David

  O'Brien

  Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

  Spelman College

  Georgia State University

  Georgia Perimeter College

  Nassau Community College

  Atlanta

  GA

  Teaching responsibilities:\n- ASTR 1010 - Solar System Astronomy: 3-hour-a-week undergraduate lecture covering the physics of astronomical systems

  the Sun

  planets and sub-planetary solar system objects. Algebra-based.\n- ASTR 1010L - Solar System Astronomy Lab: 3-hour-a-week undergraduate lab class with interactive exercises to derive and examine the parameters of planets and sub-planetary solar system objects. Algebra-based. (6 sections taught

  including 1 online).\n- ASTR 1020 - Stars

  Galaxies and Extragalactic Astronomy: 3-hour-a-week undergraduate lecture covering the entire universe outside of the solar system

  including stars

  galaxies and extragalactic astronomy. Algebra-based. (2 sections taught)\n- PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics I Lab: 3-hour-a-week undergraduate lab class with exercises that cover mechanics

  waves

  harmonic motion and thermodynamics. Algebra-based.

  Instructor

  Georgia Perimeter College

  Atlanta

  GA

  - Taught 19 total undergraduate astronomy laboratory classes for up to 24 students each\n- Instructed future teaching assistants on successful ways to conduct a lab\n- Prepared introductory lectures and provided guidance to students during the lab exercises.\n- Co-hosted 12 public open house events at Hard Labor Creek Observatory\n- Created and managed events for the 7th & 8th grade Science Olympiad event

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Georgia State University

  Atlanta

  GA

  Teaching responsibilities:\n- PHYS 101: Introduction to Astronomy. 3-hour-a-week undergraduate lecture covering comparative planetology

  stellar astronomy

  and galactic astronomy. Algebra-based.\n- PHYS 101 Lab: Introduction to Astronomy Lab: 2-hour-a-week undergraduate lab class covering some of the basic methods for deriving astronomical properties.\n- PHYS 111 Lab: General Physics I Lab: 2-hour-a-week undergraduate lab that instructs students on designing experiments related to projectile motion (2 sections taught)\n- PHYS 111 Recitation: General Physics I Recitation: 1-hour-a-week undergraduate problem-solving session that supplements the General Physics lecture.

  Lecturer

  Spelman College

  Bonn

  Germany

  - Studied disk-wind modeling of circumstellar disks aroung young stars using mid-infrared interferometry at the VLTI (Very Large Telescope Interferometer)\n- Submitted several proposals to the European Southern Observatory to research young stars using VLTI's AMBER instrument

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

  Garden City

  New York

  Instructor

  Nassau Community College

  Atlanta

  GA

  - Continued the research of my dissertation project.

  Temporary Postdoctoral Researcher

  Georgia State University

  Atlanta

  GA

  - Used long-baseline interferometry at the CHARA (Center for High Angular Astronomy) Array to collect data on several multiple star systems\n- Developed new software and modified old software in both Mathcad and IDL in order to reduce data and produce orbits for hierarchical triple systems.\n- Conducted extensive modeling of fringe packets produced by interferometric observations.

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Georgia State University