Department of Astronomy
The Ohio State University
McPherson Laboratory
140 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Office Phone: (614) 292-7971
Education
July, 2002 : Ph.D., Physics, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
May, 1999 : M.S., Physics, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
June, 1997 : B.A., Physics and Philosophy, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
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:
9/2007 - Present : 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
8/1997 - 7/1999 : Research Assistant, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Honors & Awards:
2005 : Lyman Spitzer Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
2002 : Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Space Telescope Science Center
2001 : Graduate Student Research Prize in Theoretical Astrophysics, The University of Arizona
2000 : NASA Graduate Student Research Program Fellowship
2000 : Theoretical Astrophysics Grant, The University of Arizona
1999 : APS Prize for the Outstanding Graduate Presentation in Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics,
Four Corners Meeting
1997 : Graduate, Magna Cum Laude, Lawrence University
1997 : The John Herbert and Mamie E. Farley Prize Scholarship in Philosophy, Lawrence University
1996 : The J. Bruce Brackenridge Prize in Physics, Lawrence University
1996 : University of Virginia Research Experiences for Undergraduates Appointment
1995 : NASA Space Grant Consortium Scholarship, Wisconsin
1993 : Lawrence University Named Scholarship
References available upon request.
For a list of my publications and recent invited talks, see my works page.