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CURRICULUM VITAE

Reshmi Mukherjee

Barnard College, Columbia UniversityDept. of Physics & Astronomy3009 Broadway, 506 Altschul

New York NY 10027

Phone (work): (212) 854-5101 (Office)

Telefax: (212) 854-7491

E-Mail: muk@astro.columbia.edu

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

2003 – present Associate Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University1997 – 2003 Assistant Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University1996 – 1997 Visiting Scientist, McGill University1993 – 1997 Research Scientist (USRA), NASA/GSFC1989 – 1993 Columbia Astrophysics Lab, Graduate Research Assistant5/89 – 7/89 Schlumberger–Doll Research Lab., Ridgefield, Summer intern1987 – 1989 Columbia University, Teaching Assistant

EDUCATION:

1993 Columbia University, Ph.D., Physics(Advisor: Dr. Elena Aprile)

1991 Columbia University, M.Phil., Physics

1989 Columbia University, M.A., Physics

1986 Presidency College, University of Calcutta, B.Sc. (Hons.), Physics

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Member of the American Physical Society

COMMUNITY SERVICE & OTHER:

August 2002 – Organizer & lecturer at the “New York Schools Cosmic Particle Telescope (NYSCPT)”project, a summer institute involving high school students and teachers.

July 2002 – Project mentor for Irvington high school student Jonathan Serfaty.

October 2000 – Participated in the 2000 Center for Talented Youth Discovering Space and Astronomy

Seminar for high school students held at Columbia University.

Summer 1999 – Intel Project Mentor for Mr. Jeffrey Fogel (student, The Bronx High School ofScience).

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1998 – present: Affiliate Space Grant Director of the NASA/New York Space Grant Consortium,representing Barnard College.

February 1996 – Science Fair Judge at Walker Mill Middle School, MD.

March 1994 –Science Fair Judge at Kenmoor Elementary School, MD.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

1997-Present (While at Barnard)

STACEE Collaboration: R. A. Scalzo, L. M. Boone, D. Bramel, J. Carson, C. E. Covault, P.Fortin, G. Gauthier, D. M. Gingrich, D. S. Hanna, A. Jarvis, J. Kildea, T. Lindner, C. Mueller, R.Mukherjee, R. A. Ong, K. J. Ragan, D. A. Williams, J. A. Zweerink, “High-Energy Gamma-RayObservations of W Comae with STACEE,” ApJ, in press.

D. A. Williams, L. M. Boone, D. Bramel, J. Carson, C. E. Covault, P. Fortin, G. Gauthier, D.Gingrich, D. Hanna, A. Jarvis, J. Kildea, C. Mueller, R. Mukherjee, R. A. Ong, K. Ragan, R. A.Scalzo, J. Zweerink, “Astrophysics around 100 GeV with STACEE,” 2004, New Astronomy Reviews,Volume 48, 359.

R. Mukherjee, J. P. Halpern, E. V. Gotthelf, M. Eracleous, and N. Mirabal, “Search for a Point-Source Counterpart of the Unidentified Gamma-Ray Source TeV J2032+4130 in Cygnus,” 2003,ApJ, 589, 487.

M. Boettcher, R. Mukherjee, & A. Reimer, “Predictions of the High-Energy Emission from BL LacObjects: The Case of W Comae,” 2002, ApJ, 581, 143.

C. Scharf & R. Mukherjee, “A Statistical Detection of Gamma-ray Emission from Galaxy Clusters:Implications for the Gamma-ray Background and Structure Formation,” 2002, ApJ, 580, 154.

L. M. Boone, J. A. Hinton, D. Bramel, E. Chae, et al., “STACEE Obsrevations of Markarian 421During an Extended Outburst,” 2002, ApJ, 579, L5.

R. Mukherjee, J. Halpern, N. Mirabal, E. V. Gotthelf, “Is the EGRET Source 3EG J1621+8203 theRadio Galaxy NGC 6251?,” 2002, ApJ, 574, 693.

D. Hanna & R. Mukherjee, “The Laser Calibration Sysyem for the STACEE Ground-based Gamma-ray Detector,” 2002, Nuclear Instruments & Methods (NIM), 482/1-2, 271.

J. P. Halpern, M. Eracleous, R. Mukherjee, and E. V. Gotthelf, “3EG J2016+3657: Confirming anEGRET Blazar Behind the Galactic Plane,” 2001, ApJ, 551, 1016.

S. Oser, D. Bhattacharya, L. M. Boone, M. C. Chantell, et al., “High Energy Gamma-Ray Ob-servations of the Crab Nebula and Pulsar with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov EffectExperiment,” 2001, ApJ, 547, 949.

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R. Mukherjee, E. V. Gotthelf, J. Halpern, M. Tavani, “Multiwavelength Examination of the COS-BField 2CG 075+00 Yields a Blazar Identification for 3EG J2016+3657,” 2000, ApJ, 542, 740.

R. Mukherjee, M. Bottcher, R. C. Hartman, P. Sreekumar, et al., “Broadband Spectral Analysis ofPKS 0528+134: A Report on Six Years of EGRET Observations,” 1999, ApJ, 527, 132.

Y. C. Lin, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET Spectral Index and theLow-Energy Peak Position in the Spectral Energy Distribution of EGRET-detected Blazars,” 1999,ApJ, 525, 191.

R. C. Hartman, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, A. W. Chen, et al., “The Third EGRET Catalog ofHigh-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources” 1999, ApJS, 123, 79.

S. W. Digel, E. Aprile, S. D. Hunter, R. Mukherjee, and F. Xu, “EGRET Observations of the DiffuseGamma-Ray Emission in Orion: Analysis through Cycle 6,” 1999, ApJ, 520, 196.

J. Chiang & R. Mukherjee, “ The Luminosity Function of the EGRET gamma-ray blazars,” 1998,ApJ, 496, 752. (Written before coming to Barnard).

Work Prior to 1997

P. Sreekumar, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, B. L. Dingus, et al., “EGRET Observations of theExtragalactic Gamma-Ray Emission,” 1998, ApJ, 494, 523.

R. Mukherjee, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, B. L. Dingus, et al., “EGRET observations of high energygamma-ray emissions from blazars: an update,” 1997, ApJ, 490, 116.

