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Nassau Community College - Physical Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Astronomy
Astronomy Club
Georgia State University
Master's degree
Physics
Astronomy Club
Georgia State University
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
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