David O' Brien

 David O' Brien

David O' Brien

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Biography

Georgia State University Perimeter College Dunwoody - Science


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

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