D. J. Thompson, D. L. Bertsch, D. J. Morris, R. Mukherjee, “Energetic Gamma Ray ExperimentTelescope High-Energy Gamma Ray Observations of the Moon and Quiet Sun,” 1997, JGR, 102,14735.

D. A. Kniffen, W. C. K. Alberts, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, et al., “EGRET Observations of theGamma-Ray Source 2CG 135+01,” 1997, ApJ, 486, 126.

S. D. Hunter, D. L. Bertsch, J. R. Catelli, T. Dame, et al., “EGRET Observations of the DiffuseGamma-Ray Emission from the Galactic Plane,” 1997, ApJ, 481, 205.

M. Catanese, C. W. Akerlof, S. D. Biller, P. Boyle, et al., “Detection of Gamma Rays with E > 100MeV From BL Lacertae,” 1997, ApJ, 480, 562.

M. Tavani, R. Mukherjee, J. R. Mattox, J. Halpern, et al., “Discovery of a Nonblazar Gamma-RayTransient Source near the Galactic Plane: GRO J1838-04,” 1997, ApJ, 479L, 109.

M. Mori, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “Cygnus X-3 and EGRET Gamma-RayObservations,” 1997, ApJ, 476, 842.

Y. C. Lin, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “Comparison of X-Ray– and Radio-selected BL Lacertae Objects in High-Energy Gamma-Ray Observations,” 1997, ApJ, 476L, 11.

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R. M. Sambruna, C. M. Urry, L. Maraschi, G. Ghisellini, et al., “The high energy continuum emissionof gamma-ray blazar PKS 0528+134,” 1997, ApJ, 474, 639.

R. Mukherjee, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, D. L. Bertsch, et al., “AGATE: A high energy gamma-ray telescope using drift chambers,” 1996, Space Sci. Rev., 75, 97.

B. L. Dingus, D. L. Bertsch, S. W. Digel, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET observations of gamma-raysfrom point sources with Galactic latitude −30◦ < b < −10◦,” 1996, ApJ, 467, 589.

D. J. Thompson, M. D. Bailes, D. L. Bertsch, S. W. Digel, et al., “EGRET Observations of High-Energy Gamma Radiation From PSR B1706-44,” 1996, ApJ, 465, 385.

P. Sreekumar, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET Observations of theNorth Galactic Pole Region,” 1996, ApJ, 464, 628.

J. R. Mattox, D. L. Bertsch, J. Chiang, B. L. Dingus, et al., “The likelihood analysis of EGRETdata,” 1996, ApJ, 461, 396.

D. J. Thompson, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “Supplement to the SecondEGRET Catalog of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources,” 1996, ApJS, 107, 227.

Y. C. Lin, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, J. M. Fierro, et al., “EGRET Observations of the Regionto the South of b = -30 degrees in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryViewing Program,” 1996, ApJS, 105, 331.

P. L. Nolan, D. L. Bertsch, J. Chiang, B. L. Dingus, et al., “EGRET observations of gamma-raysfrom point sources with Galactic latitude 10◦ < b < 40◦,” 1996, ApJ, 459, 100.

R. Mukherjee, B. L. Dingus, W. K. Gear, R. C. Hartman, et al., “EGRET observations of the 1993March gamma-ray flare from PKS 0528+134,” 1995, ApJ, 470, 831.

P. V. Ramanamurthy, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET detections ofpulsed gamma radiation from PSR B1951+32,” 1995, ApJ Letters, 447, 109.

R. Mukherjee, H. D. Aller, M. F. Aller, D. L. Bertsch, et al., “EGRET gamma-ray sources: GROJ0744+54 and GRO J0957+65 (=BL Lac Object 0954+658),” 1995, ApJ, 445, 189.

Y. C. Lin, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET observations of the BL Lacobjects 0716+714 and 0521-365,” 1995, ApJ, 442, 96.

R. Mukherjee, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, G. Kanbach, et al., “On the nature of the EGRETunidentified sources: Are they Geminga-like pulsars?,” 1995, ApJ Letters, 441, 61.

S. W. Digel, S. D. Hunter, R. Mukherjee, “EGRET observations of gamma-ray emission from theinterstellar gas in Orion,” 1995, ApJ, 441, 270.

D. J. Thompson, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “The Second EGRET Catalogof high-energy gamma-ray sources,” 1995, ApJS, Vol. 101, 259.

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K. Hurley, B. L. Dingus, R. Mukherjee, P. Sreekumar, et al., “Detection of a gamma-ray burst ofvery long duration and very high energy,” 1994, Nature, 372, 652.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, R. Mukherjee, Xu, F., “The Polarization Sensitivity of the LiquidXenon Telescope,” 1994, ApJS, 92, 689.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, R. Mukherjee, Xu, F., Anderson, D.F. and Peskov, V., “Electronextraction from a CsI photocathode into condensed Xe, Kr, and Ar, 1994, Nucl. Instr. and Meth.,A343, 129.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, “Ionization of Liquid Krypton by Electrons,Gamma-Rays and Alpha Particles,” 1993, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A327, 25.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, “A Monte Carlo Analysis of the Liquid XenonTPC as Gamma-Ray Telescope,” 1993, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A327, 216.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, “A Liquid Xenon Imaging Telescope forGamma-Ray Astrophysics: Design and Expected Performance,” 1993, Nucl. Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.),32, 279.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, “The W-Value in Liquid Krypton,” 1993,Phys. Rev. A, 48, 1313.

E. Aprile, D. Chen, Moulson, M., R. Mukherjee, and M. Suzuki, “Test of a Two-dimensional LiquidXenon TPC”, 1992, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A316, 29.

E. Aprile, R. Mukherjee, and M. Suzuki, “Measurements of the Lifetime of Conduction Electrons inLiquid Xenon,” 1991, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A300, 343.

E. Aprile, R. Mukherjee, and M. Suzuki, “Performance of a Liquid Xenon Ionization ChamberIrradiated with Electrons and Gamma-Rays,” 1991, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A302, 177.

E. Aprile, R. Mukherjee, and M. Suzuki, “Ionization of Liquid Xenon by 241Am and 210Po AlphaParticles”, 1991, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A307, 119.

