| Education |
| Present | University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, HI |
| Pursuing a Ph.D. in Astronomy | |
| Ph.D. topic: Exploring the Environments of Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts | |
| 08/06-12/07 | University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, HI |
| M.S., Astronomy | |
| 09/02-06/06 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA |
| S.B., Physics | |
| Senior Thesis: Physical Properties of Red Supergiants: The Effects of Metallicity | |
| Minors: Astronomy, Creative Writing |
| Fellowships, Awards, and Grants |
| May 08 | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Predoctoral Fellow |
| Harvard University | |
| Apr 08 | University Research Council Excellence in Research - |
| Masters Level Student Award ($750) | |
| Apr 08 | Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellow ($66,000) |
| Apr 08 | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship – Honorable Mention |
| Jan 08 | IAU Travel Grant for IAU Symposium 255 (1100 CHF) |
| July 07 | Friends Research Award, U. Hawaii Institute for Astronomy ($100) |
| Jan 07 |
Honorable Mention, Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student |
| Awards (AAS 209) | |
| June 06 |
Alan H. Barrett Prize in Astrophysics, MIT Physics Department |
| ($1000) | |
| June 06 |
Joel Matthew Orloff Research Award for most outstanding senior |
| thesis, MIT Physics Department ($1000) | |
| 2004-2005 | MIT Burchard Scholar |
| 2002-2003 | MIT Emerson Scholar |
| Research Experience |
| 10/06 - Present | AST 699-1 Research Project/Ph.D. Thesis |
| Adviser: | Dr. Lisa Kewley |
| Project: | Environments of Extremely Metal-Poor Galaxies and GRB |
| Host Galaxies | |
| 06/04 - Present | NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates |
| Adviser: | Dr. Philip Massey (Lowell Observatory) |
| Project: | The Physical Properties of Red Supergiants |
| 07/06 - 08/07 | Research Assistantship |
| Adviser: | Dr. Ann Boesgaard |
| Project: | Beryllium in Metal-Deficient Stars |
| 06/05 - 10/06 | NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates |
| Adviser: | Dr. Vincent Fish (NRAO, Socorro) |
| Project: | Search for Interstellar OD |
| 09/04 - 05/06 | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program |
| Adviser: | Dr. Sebastian Heinz |
| Project: | Modeling Relativistic Jets from AGN |
| 09/03 - 05/04 | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program |
| Adviser: | Dr. Walter Lewin |
| Project: | Broadband Analyses of GX 3390-43 and XTE J1650-500 |
| 01/04 - 02/04 | MIT Astronomy Field Camp |
| Adviser: | Dr. Sally Oey |
| Project: | Analysis of Ionized Gas in SINGG Objects |
| 02/03 - 08/03 | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program |
| Adviser: | Dr. Paul Joss |
| Project: | Techniques of Chandra X-Ray Observatory Data Analysis |
| Teaching Experience |
| 02/06 - 05/06 | TA, Hands-On Astronomy Seminar |
| Instructor: Dr. Susan Kern | |
| 02/06 - 05/06 | Grader, Introduction to Astronomy |
| Instructor: Dr. Saul Rappaport | |
| 09/05 - 12/06 | TA, Observational Techniques of Optical Astronomy |
| Instructor: Dr. Scott Burles | |
| 02/04 - 05/04 | TA, Hands-On Astronomy Seminar |
| Instructor: Dr. James Elliot |
| Presentations and Posters |
| Invited and Contributed Talks (plus 10 poster presentations) |
| Professional | |
| Nov 2008 | Invited Speaker, “Hot and Cool: Bridging Gaps in Massive |
| Star Formation” | |
| Basic Parameters of Red Supergiants (review) |
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| Oct 2008 | Invited Speaker, “Hot Massive Stars: A Lifetime of Influence” |
| Physical Properties of Red Supergiants | |
| July 2008 | Invited talk, Oxford University |
| Modeling the ISM Properties of Metal-Poor Galaxies and Gamma-Ray Burst Hosts |
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| Jun 2008 | Invited seminar, Geneva Observatory |
| Modeling the ISM Properties of Metal-Poor Galaxies and Gamma-Ray Burst Hosts |
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| Jun 2008 | Contributed Talk, IAU 255: Low-Metallicity Star Formation: |
| From the First Stars to Dwarf Galaxies | |
| Modeling the ISM Properties of Metal-Poor Galaxies and Gamma- | |
| Ray Burst Hosts | |
| Dec 2007 | Contributed Talk, IAU 250: Massive stars as Cosmic Engines |
| Metal-Poor Galaxies and GRB Hosts: Modeling the Low Metallicity Stellar Populations |
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| Oct 2007 | Contributed Talk, Institute for Astronomy Astrocoffee |
| The Coolest Stars in the Clouds | |
| July 2007 | Keynote Speaker, The Biggest, Baddest, Coolest Stars |
| The Coolest Stars in the Clouds: Unusual Red Supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds |
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| May 2007 | Invited Speaker, 210th AAS Meeting, Topical Session #40 |
| The Physical Properties of Red Supergiants: Cool, But Not As Cool As We Thought |
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| Public | |
| Apr 2008 | Institute for Astronomy Open House Family Lecture |
| The Second Biggest Bang: Gamma-Ray Burst Astronomy | |
| Jan 2008 | Friends of the IfA Research Award Talk |
| Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Deaths of Stars: Nature vs. Nurture? |
| Professional Organizations & Service |
| Apr 2008 | Volunteer, Institute for Astronomy Open House |
| Dec 2007 | Local Organizing Committee member |
| IAU 250: Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines, Kauai, HI | |
| Oct 2007 | Telescope Time Allocation Committee |
| U. Hawaii Institute for Astronomy | |
| April 2007 | Volunteer, Institute for Astronomy Open House |
| Jan 2007 | Local Organizing Committee Member |
| Metals 2007, Honolulu, HI | |
| Oct 2005 - | Junior Member: American Astronomical Society |
| Present |
| Telescope Time Awarded/Observing Experience |
| Nov 08 | Keck | 3 nights | PI: Levesque |
| Fall 08 | Gemini | 3 hours | PI: Levesque |
| Aug 08 | Magellan | 2 nights | PI: Levesque |
| Spr 08 | Spitzer | 5.5 hours | PI: Clayton |
| May 08 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Levesque |
| May 08 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Kewley |
| Mar 08 | Subaru | 1 night | PI: Kewley |
| Mar 08 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Levesque |
| Oct 07 | Subaru | 2 nights | PI: Kewley |
| Oct 07 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Kewley |
| Sep 07 | UH 88″ | 2 nights | PI: Levesque |
| Sep 07 | Keck | 2 nights | PI: Kewley |
| June 07 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Boesgaard |
| Mar 07 | Subaru | 3 nights | PI: Kewley |
| Jan 07 | Keck | 1 night | PI: Boesgaard |
| Oct 06 | MMT | 2 nights | PI: Massey |
| Dec 05 | 4-m, CTIO | 3 nights | PI: Massey |
| July 05 | VLA | 1 night | PI: Levesque |
| Nov 04 | 4-m, CTIO | 4 nights | PI: Massey |
| May 04 | 2.1-m, KPNO | 5 nights | PI: Massey |
