Resume

• 2002

  Physics

  Stargazing

  Microsoft Excel

  Singing

  University Teaching

  Public Speaking

  Research

  C++

  Writing Riddles

  Amateur Photography

  Astronomy

  Telescope viewing

  PowerPoint

  Computer Graphics

  LaTeX

  Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. II. Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy

  Robin Ciardullo

  Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. II. Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy

  Bruce G. Elmegreen

  Deidre A. Hunter

  Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies. I. Profiles and Statistics

  Bruce G. Elmegreen

  Deidre A. Hunter

  Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies. II. Color Trends and Mass Profiles

  Matt Vinciguerra

  John J Feldmeier

  Robin Ciardullo

  Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. I. Planetary Nebula Photometry and Distances

  Robin Ciardullo

  Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. III. Planetary Nebula Kinematics and Disk Mass

  Bruce G. Elmegreen

  Hong-Xin Zhang

  Deidre A. Hunter

  We have determined new relations between UBV colors and mass-to-light ratios (M/L) for dwarf irregular (dIrr) galaxies

  as well as for transformed g' − r'. These M/L to color relations (MLCRs) are based on stellar mass density profiles determined for 34 LITTLE THINGS dwarfs from spectral energy distribution fitting to multi-wavelength surface photometry in passbands from the FUV to the NIR. These relations can be used to determine stellar masses in dIrr galaxies for situations where other determinations of stellar mass are not possible. Our MLCRs are shallower than comparable MLCRs in the literature determined for spiral galaxies. We divided our dwarf data into four metallicity bins and found indications of a steepening of the MLCR with increased oxygen abundance

  perhaps due to more line blanketing occurring at higher metallicity.

  Mass-to-Light versus Color Relations for Dwarf Irregular Galaxies

  Steinn Sigurdsson

  Robin Ciardullo

  Kinematic Evidence for Halo Substructure in Spiral Galaxies

  Kim

  Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

  Penn State University

  NASA Glenn Research Center

  Lowell Observatory

  1 Campus Drive

  Mont Alto PA 17237

  Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

  Penn State University

  Mont Alto

  PA

  Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy

  Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto

  1 Campus Drive

  Mont Alto PA 17237

  Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy

  Penn State University

  Cleveland

  OH

  10 week research program with a 10 page report and 2 presentations\nExplored traveling wave tubes via computer simulations with Dr. Jeff Wilson

  NASA USRP Summer Intern

  NASA Glenn Research Center

  1400 W Mars Hill Rd

  Flagstaff

  AZ 86001

  Joined LITTLE THINGS international collaboration\nCalibrated almost one third of 376 hrs of VLA data\n25% time to continue personal research\nLead on large profile break study\nParticipated in Lowell Observatory Navajo-Hopi Outreach Program\nVolunteered regularly in the Public Program- aiming telescopes

  giving planetarium shows

  ...

  Postdoctoral Fellow

  Lowell Observatory

  American Association of Physics Teachers

  Astronomical Society of the Pacific

  TriState Astronomers

  American Astronomical Society

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Thesis: \"Probing Galactic Disks with Planetary Nebulae\" with Dr. Robin Ciardullo\nGraduate Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant\nHelped to create an online Astro 1 course taught via a Science Fiction storyline; over 20

  000 Penn State students have taken it.

  Astronomy and Astrophysics

  Participated frequently in Astronomy Outreach

  including large events

  weekly Open Houses (when the weather cooperated)

  and giving planetarium shows to school groups

  Penn State University

  3.96 CGPA

• 1998

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Thesis: \"Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Reactive Compatibilization in Polymer Blends\" with Dr. Chuck Yeung\nMath tutor (also some Physics

  Chemistry

  and English)\nVisited the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank

  WV

  three times over brief summer trips

  Physics - Computational Option

  with Minors in Mathematics & Computer Science

  President or secretary of the Physics Club

  member of the Chemistry Club and the Math Club

  4.0 CGPA

  Schreyer Scholar