E. Aprile, R. Mukherjee, and M. Suzuki, “A Study of the Scintillation Light Induced in LiquidXenon by Electrons and Alpha Particles,” 1990, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., NS-37, 553.

Other Review Articles (Refereed)

R. Mukherjee & J. Halpern, “Multifrequency Strategies for the Identi fication of Gamma-RaySources,” Chapter prepared for the book ”Cosmic Gamma-ray Sources”, edited by K.S. Chengand G.E. Romero, to be published by Kluwer Academic Press, 2004.

R. Mukherjee & J. Halpern, “Multiwavelength Searches and Spectral Aspects of 3EG Sources,”invited review article in The Nature of Unidentified Galactic High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources,eds. A. Caraminana, O. Reimer, and D. J. Thompson, Astrophysics and Space Science Library,Volume 267. Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, 2001, pg. 35.

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R. Mukherjee, “High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission From Blazars: EGRET Observations,” invitedreview article in Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe, ed. S. K. Chakrabarti,Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.

IAU Circulars

T. W. Vestrand, J. G. Stacy, R. Mukherjee, and P. Sreekumar, “PKS 0208-512,” 1996, IAU Circular6348.

Selected Conference Proceedings

N. Mirabal, J. P. Halpern, E. V. Gotthelf, R. Mukherjee, “Was the X-ray Afterglow of GRB 970815Detected?,” 2003, to appear in the proceedings of the 2003 GRB Conference.

R. Mukherjee, “ Blazars - Observational Aspects,” 2003, invited paper to appear in the proceedings“The Universe viewed in Gamma-rays,” eds. Enomoto, Mori, and Yanagita, Universal AcademyPress, in press.

R. Mukherjee, “Results on High Energy Emission from Blazars,” 2002, Proceedings of the XXIIMoriond Astrophysics Meeting “The Gamma-Ray Universe,” pg. 161, eds. A. Goldwurm, D. Neu-mann, and J. Tran Thanh Van, The Gioi Publishers.

R. Mukherjee, L. M. Boone, D. Bramel, E. Chae, et al., “The Current Status and Future Plans ofthe STACEE Observatory,” 2001, “Gamma 2001” Symposium, April 4-6, 2001, Baltimore, MD. AIPConf. Proc. v. 587, eds. S. Ritz, N. Gehrels, & C. R. Shrader.

R. Mukherjee, J. Halpern, N. Mirabal, E. V. Gotthelf, & D. Stern, “The Nature of the EGRETSource 3EG J1621+8203,” 2001, “Gamma 2001” Symposium, April 4-6, 2001, Baltimore, MD. AIPConf. Proc. v. 587, pg. 304, eds. S. Ritz, N. Gehrels, & C. R. Shrader.

P. Sreekumar, R. C. Hartman, R. Mukherjee, & M. Pohl, “Gamma-Ray Spectral Changes duringBlazar Outbursts,” 2001, “Gamma 2001” Symposium, April 4-6, 2001, Baltimore, MD. AIP Conf.Proc. v.587, pg. 314, eds. S. Ritz, N. Gehrels, & C. R. Shrader.

C. E. Covault, L. M. Boone, D. Bramel, E. Chae, et al., “The Status of the STACEE Observatory,”2001, Proc. of the 27th ICRC (Hamburg), OG2: Multiwavelength and Gamma-Ray Astronomysession.

J. A. Hinton, L. M. Boone, D. Bramel, E. Chae, et al., “Observations of Markarian 421 withSTACEE,” 2001, Proc. of the 27th ICRC (Hamburg), OG2: Multiwavelength and Gamma-RayAstronomy session.

R. Mukherjee, “EGRET (GeV) blazars,” 2001, Invited review in the Proc. of the InternationalSymposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, June 2000, Heidelberg, AIP Conference Proc.,Vol. 558, pg. 324, Eds., Aharonian & Volk; astro-ph/0101301.

R. Mukherjee, “High Energy Gamma Rays,” 2001, Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 91, 480.Invited review in the Proc. of the Neutrino 2000 conference, Sudbury, Canada. Eds. J. Law, R. W.Ollerhead, J. J. Simpson, North Holland; astro-ph/0009369.

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R. Mukherjee & M. Bottcher, “Spectral Variability in the blazar PKS 0528+134,” 2000, in “GeV-TeVGamma-Ray Astrophysics: Toward a Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope VI,” AIP ConferenceProceedings, Vol. 515., p.66, eds., B. L. Dingus, M. H. Salamon, and D. B. Kieda (Melville, NY).

R. Mukherjee, E. V. Gotthelf, D. Stern, M. Tavani, “X-ray Observations of the EGRET sources 3EG2016+3657 and 3EG 2021+3719,” 2000, in Proc. of the Fifth Compton Symposium, AIP ConferenceProceedings, Vol. 510., p.484, eds., M. L. McConnell and J. M. Ryan (Melville, NY).

P. Sreekumar, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, R. C. Hartman, et al., “GeV outbursts in Mrk501,” 2000,in Proc. of the Fifth Compton Symposium, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 510., p.318, eds., M.L. McConnell and J. M. Ryan.

R. Mukherjee, & J. Chiang, “EGRET Gamma-Ray Blazars: Luminosity Function and Contributionto the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background,” 1999, Astroparticle Physics, vol. 11, Proc. of theVeritas Workshop on Active Galactic Nuclei, Cambridge, MA, 1998 October (23 -24).

R. Mukherjee, I. A. Grenier, D. J. Thompson, “On the nature of the unidentified EGRET sources,”1997, (Review) Proceedings of the Fourth Compton Symposium, ed. C. D. Dermer, M. S. Strickman,& J. D. Kurfess, AIP 410, 394.

R. Mukherjee, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, B. L. Dingus, et al., “EGRET observations of PKS0528+134 from 1991 to 1997,” 1997, Proceedings of the Fourth Compton Symposium, ed. C. D.Dermer, M. S. Strickman, & J. D. Kurfess, AIP 410, 1346.

D. Bhattacharya, M. C. Chantell, P. Coppi, C. E. Covault, et al., “Solar tower air cherenkov effectexperiment (STACEE) for ground based gamma ray astronomy (STACEE),” 1997, Proceedings ofthe Fourth Compton Symposium, ed. C. D. Dermer, M. S. Strickman, & J. D. Kurfess, AIP 410,1626.

