T. Joseph W. Lazio

Curriculum Vitae

Education

1997 May Cornell University Ph. D. (Astronomy)
1992 August Cornell University M.S. (Astronomy)
1989 May University of Iowa B.S. (Physics) with Highest Distinction and with Honors

Professional Employment

1998--present Radio Astronomer
1997--1998 National Research Council Research Associate
1992--1997 Cornell University Graduate research assistant
1995 Cornell University Interim Network Administrator
1990--1991 Cornell University Graduate teaching assistant
1988 National Astronomy & Ionosphere Center Undergraduate research associate
1985--1989 University of Iowa Undergraduate research assistant

Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships

2000 Honorable Mention, Boeing Science Writing Contest Boeing/Griffiths Observatory
1997--1999 National Research Council Associateship Naval Research Laboratory
1998 First Place, Boeing Science Writing Contest Boeing/Griffiths Observatory
1992 Eleanor Norton York Prize in Astronomy Cornell University
1990--1991 NASA Space Grant Fellowship Cornell University
1989--1991 NSF Fellow, Physics & Astronomy (Honorable Mention)
1989--1990 Z. Carrter Patten '25 Astronomy Fellowship Cornell University
1989 Martha Althaus Smith Award for Excellent Performance as an Undergraduate in Physics & Astronomy University of Iowa
1988--1989 Collegiate Scholar, College of Liberal Arts University of Iowa
1988 James A. Van Allen Award for Outstanding Work in Physics University of Iowa

Professional Societies

Publications (peer-reviewed)

Popular Publications

Observational and Analysis Experience

Very Large Array & Very Long Baseline Array

Extensive experience with these instruments over nearly their entire frequency range.

Green Bank Telescope

Utilized for various pulsar searches, including toward the Galactic center, and for radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation tests.

Arecibo Observatory

Utilized for various pulsar searches

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Utilized in search for ultra-steep spectrum object

Spitzer Space Telescope

PI on pending proposal for millisecond pulsar observations

Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS)

Considerable experience including data calibration and analysis, installation, and modification of existing tasks.

Astronomical Information Processing System (aips++)

Modest experience with imaging

High Performance Computing

Have utilized SGI Origin 2000 and 3000 machines as well as a Linux Beowulf cluster for analysis of various radio astronomical data.

Genetic Algorithm

Wrote and incorporated a GA into an existing program used to search for planets around pulsars; this program is now being used to improve the limits on planets around the pulsars in the JPL timing archive.

Skills

Education and Public Outreach


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