Curriculum Vitae
Todd A. Thompson
Department of Astronomy
The Ohio State University
McPherson Laboratory
140 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Office Phone: (614) 292-7971
Education:
- 7/2002 : Ph.D., Physics, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- 5/1999 : M.S., Physics, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizaon
- 6/1997 : B.A., Physics and Philosophy, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
Research Interests:
Theoretical astrophysics generally, with an emphasis on the mechanism
of core-collapse supernovae,
the early evolution of neutron stars,
the physics of starburst galaxies, the fueling of active
galactic nuclei,
and related phenomena.
Experience:
- 7/2014 - present : Professor, Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- 10/2011 - 2014 : Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- 9/2007 - 10/2011 : Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- 9/2005 - 9/2007 : Lyman Spitzer Jr. Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
- 9/2002 - 9/2005 : Hubble Fellow, The University of California, Berkeley, California
- 7/1999 - 7/2002 : NASA GSRP Fellow, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Selected Honors & Awards:
- 2014 : Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, The Ohio State University (see bottom of page here)
- 2009 : Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
- 1997 : The John Herbert and Mamie E. Farley Prize Scholarship in Philosophy, Lawrence University
- 1996 : The J. Bruce Brackenridge Prize in Physics, Lawrence University
References available upon request.
For a list of my publications, see my works page.