M. C. Maccarone, M. Tavani, B. Sacco, G. Cusumano, et al., “BEPPO SAX and ASCA observationsof the field containing the gamma-ray transient GRO J1838-04,” in the Proceedings of the ActiveX-ray Sky symposium, October 21-24, 1997, Rome, Italy, eds. L. Scarsi, H. Bradt, P. Giommi,and F. Fiore. (Publisher: Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1998. Reprinted from: Nuclear Physics B, (Proc.Suppl.), vol. 69/1-3, p 37.

D. A. Kniffen, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., 1996, “EGRET Observations ofthe high latitude diffuse radiation,” A&AS, 120, 615.

C. von Montigny, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “Preliminary results fromEGRET phase 3 observations of the Virgo region,” A&AS, 120, 519.

Y. C. Lin, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “EGRET observations of BL Lacertaeobjects with redshifts below 0.2,” A&AS, 120, 499.

M. Merck, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., “Study of the spectral characteristicsof unidentified galactic EGRET sources. Are they pulsar-like?,” A&AS, 120, 465.

G. Kanbach, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., 1996, “Characteristics of galacticgamma-ray sources in the second EGRET catalog,” A&AS, 120, 461.

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E.J. Schneid, D. L. Bertsch, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, et al., 1996, “EGRET observations ofX-class solar flares,” A&AS, 120, 299.

P.L. Nolan, J.M. Fierro, Y. C. Lin, P.F. Michelson, et al., 1996, “EGRET Observations of Pulsars,”A&AS, 120, 61.

R. Mukherjee, W. K. Gear, A. P. Marscher, E. M. Moore, et al., “High Energy Gamma Radiationfrom PKS 0528+134 Observed by EGRET” Proceedings of the Miami Blazar Meeting, February1996.

R. Mukherjee, B. L. Dingus, J. A. Esposito, D. L. Bertsch, “AGATE: A high energy gamma-ray tele-scope using drift chambers,” Proceedings of TeV gamma-ray astrophysics, Theory and Observationspresented at the Heidelberg Workshop, Oct 1994, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pg 97.

R. Mukherjee, D. L. Bertsch, R. Cuddapah, B. L. Dingus, et al., 1994, “Development of large areadrift chambers for high energy gamma-ray astrophysics,” Gamma-Ray Detectors, SPIE Vol. 2305,2.

E. Aprile, R. Mukherjee, and Suzuki, M. 1989, “A Liquid Xenon Imaging Telescope for 1 − 30MeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics,” EUV, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomyand Atomic Physics, 1159, 295.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, 1992, “The Liquid Xenon TPC: The Promiseand the Problems,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Liquid Radiation Detectors:Their Fundamental Properties and Applications, Tokyo Japan.

E. Aprile, A. Bolotnikov, D. Chen, and R. Mukherjee, 1992, “Liquid Xenon Time Projection Cham-ber for Gamma-Rays in the MeV region: Development Status,” Gamma-Ray Detectors Conferenceof the SPIE’s International Symposium on Optical Engineering, 19-24 July, 1992. TALKS:

Conference Presentations - Talks (since 1997)

• Invited talk “Blazars: Observational Aspects,” at the International Symposium “The UniverseViewed in Gamma-rays,” University of Tokyo Workshop, September 25-28, 2002, Kashiwa, Japan.

• “STACEE Observations of Extragalactic Sources,” at the HEAD Workshop: “TeV Observationsof Extragalactic Sources,” APS April Meeting, Albuquerque, 21 April 2002.

• Invited talk “Results on Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Blazars,” at XXXVIIthRencontres de Moriond, “The Gamma-Ray Universe,” Les Arcs, Savoie, France, March 2002.

• “AGN Studies with STACEE,” Snowmass, 2001 July 10, invited talk at the P4.2, “Active Galaxiesand Diffuse Radiation” working group on Astro/Cosmo/Particle Physics, Snowmass 2001 workshopon the future of particle physics.

• Invited talk at the meeting “Variability of AGN across the EM spectrum,” ATNF, Epping, Sydney,2001 June 25-29, entitled “Variability in EGRET-detected Blazars.”

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• Invited talk at the meeting “Gamma-Ray Astrophysics through Multi-Wavelength Observations2001 (GAME-2001),” entitled “EGRET Gamma-Ray Sources: Observations and Physics,” 2001March 8-10, Mt. Abu, India.

• Invited talk at the high energy workshop, “The nature of Galactic high-energy gamma-ray sources,”entitled “Multiwavelength Correlations and Spectral Aspects of Unidentified High Energy Gamma-Ray Sources,” Tonantzintla, Mexico, 9-11 October 2000.

• Invited review at the Heidelberg Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, entitled“GeV (EGRET) Blazars,” Heidelberg, Germany, 2000 June 26-30.

• Invited review at the XIX International Conference on Neutrino Physics & Astrophysics, entitled“High Energy Gamma Rays,” Sudbury, Canada, 2000 June 16-21.

• Talk at the plenary session “VHE/UHE Gamma-Ray Astronomy,” at the Fifth Compton Sym-posium, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1999, September 15, entitled “The Solar Tower AtmosphericEffect Experiment (STACEE): New Results at 100 GeV.”

• “Studies of AGN Using the STACEE Detector:” Talk given at the Oral session on “X-ray andGamma-Ray Measurements,” section, “Active Galactic Nuclei” (OG 2.1), at the 26th InternationalCosmic Ray Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1999, August 17-25.

• Invited talk at the David N. Schramm Memorial Symposium “Inner Space/Outer Space II” atFermi National Accelerator Lab., entitled “Beyond the GeV Domain: Gamma-Ray Astronomy usingGround-Based Instruments,” 1999 May (26-29).

• Invited review talk, “High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Blazars: EGRET Observations,” atthe workshop “Observational Evidence of Black Holes in the Universe,”, S. N. Bose National Centerfor Basic Sciences, Calcutta, January 10-17, 1998.

Conference Presentations - Posters (since 1997)

• “Broadband Observations of the Unidentified Gamma-Ray Source 3EG J1621+8203,” R. Mukher-jee, J. Halpern, N. Mirabal, E. V. Gotthelf, D. Stern, 2001, GAMMA 2001 meeting, Baltimore, MD,April 4-6.

