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Currently:
Postdoc in the
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
at
Penn State University
.
Education:
Graduate:
PhD from the
Department of Physics and Astronomy
at
Ohio University
. Adivsor: Brian McNamara [
home page
].
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science degree in
Physics and Astronomy
from
Mississippi State University
.
Bachelor of Science degree in
Aerospace Engineering
from
Mississippi State University
.
Skills:
X-Ray Data Reduction and Analysis:
Extensive experience with
Chandra
data and the CIAO software package.
Wrote IDL pipeline software to automate
Chandra
data reduction and analysis.
Optical Data Reduction and Analysis:
Extensive experience with broadband imaging reduction and the IRAF software package.
Observing:
11 nights observing experience at MDM 2.4-m telescope without an operator.
6 nights observing experience at KPNO with an operator.
This page last updated July 14, 2008.