Amanda Heiderman



Education
2006-Present  Graduate Student, Dept. of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin

2005       A.B. Astrophysics, UC Berkeley
 
Publications

2007       Heiderman, A., Jogee, S., Bacon, D., and STAGES Collaboration, Transformation Of Galaxies By Interactions And Mergers In The A901/02 Supercluster: Environmental Constraints From The Stages Survey, 211th AAS, #96.13.

       
2005       Heiderman, A. L., Hibbard, J.E., Johnson, K.E., Gallagher, S.C., Charlton, J.C.,  Hornschemeier, A.E.,
VLA HI and Spitzer Study of HCG 07 and HCG 19, 207th AAS, Session 179. AAS Abstract

2003       Heiderman, A. L.,
Analysis of DEEP2 Redshift Survey Spectra: Measurement of [OII] Equivalent Widths, 203rd AAS, Session 119. AAS Abstract

2003      
WIA II: 10 Years After, Report on the status of women in astronomy

Research
 
2006-07  University of Texas at Austin
               Department of Astronomy
               Advisor: Shardha Jogee
              
2006       University of Virgina
               Department of Astronomy
               Advisor: Remy Indebetouw
               Project: Investigation of massive star forming regions in the Spitzer  GLIMPSE 3-8 micron Galactic plane survey.

2005-06     National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
               Advisors: Kelsey Johnson (University of Virginia) and John Hibbard (NRAO)
               Project Title: "HI and Spitzer Observations of Hickson Compact Groups"
abstract

2004      University of California, Santa Barbara
               Department of Physics
               Astrophysics and Cosmology Group
               Advisor: Crystal Martin
               Project Title: "Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies M101 and NGC 3351"

2003      University of California, Berkeley
               Department of Astronomy
               DEEP2 Redshift Survey
               Advisor: Marc Davis
               Project Title: "DEEP2 Redshift Survey Spectra: Measurement of [OII]   Equivalent Widths"

2002-03  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Physics Division
               Supernova Cosmology Project's Nearby Supernova Factory
               Astrophysics and Cosmology Group
               Advisors:: Gerson Goldhaber and Greg Aldering
               Project Title: "Detection and Assessment of Nearby Supernova"

Talks
 
2006     “The Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies in Compact Groups: Insights from VLA HI and Spitzer mid-IR Studies”, University of Texas at Austin
2005      "HI and Spitzer mid-IR Study of Hickson Compact Group 7", TUNA Talk,  NRAO Charlottesville, VA

Teaching
 
2007      Graduate Teaching Assistant, Astronomy 301, Professor John Kormendy
 
2002      Department of Physics, UC Berkeley
               Physics Scholars Program Tutor
 
2001-02  Western Nevada Community College
               Physics Laboratory Teaching Assistant
 
 
Conferences Attended
 
2005      Presenter, Physics for the Third Millennium: II, Huntsville, AL
2005      205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society,San Diego, CA
2005      Presenter, UC LEADS Research and Leadership Symposium, UCSF, CA
2004      Presenter, 203rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society,Atlanta, GA
2004      Presenter, UC Santa Barbara Summer Undergraduate Colloquium, CA
2004      Presenter, UC LEADS Research and Leadership Symposium, UCLA, CA
2003      Presenter, Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, 2003, Los Angeles, CA
2003      WIA II: 10 Years Later, Caltech, Pasadena, CA,
WIA II Report

Observing
 
2006-07 Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (10 nights)
2006      Fan Mountain Observatory, Charlottesville, VA (1 night)
2005      Green Bank Telescope, Green Bank, WV (1 night)
2004      Lick Observatory Nickel Telescope, MountHamilton, CA (3 nights)2004      RadioLab, L-Band Horn & X-band Interferometer, Berkeley, CA (>50 hours)  2003      Leuschner Observatory, OpticalLab, Lafayette, CA (~30 hours)

Memberships
 
2003-07  American Astronomical Society
2003-07  American Astronomical Society of the Pacific
2002-07  Western Nevada Astronomical Society
2003-07  American Association of University Women
2003-07  Sigma Xi
2003-07  Association for Women in Science
2001-07  The Planetary Society
2002-03  Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at UC Berkeley, Vice President
2002-05  Society of Women in Physical Science at UC Berkeley

Outreach
 
2005      Workshop Leader, Expanding Your Horizons Confernce, Mills College, EYH Website 2004      Launch Day , UC Berkeley, Website
2004      Workshop Leader, Expanding Your Horizons Confernce, Mills College,
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