• “Multiwavelength Studies of a Few Unidentified EGRET Sources,” D. R. Stern, R. Mukherjee, J.Halpern & E. V. Gotthelf, 2000, BAAS, Vol. 32, No. 4; American Astronomical Society Meeting197, # 84.07.

• “Multiwavelength Observations of a Few Unidentified EGRET Sources,” R. Mukherjee, E. V.Gotthelf, J. Halpern, 2000, BAAS, Vol. 32, No. 3; High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD)Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), Honolulu, Hawaii, # 32, # 05.04.

• “Spectral Variability in the blazar PKS 0528+134,” by R. Mukherjee & M. Bottcher, at the TeVworkshop, “GeV-TeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics: Toward a Major Atmospheric Cherenkov TelescopeVI,” Snowbird, Utah, 1999, August 13-16.

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• “X-ray Observations of the EGRET sources 3EG 2016+3657 and 3EG 2021+3719,” by R. Mukher-jee, E. V. Gotthelf, D. Stern, M. Tavani, at the Fifth Compton Symposium, Portsmouth, NewHampshire, September 1999.

• “Temporal and Spectral Variability in the blazar PKS 0528+134,” R. Mukherjee, 1999, BAAS,Vol. 31, No. 5; American Astronomical Society Meeting 195, # 98.06.

• “X-ray and gamma-ray Observations of the COS-B Field 2CG 075+00,” by D. Stern, E. V.Gotthelf, R. Mukherjee, M. Tavani, 1999, BAAS, Vol. 31, No. 5; American Astronomical Society195, #37.10.

• “The deepest X-ray images of supernova remnant Cassopeia-A,” by V. Yuille, R. Mukherjee, E.V. Gotthelf, 1999, American Astronomical Society 194, # 85.12.

• “Blazars in the Third EGRET Catalog,” by R. Mukherjee, Y. C. Lin, P. Sreekumar, & D. J.Thompson, at the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society(AAS), Charleston, SC, 1999 April (12-15), #31, # 03.05.

“Evidence for GeV outbursts in Mrk501,” P. Sreekumar, D. L. Bertsch, S. D. Bloom, R. C. Hartman,G. Kanbach, Y. C. Lin, R. Mukherjee, D. J. Thompson, at the High Energy Astrophysics Division(HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), Charleston, SC, 1999 April (12-15), # 31,# 03.03.

• “EGRET Gamma-Ray Blazars: Luminosity Function and Contribution to the ExtragalacticGamma-Ray Background,” by R. Mukherjee & J. Chiang at the VERITAS Workshop on ActiveGalactic Nuclei, Cambridge, MA, 1998 October (23 -24).

• “EGRET observations of High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Blazars” by R. Mukherjee etal., at the High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting, Estes Park, Nov 4-7 1997.

Other Talks (Non-Conferences) since 1998

• Colloquium at Lehigh Univerity, Department of Physics, “High Energy Astrophysics with Space-and Ground-based Experiments,” 2003, February 6.

• Public lecture at the American Museum of Natural History, entitled “Viewing the EnergeticUniverse: High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astrophysics,” 2001, December 7, hosted by the Amateur As-tronomers Association.

• Colloquium at Yale University, Department of Astronomy, entitled “High Energy Gamma-RayAstrophysics in the GeV domain and Beyond with STACEE,” 2001 September 27.

• Colloquium at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, School of Natural Sciences, Mumbai,India, entitled “High Energy Astrophysics in the GeV Regime,” 2001 March 15.

• Colloquium at Queens College, City University of New York, entitled “Studying the Mysteries ofthe Universe with Ground-Based Instruments,” 2001 February 26.

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• Colloquium at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Department of Physics & Astronomy,entitled “High Energy Gamma Ray Astrophysics in the GeV Domain and Beyond,” 2000 November29.

• Talk at the Columbia University, Department of Physics Nevis Retreat, entitled “ High EnergyAstrophysics in the 50 to 250 GeV Regime with STACEE,” 2000 November 6.

• Lectures at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference, Short Courses,“Detectors for X- and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics,” Lyon, France, 2000 October 15. Short CourseOrganizer: F. Sauli.

• Colloquium at Columbia University, Department of Physics, entitled “Beyond the GeV Domain:Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Using Ground-based Instruments,” 1999 April 2.

WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

July 2002 - On the organizing committee (along with Prof. Eugene Loh & Prof. Stefan Westerhoff)of an informal workshop at Columbia University, Department of Physics, entitled “Cosmic Raysfrom the Galactic Center.” The goal of the workshop was to evaluate the case for a new cosmic raydetector to study the Galactic Center region at energies around EeV.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• 2003 (Current) – NSF: Principal Investigator for “High Energy Astrophysics with STACEE.” Totalfunds: $ 302,613. Total Funds: $ 302,613.

• 2000 (Current) – NSF/CAREER: Principal Investigator for “CAREER: Gamma-ray Astrophysicswith STACEE.” Total Funds: $ 399,031.

• 1999-2003 – NSF/POWRE: Principal Investigator for “Gamma-ray Astrophysics Between 25 and250 GeV with STACEE.” Total funds awarded: $ 74,642.

• 1999-2003 – Research Corporation: Principal Investigator for “Gamma-ray Astrophysics Between40 and 250 GeV with STACEE.” Total funds awarded: $ 29,330.

• 1998 -2000 – NASA/GSFC: Co-Principal Investigator, Compton GRO Cycle 7 proposal (GRO-97-present), “The spectra of BL Lac objects between GeV and TeV energies,” Grant Number NAG5-6956.

• 1996 - 1997 – NASA/GSFC: Principal Investigator, Compton GRO Cycle 6 proposal (GRO-96-078), “Study of the correlated multiwavelength variability of PKS 0528+134.”

• 1996 - 1997 – NASA/GSFC: Principal Investigator, RXTE Cycle 2 proposal (20347), “A target ofopportunity proposal to observe flaring blazars with RXTE.”

• 1995 - 1996 – NASA/GSFC: Principal Investigator, Compton GRO Cycle 5 proposal (GRO-94-182), “Data rights for quasars not seen in high energy gamma-rays by EGRET.”

• 1994 - 1995 – NASA/GSFC: Principal Investigator, Compton GRO Cycle 4 proposal (GRO-95-184), “Gamma-Ray observations of the Orion cloud region with EGRET.”

UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED (Past & Present)

• Graduate students (Columbia University): Douglas Bramel, Dietrech Washington.

• Undergraduate students (Barnard College): Vanessa Yuille, Riffat Rahman, Michelle-Ann Mcken-zie, Tiffany Christatos, Dana Stern, Amy Goldman.

• Undergraduate students (Columbia University): Vidya Vasu-Devan.

OTHER PROFESSIONALLY RELATED ACTIVITIES

• Referee for The Astrophysical Journal, 2002, 2003

• Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2003.

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• Reviewer NSF MPS proposals, 2003.

• Review Panelist for HiRes, NSF, November 2002.

• Member HEASARC Users Group.

• Member GLAST Users Group, 2003 - present.

• Review Panelist, NSF CAREER awards, January 2001.

• Review Panelist, NSF Special Panel, July 2001.

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REFERENCES:

Professor Rene OngDepartment of Physics & AstronomyUniversity of California, Los AngelesDivision of Astronomy and Astrophysics8371 Math Sciences Bldg.Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562Telephone: (310) 825-3622e-mail: rene@astro.ucla.edu

Professor Elena AprilePhysics Department, Columbia University538 West 120th StreetNew York, NY 10027Telephone: (212) 854 3258e-mail: age@carmen.phys.columbia.edu

Dr. Neil GehrelsLaboratory for High Energy AstrophysicsNASA/ Goddrard Space Flight CenterBldg. 2, Code 661Greenbelt, MD 20771e-mail: gehrels@gsfc.nasa.gov

Dr. David J. ThompsonLaboratory for High Energy AstrophysicsNASA/ Goddrard Space Flight CenterBldg. 2, Code 661Greenbelt, MD 20771Telephone: (301) 286 8168e-mail: djt@egret.gsfc.nasa.gov

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DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

I have carried out research in high energy Astrophysics and Astroparticle Physics. My recent workfocuses on the Astrophysics of the high energy Universe, as revealed by gamma-rays. I have beeninvolved in several experiments designed to study high energy gamma-rays spanning the electromag-netic spectrum from a few MeV to hundreds of GeV. In the following sections I have summarizedbriefly some of my current and past research experience.

1997 - Present

• STACEE: This is a ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov detector that uses 64 large heliostatsat a solar research facility near Albuquerque NM, USA, to achieve a gamma-ray energy thresholdbelow traditional imaging telescopes. My work on STACEE is supported by two federal grants.STACEE is operational in the regime 50 - 250 GeV, an energy range that is uniquely promising.STACEE has been successfully observing sources since October, 2001. Earlier prototypes of thedetector using fewer heliostats successfully detected high energy gamma-rays from the Crab and theactive galaxy Markarian 421. I am involved in several aspects of the STACEE project. I have led theeffort to design and implement the laser calibration system for STACEE. This system is required toproperly measure gamma-ray source spectra and to establish the energy threshold of the experiment.Based on initial hardware development, we have learnt that the laser system is crucially needed tomeasure/monitor the timing and amplitude properties of each PMT. In addition, I have participatedin the detector testing and observing campaigns on site at the Sandia Labs. I have also played aleading role in determinations of source observations by STACEE, as well as general prospects forthe future, such as planning observations over the next 3-4 years, and coordinating multiwavelengthcampaigns.

• EGRET: I have continued my work on the analysis of archival data from the EGRET experimenton the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. In collaboration with colleagues in the Columbia As-trophysics Laboratory, I have focused on understanding the nature of the mysterious “unidentified”high energy sources that do not have counterparts at other wavelengths. Some of these sources haveremained a mystery since the earliest observations of the gamma-ray sky by the COS-B satellite.The EGRET error contours for these sources are typically large, and a multiwavelength approachis often needed to identify these sources. I have recently studied X-ray (ASCA and ROSAT) dataoverlapping the EGRET fields for several of these sources, in an effort to resolve their nature.

I have also continued my work on studying the broadband emission from active galaxies and un-derstanding the particle acceleration and emission mechanisms in these objects. This is particularlyrelevant with regard to my work on STACEE, as some of STACEE’s primary targets will be activegalaxies. My work on the study of active galaxies is described in the following section.

1993 – 1997

As a research scientist with the EGRET Team at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, I haveanalyzed and interpreted astrophysical data from several kinds of high energy gamma-ray sources,specifically, active galaxies of the “blazar” class, gamma-ray bursts, molecular clouds (Orion) andunidentified high energy gamma-ray sources. Some of my most unique contributions have been inthe area of active galaxies. Perhaps one of the most exciting results from the EGRET instrumenthas been the detection of bright, variable gamma-ray emission from blazars. The non-thermalemission of blazars extends from radio to gamma-ray frequencies, and the gamma-ray emissionseems to dominate the apparent luminosity of the object. I have focused on the study of the

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multiwavelength spectra of blazars. For example, I have studied some quasars (e.g. PKS 0528+134)over a wide range of wavelengths at multiple epochs, and applied model fits to the data to determinethe physical conditions in the emitting region of the active galaxy. The assembly of all the datafrom many wavelength bands at the different epochs is useful in its own right, and the comparisonswith theoretical models give additional new insight into the physical processes in active extragalacticsources. For quasars, my analyses have confirmed that these sources are best modeled using leptonicjet models, in which relativistic electrons are inverse Compton-scattered in the jet to produce thehigh energy gamma-rays. In the case of PKS 0528+134, a strong contribution is required fromexternal inverse-Compton scattering, in which the target photons are produced external to the jet.

In addition to studying specific active galaxies, I have also looked at the properties of EGRETblazars in general, by studying their spectra, time variability, and luminosity functions, and thepossible contribution of unresolved blazars to the diffuse extragalactic gamma-ray background.

Besides EGRET data, I have worked on the development of instruments for future gamma-ray mis-sions, before the era of GLAST. One such effort involved the development of large area drift chambersfor the Advanced Gamma-Ray Astronomy Telescope Experiment (AGATE). My responsibility wasto participate in laboratory tests of prototype 1/2 m × 1/2 m drift chambers, to assemble a stack of16 drift chamber frames, to set up the trigger system using plastic scintillators and photomultipliertubes, and to measure the spatial resolution of the drift chambers using different gas mixtures ofargon and xenon. CAMAC based time-to-digital converters (TDCs) were used to read out the driftchamber data. I was also the principal person responsible for carrying out tests with a 20 cm × 20cm × 50 cm time projection chamber (TPC) in order to investigate the feasibility of using it as atrack imaging system for a high energy gamma-ray telescope. These experiments were part of theNASA Director’s Discretionary Fund project.

