ADI ZOLOTOV - Racah Institute of Physics
ADI ZOLOTOV - Racah Institute of Physics
ADI ZOLOTOV - Racah Institute of Physics
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<strong>ADI</strong> <strong>ZOLOTOV</strong><br />
<strong>Racah</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong><br />
Hebrew University <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem, Israel<br />
adizolotov@gmail.com<br />
EDUCATION Ph.D., <strong>Physics</strong>, New York University, 2011<br />
Advisors: David W. Hogg & Beth Willman<br />
Title: The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Galactic Stellar Halos<br />
B.Sci. <strong>Physics</strong> & Astronomy, Stony Brook University, 2004<br />
summa cum laude, with honors<br />
RESEARCH<br />
POSITIONS<br />
Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellow<br />
<strong>Racah</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong>, Hebrew University<br />
Jerusalem, Israel<br />
9/2011 – present<br />
Postdoctoral Researcher 5/2011 – 9/2011<br />
Center for Cosmology and Particle <strong>Physics</strong>, New York University<br />
New York, NY<br />
Graduate Research Assistant 6/2006 – 5/2011<br />
Center for Cosmology and Particle <strong>Physics</strong>, New York University<br />
New York, NY<br />
TEACHING<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
Teaching Assistant 1/2006 - 5/2008<br />
<strong>Physics</strong> Department, New York University<br />
• Taught bi-weekly lab and recitation sections in introductory<br />
and advanced physics and astronomy courses<br />
• Graded student homework, lab assignments, and exams<br />
• Taught full lectures in pr<strong>of</strong>essors absence<br />
• Assisted in curriculum development<br />
Related Coursework: Teaching Practicum in <strong>Physics</strong><br />
GRANTS<br />
RECEIVED<br />
National Science Foundation Grant 1/2010 – 6/2011<br />
NSF No. 0908446 (B. Willman PI): Simulating the Milky Ways Halo<br />
$75,621<br />
PUBLIC<br />
SERVICE<br />
Mentor for High School Student Research Program<br />
Belmonte Labs, Jerusalem, Israel<br />
Volunteer Scientist<br />
Green Environment Fund, Israel<br />
12/2011 – present<br />
11/2011 – present<br />
Student Representative 2007 – 2009<br />
House <strong>of</strong> Graduate Delegates, New York University
REFEREED<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
HONORS &<br />
AWARDS<br />
1. Baryons Matter: Why Luminous Satellite Galaxies Have Reduced Central Masses<br />
Zolotov, A.,Brooks, A.M., Willman, B., Governato, F., Pontzen, A., Christensen,<br />
C., Dekel, A., Quinn, T.R., Shen, S., & Wadsley, J., 2012, ApJ, submitted,<br />
arXiv:1207.0007<br />
2. Cuspy No More: How Outflows Affect the Central Dark Matter & Baryon Distribution<br />
in CDM Galaxies<br />
Governato, F., Zolotov, A. , Pontzen, A., Christensen, C., Oh, S., Brooks, A.,<br />
Quinn, T., Shen, S., Wadsley, J., 2012, accepted, MNRAS.<br />
3. Are the Ultra-Faint Dwarfs Just Cusps?<br />
Zolotov, A., Hogg, D. W., & Willman, B., 2011, ApJ, 727, L14.<br />
4. The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos. II. Chemical Abundances as Tracers <strong>of</strong> Formation<br />
History<br />
Zolotov, A., Willman, B., Brooks, A. M., Governato, F., Hogg, D. W., Shen,<br />
S., & Wadsley, J., 2010, ApJ, 721, 738.<br />
5. The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos<br />
Zolotov, A., Willman, B., Brooks, A. M., Governato, F., Brook, C., Hogg, D.<br />
W., Quinn, T., & Stinson, G., 2009, ApJ, 702, 1058.<br />
6. The Accretion Origin <strong>of</strong> the Milky Ways Stellar Halo<br />
Bell, E., Zucker, D. B., Belokurov, V., Sharma, S., Johnston, K. V., Bullock,<br />
J. S., Hogg, D. W., Jahnke, K., de Jong, J. T. A., Beers, T. C., Evans, N.<br />
W., Grebel, E. K., Ivezic, Z., Koposov, S. E., Rix, H. W., Schneider, D. P.,<br />
Steinmetz, M., & Zolotov, A., 2008, ApJ, 680 295.<br />
Rodger Doxsey Prize, Runner-up, American Astronomical Society 2010<br />
International Travel Grant, American Astronomical Society 2009<br />
James Arthur Graduate Fellow, New York University 2008<br />
Horizon Fellowship in the Natural and Physical Sciences, 2008<br />
New York University<br />
Henry M. MacCracken Fellowship, New York University 2006-2011<br />
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa honor society, Stony Brook University 2004<br />
Elected to Sigma Xi honor society, Stony Brook University 2003<br />
Feingold Prize in Astronomy, Stony Brook University 2001<br />
TALKS &<br />
CONFERENCES<br />
• Simulating Realistic Disk Galaxies, Astronomy Seminar, 02/2011<br />
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel<br />
• The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos, Dissertation Talk, 01/2011<br />
American Astronomical Society Meeting, Seattle, WA<br />
• The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos, ITC Seminar, 12/2010<br />
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA<br />
• The Formation <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos, Astronomy Colloquium, 11/2010<br />
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH<br />
• The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Galactic Stellar Halos, Astronomy Seminar, 10/2010<br />
Columbia University, NY, NY<br />
• Connecting the Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Simulated Halos with Observable 05/2010<br />
Trends in Stellar Populations, May Symposium, STScI,<br />
Baltimore, MD (poster)
• The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos, 09/2009<br />
The Milky Way and the Local Group Conference<br />
Heidelberg, Germany<br />
• The Dual Origin <strong>of</strong> Stellar Halos, Astronomy Lunch Seminar, 05/2009<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Washington, Seattle, WA<br />
• Simulating Stellar Halos with GASOLINE, T.A.L.K. Seminar,<br />
Santa Cruz, CA<br />
02/2009 UC<br />
• The Origin <strong>of</strong> a Simulated Milky Way Halo, Back to the Galaxy II, 09/2008<br />
KITP, Santa Barbara, CA<br />
• The Kinematics <strong>of</strong> the Sagittarius Stream Measured with Blue 2007/05<br />
Horizontal Branch Stars, American Astronomical Society Meeting,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii
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