Colleen Schwartz, Ph.D.

EDUCATION:
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Ph.D. in Physics 2005
M.A. in Physics 2003

Colby College, Waterville, ME
1995 - 1999, B.A.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
High Honors & Distinction in Physics
Spring semester 1998 at University College Cork, Ireland.

Barrington High School, Barrington, RI
1991 - 1995
Honor Roll, National Honor Society, RI Honor Society
Jr. Alliance Francais of RI Award, BHS French Award
Distinguished Merit Senior - French, English, Math and Physics

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Ab Initio Software Co., Lexington, MA Internal Consultant, 2006 - Present.

W. H. Freeman & Co. Publishers Freelance Editor, 2004.  Writing and editing of end-of-chapter questions for the undergraduate astronomy textbook, Universe, by R. Freedman (Seventh Edition).

University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate Student Researcher, 2000-2002. Reduction and analysis of Very Long Baseline Array data of the water masers in the star forming region W49N. Analysis of line widths of features as a function of baseline, as well as looking into the question of maser "halos". Also involved in studies of pulsar scintillation as related to scattering in the interstellar medium, with related observations at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Advisor: Dr. Carl Gwinn (UCSB)

University of California, Santa Barbara Teaching Assistant, 1999-2004. Graduate teaching assistant for (undergraduate) Astronomy and Physics classes. Duties involve substitute-teaching lectures, teaching discussion sessions, writing homework solutions, assisting in class and web site business and maintenance, holding office hours and exam review sessions, and assisting students personally in learning material. Supervisors: Dr. Robert Geller, Dr. Crystal Martin, Dr. Robert Antonucci (UCSB)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory Summer Intern, June - August 1999. Measuring proper motions of a gaseous knot in the (possibly) superluminal jet in M84. Duties include data reducation, calibration, and analysis, along with basic computer programming using FORTRAN and IDL. Assisted in multiple observations on the NRAO Very Large Array, and participated in student research observing projects. Advisors: Drs. Joan Wrobel and Craig Walker (NRAO)

Colby College Teaching Assistant, 1996-1999. Undergraduate teaching assistant for (undergraduate) introductory physics and astronomy classes. Held public open observation nights at Colby's Collins Observatory; highly experienced with the Observatory's various telescopes and CCD cameras and software. Ran outdoor telescope labs and various indoor physics and astronomy labs, as well as privately tutoring astronomy students. Supervisors: Drs. Campbell, Conover, Bluhm and Tate (Colby College, Waterville, ME)

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Summer Intern, June-August 1998. Fabricated, characterized, and modeled possible optical systems for the Next Generation Space X-ray Observatory, Constellation-X, to be launched ~2007. Extensively studied the applications of hard X-ray telescopes and past X-ray observations. Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Romaine (SAO)

Maria Mitchell Observatory Summer Intern, June-August 1997. Reduction and analysis of VLBA data of the silicon monoxide masers in a high-mass star forming region in Orion. See publication in Nature by Greenhill et. al below. Participated in multiple observations on radio and optical telescopes, as well as running public observation nights and lectures. Project work continued as undergraduate honors thesis. Advisors: Dr. Lincoln Greenhill (SAO) and Dr. Vladimir Strelnitskii (MMO)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
 

• Schwartz, C.M., & Martin, C.L. High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Cold Interstellar Medium in He 2-10.  In preparation for The Astrophysical Journal.
  

• Schwartz, C.M., Martin, C.L., Chandar, R., Leitherer, C., Heckman, T. & Oey, M.S. HST/STIS UV Spectra of the ISM in Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies.  Astrophysical Journal, v646n2.
  

• Schwartz, C.M. and Martin, C.L.  The Neutral ISM in Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies.  Keck Science Meeting, Westwood, CA.  17 September 2004.

• Schwartz, C.M. and Martin, C.L.   A Keck/HIRES Search for Interstellar Sodium Absorption in Dwarf Starburst Galaxies.  The Astrophysical Journal, 610, 201. (2004ApJ...610..201S)
• Abstract published in Dwarf Tales issue #36.

• Schwartz, C.M. and Martin, C.L.  Properties of the Cold Neutral ISM in Dwarf Starburst Galaxies.  AAS 203rd Meeting, Atlanta, GA.  7 January 2004.

• Schwartz, C.M. and Martin, C.L.  Properties of the Cold Neutral ISM in Dwarf Starburst Galaxies.  Keck Science Meeting, Pasadena, CA.  25 October 2003.

 
• Schwartz, C., Walling, H.A., Correa, J.S.  Physics Circus: Bringing Science to the Community.  Sigma Xi Annual Forum: Changing the Face of Science and Engineering, Galveston, TX.  14-15 November, 2002.

 
• Greenhill, L.J., Gwinn, C.R., Schwartz, C., Diamond, P.J., Moran, J.M. Coexisting Bipolar Conical and Equatorial Outflows in a High-Mass Star Forming Region. Nature, vol. 350, p. 650-653, 17 December 1998.

 
• Schwartz, C.M., Greenhill, L.J., Campbell, M.F. Outflow Analysis of a High-Mass Star Forming Region in Orion. APS Centennial Meeting, PP.103, Atlanta, GA. 24 March 1999.

 
• Schwartz, C., Bruni, R., Byun, K., Everett, J., Ivan, A., Romaine, S. Multilayer Optics for the Next-Generation X-Ray Telescope. AAS 193rd Meeting, 20.10, Austin, TX. 9 January 1999.

 
• Schwartz, C., Greenhill, L.J., Diamond, P.J., Gwinn, C.R., Moran, J.M. Sources of Outflow in the Orion BN/KL Region. AAS 191st Meeting, 7.19, Washington, DC. 6 January 1998.

• Schwartz, C.M.  X Marks The Spot: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Star Formation  Invited Talk, 17 July 2002, Santa Barbara Unitarian Society "Science in Life" Seminar Series

MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS:
Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.  2002 - Present.
Member, UCSB Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).  2002-Present.
Member, UCSB Physics Outreach Committee.  2002-Present.
Member, American Astronomical Society.  1997 - Present.
Member, American Physical Society.  1998 - Present.
Member, Society of Physics Students, Colby College chapter, 1995 - 1999.
                Chapter President 1998, 1999.

California Space Grant Fellowship recipient, 2004.
Ferrando-Fithian Fellowship recipient, 2003-2004.
California Space Grant Fellowship recipient, 2003.
GAANN Fellowship Recipient, UC Santa Barbara.  1999 - 2001.
Colby College Dean's List, every semester 1995 - 1999.
Colby College Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics Honors Society), 1999.

OBSERVING EXPERIENCE
Radio telescopes: Arecibo, VLA, VLBA, KPNO/NRAO 12m.
Optical telescopes: Keck I (HIRES), KPNO 2.1m, HST, UCO/Lick 3m (Shane), UCO/Lick 40" (Nickel).

SKILLS:
Computer skills include fluency in AIPS, SuperMongo, IRAF, SQL, XML, Ab Initio products, MS Office, emacs, vi, HTML and LaTeX on all platforms including UNIX and LINUX. Proficient in C, PERL and IDL.  Highly proficient in French, experienced in Italian.  Member of UCSB's Physics Circus youth outreach program. Co-founder of Physics Graduate Mentoring program and the Diversity and Women at UCSB Physics program and web pages, leader of Women in Physics Lunch program.  Graduate mentor and physics department liason with UCSB Women in Science and Engineering group.  

REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.