1987 – 1993

The main thrust of my research as a graduate student with Prof. Elena Aprile at Columbia Universitywas to develop prototype gamma-ray imaging Time Projection Chambers (TPC) using liquid xenon(LXe) as the detector medium. The properties of LXe make it a promising detector medium for thedetection of gamma-rays in the 0.5− 10 MeV energy range. Such a detector has wide applicationsin the fields of both astrophysics and high energy physics. I was responsible for making systematicstudies of the ionization yield, and energy resolution, of these LXe detectors, as well as measuringthe spatial resolution of a 2-dimensional liquid xenon TPC using a multiwire readout anode. I haveperformed experiments to measure the time dependence and the intensity of the primary scintillationlight in LXe, which can be used as a prompt trigger for a high resolution LXe detector. To obtain abetter overview of noble liquid detectors in general, and LXe in particular, I studied liquid kryptonionization chambers and made a precise determination of the average energy required to form anelectron-ion pair in liquid krypton. In the course of my research at Columbia I gained extensiveexperience in detector development for space astrophysics, instrumentation, high vacuum technology,and data analysis.

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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

This is an exciting time to be working at the interface of Physics and Astronomy. My primaryresearch interests are in the fields of Astroparticle Physics and high energy gamma-ray Astrophysics.Astroparticle Physics is emerging to be a fascinating new field encompassing a broad range ofscientific topics that border on Particle Physics, Cosmology and Astronomy. In the last decadethere have been many exciting results from this field, leading to a great deal of increased interest.While these discoveries have answered some questions, there are several exciting issues that remainunresolved. Some of the questions that interest me include:

• How are active galactic nuclei (AGN) powered, and how do they channel such large fractionsof their power into high energy gamma-rays. Do AGN play a significant role in the origin of thehighest energy cosmic rays? These powerful astrophysical objects are useful laboratories for studyingrelativistic jets in AGN, and understanding particle acceleration and emission mechanisms in theseobjects. Gamma-ray and multiwavelength observations of active galaxies are likely to answer someof thes questions. I have been involved in several aspects of AGN research in the past few years.I have studied the spectral and temporal variability of these high energy sources. I have focusedon using the broad-band, multi-epoch observations of active galaxies detected by EGRET, to testtheoretical models of gamma-ray emission and particle acceleration in these objects.

• The nature of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), detection of very high energy emission from GRBs, andunderstanding how they work. Gamma-ray bursts are the most intense and the most distant knownsources of high energy gamma-rays. Their unparalleled luminosities, short time scale variabilities,and large redshifts make them a powerful tool for probing fundamental physical processes in theUniverse.

• The nature of the diffuse extragalactic background radiation (DEBRA), particularly in the op-tical to infra-red band, where direct measurements are challenging. Indirect measurements of thisbackground may be possible by measuring the spectral cutoffs in the high energy spectra of distantAGN. The great cosmological importance of measuring the diffuse background radiation stems fromthe prospects of using it as a probe for galaxy formation and evolution. STACEE has the potentialto probe the diffuse background by measuring the spectral cutoffs of AGN.

• The nature of the persistent, but mysterious “unidentified” gamma-ray sources detected byEGRET. Over 60% of the high energy gamma-ray sources listed in the EGRET catalog are uniden-tified. In some of my recent work, I have suggested identifications for a few of these high energysources, using data at X-ray and optical bands.

• The nature of the diffuse extragalactic high energy gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV. Is thisdue to unresolved AGN, or could merging clusters of galaxies give rise to relativistic electrons,upscattering the cosmic microwave background light to high energy gamma-rays?

• The nature of the dark matter in the Universe. This is one of the greatest mysteries in particleastrophysics that future gamma-ray experiments such as GLAST may be able to answer.

• High energy Astrophysics represents one of the last remaining windows in the electromagneticspectrum to be systematically explored. As with any new frontier, there may be surprises and thepossibility of new Physics emerging from these studies. Depending on the nature of the discoveries,research in this area in the future may make important contributions not only to Astrophysics, butalso to Particle Physics.

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My current project is Astrophysics with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment(STACEE) - a gamma-ray telescope that explores the “unopened window” in energy from 50 - 250GeV. This band is above the energy range of satellites, such as EGRET, and below that of Cherenkovtelescopes (such as Whipple). Until recently, no sensitive experiments have operated in the energyrange between 20 and 250 GeV. Yet, this is an energy band that promises exciting scientific returns,such as studying spectral cutoffs in AGN, giving us clues about the diffuse extragalactic backgroundradiation, measuring pulsed emission cutoffs in pulsars, detection of high energy emission fromgamma-ray bursts, etc. STACEE’s performance so far has been very encouraging. We have alreadydetected gamma-rays from the Crab and the active galaxy Markarian 421, during its recent flare inSpring 2001. Source observations are currently in progress with the completed detector.

Active galaxies detected at GeV/TeV energies are perhaps the most extreme class of objects in theAGN population. Multiwavelength observations of these AGN are crucial to the understanding ofthe nature of these compact objects. The X-ray band is particularly important for understandingthe GeV/TeV emission in AGN. These sources are usually characterized by strong X-ray emission,rapid variability and short flares. Simultaneous variability at X-ray and TeV energies proves theclose connection between synchrotron and gamma-ray emitting particles. Thus, X-ray studies ofgamma-ray bright AGN are critical for understanding particle acceleration, as well as, structure anddynamics of jets in these sources. I am interested in continuing observations of AGN with STACEEand studying them simultaneously at X-ray energies. Until GLAST is launched, STACEE will beone of the few experiments observing these sources in high energy gamma-rays in the hundreds ofGeV band.

In the future, my work with STACEE and previous experience on EGRET will put me in a positionto be able to contribute significantly to and work with some of the various next generation space- andground-based high energy astrophysics experiments. I am looking forward to working on the sciencedata from atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes such as VERITAS, as well as space-based GLAST.

In addition to my work on STACEE, together with colleagues Jules Halpern & Eric Gotthelf of theColumbia Astrophysics Lab, I plan to continue my work in what has been one of the most challengingidentification problems in high energy astrophysics: the nature of the persistent high energy (> 100MeV) gamma-ray sources. Recently, we have used X-ray and optical data to aid in the identificationof a few EGRET unidentified sources. Some of these sources have remained a mystery since theearly observations of the gamma-ray sky by the COS-B satellite. In the next several years we willcontinue our work on the unidentified EGRET sources, and this work will be of interest in futurestudies of this field with GLAST.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Barnard College, an affiliate of Columbia University, is a liberal arts college for women. In the fewyears that I have taught introductory physics courses at Barnard, I have had exposure to manystudents, the majority of which do not go on to become physics majors. My position at Barnardhas allowed me to have an impact on a large number of students, and I have found it particularlychallenging and rewarding to introduce the concepts of physics to the beginner. Becoming an effectivescience educator has always been a central goal in my career, and being a university professor hasallowed me to integrate research with my teaching. I deeply enjoy science and I am very enthusiasticabout conveying the excitement of scientific learning and research to my students. Included belowis a description of my teaching experience at Barnard and Columbia.

Teaching Awards & Honors

May 2000 – Honored for excellence in teaching at Barnard College. Recepient of the Gladys BrooksAward for teaching excellence. (Press release available at http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news51700a.htm).

Courses Taught at Barnard & Columbia

2004 Spring: Physics BC 3006 - Quantum lecture and Quantum Lab (BC 3086).

2003 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 lab. On reduced teaching load.

2003 Spring: Physics BC 1207 - Electricity & Magnetism (lecture & lab)

2002 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 - Mechanics (lecture & lab)

2002 Spring: On leave (SAPL)

2001 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 - Mechanics (lecture & lab)

2001 Autumn: Physics BC 3082 - Advanced Physics Lab

2000 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 - Mechanics (lecture & lab)

2000 Spring: Physics BC 1207 - Electricity & Magnetism (lecture & lab)

1999 Autumn: Physics W 3003 - Mechanics

1999 Spring: Physics BC 1207 - Electricity & Magnetism (lecture & lab)

1998 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 - Mechanics (lecture & lab)

1998 Spring: Physics BC 1207 - Electricity & Magnetism (lecture & lab)

1997 Autumn: Physics BC 1206 - Mechanics (lecture & lab)

Physics 1206 & 1207: My primary teaching responsibility at Barnard has been the two Intro-ductory Physics (calculus-based) courses taught at Barnard to students with a serious interest inthe sciences. This is often the first physics sequence taken by prospective science majors at Barnard

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College, and plays an important role in the decision of a student to become a Physics and/or As-tronomy major. I am also responsible for the overall supervision of the undergraduate laboratoriesthat go along with the Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism lectures.

Physics 3003: W3003 is an “intermediate level” course on classical mechanics taught at Columbia.Students taking this course have had exposure to elementary classical mechanics, differential andintegral calculus, vector methods and elementary vector calculus. The course started with an in-troduction to Newtonian Mechanics, rectilinear motion of a particle, and the harmonic oscillator.The course also covered the topics of noninertial reference systems, central forces and celestial me-chanics, dynamics of systems of particles, and conservation of linear and angular momentum. Thesemester concluded with an introduction to Lagrangian Mechanics. The course was well-received bythe students.

Other Courses Taught

Short Course Lecturer, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Medical Imaging Conference, ShortCourses: “Detectors for X- and Gamma-Ray Astrophysics,” Lyon, France, 2000 October 15.

(Undergraduate) Student Research Activities

I have a strong commitment to mentoring younger women in physics research. An important compo-nent of my teaching is to expose undergraduates to research. During my tenure at Barnard College,my work in high energy astrophysics has already provided me with some opportunity to mentorseveral undergraduates from Barnard. I have involved undergraduates in basic research, as well aseducation and outreach activities. Some examples are given below.

• Vanessa Yuille BC ’00: Vanessa studied supernova remnants (SNRs) using ASCA (AdvancedSatellite Using Cosmology and Astrophysics) data. Specifically, she made deep X-ray images of theline and continuum emissions for the SNR Cas-A. She presented her results at the 194th meetingof the American Astronomical Society, Chicago, 1999 May 30 June 3. The title of her paper was“The deepest X-ray images of the supernova remnant Cassopiea-A,” by V. Yuille, R. Mukherjee, E.V. Gotthelf. Vanessa’s research was funded by the Hughes Grant at Barnard. Vanessa presentedher research at the Annual Hughes Talks at Barnard on April 12, 2000, and at Barnard’s Physics &Astronomy Department’s Thesis Talks (May 3, 2000).

• Dana Stern BC ’02: Dana, a Physics major, has worked with me during the past two years. Shewas also a recipient of a Hughes Grant. Dana worked on two unidentified high energy gamma-raysources observed by EGRET. These sources have no apparent counterparts at other wavelengths,and have remained a mystery since the earlier gamma-ray surveys of the COS-B satellite. Danawas involved in an effort to identify these sources and understand the emission mechanisms in theseobjects. Dana presented her preliminary findings at the 195th meeting of the American AstronomicalSociety, 2000 January 13, Atlanta, Georgia. She also presented her work at the Annual Hughes Talksat Barnard in April 12, 2000.

• Vanessa Yuille BC ’00 and Dana Stern BC ’02 presented posters on their research at the “NASAin New York Day” at the City College of the City University of New York, April 8, 2000. This eventwas sponsored by the NASA New York Space Grant Consortium, and was aimed at high schoolstudents in New York.

•Michelle-Ann Mckenzie BC ’01 and Manica Piputbundit BC ’02. Michelle-Ann and Manica workedwith me for a period of six weeks during Summer 1999. Their research was funded by a NASA Space

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grant. These students expressed a strong interest in Astrophysics, without necessarily committingto being Physics majors. They worked together on analyzing some EGRET data, mostly to studythe properties of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and unidentified sources. Although they were farfrom completing the project in the six weeks, they gained invaluable experience in working in anunix-based environment, writing computer programs to analyze data, and using graphics packages.