Jason Thomas Wright —CV - Department of Astronomy and ...
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<strong>Jason</strong> <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>Wright</strong> <strong>—CV</strong><br />
Research Experience (continued)<br />
• Multiple-planet systems <strong>and</strong> long-period planets<br />
Collaborators: The California Planet Search, Eric Ford, Greg Henry<br />
• Ages <strong>and</strong> activity levels <strong>of</strong> old field stars<br />
Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Berkeley 2006-2007<br />
• Multiple-planet systems <strong>and</strong> long-period planets<br />
Collaborators: The California Planet Search<br />
Graduate Research Assistant, UC Berkeley 2000-2006<br />
• A catalog <strong>and</strong> analysis <strong>of</strong> stellar magnetic activity in old, late-type stars <strong>and</strong><br />
• The detection <strong>and</strong> cataloging <strong>of</strong> nearby exoplanets with precise radial velocities<br />
Collaborators: Steven Vogt, Debra Fischer, Paul Butler, John Asher Johnson<br />
Undergraduate Researcher, Boston University 1995-1999<br />
• Measuring Magnetic Fields using Polarization by Dust Grains in a Bok Globule<br />
Adviser: Dan Clemens<br />
Research Intern, Computing Our Universe Summer School, U. Mass. Summer 1998<br />
Adviser: David Weinberg, OSU<br />
Research Intern, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Summer 1997<br />
Adviser: Patrick Slane<br />
Teaching/EPO Activities<br />
Graduate Student Instructor: 1999-2003<br />
• Introduction to <strong>Astronomy</strong>: 4 semester (Survey course for non-majors)<br />
• Introduction to Astrophysics: 1 semester (Survey course for astrophysics majors)<br />
• <strong>Astronomy</strong> Optical Laboratory: 1 semester (Junior/Senior astrophysics majors)<br />
• The Art <strong>of</strong> Teaching <strong>Astronomy</strong>: (Course for first-time Graduate Student Instructors,<br />
covering basic teaching methods <strong>and</strong> lessons from astronomy education research;<br />
assistant instructor 1 semester; head instructor 1 semester)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor:<br />
• ASTRO 589: The Science <strong>of</strong> Exoplanets (Graduate seminar, Fall 2009)<br />
• ASTRO 530: Stellar Atmospheres (Graduate course, Spring 2010)<br />
• ASTRO 001: Astronomical Universe (Undergraduate course, Spring 2011)<br />
Invited Public Lecture, The Search for Exoplanets, Many Suns, Many Worlds: The<br />
Galactic Quest for Exoplanets presented by the Keck Institute for Space Sciences,<br />
Pasadena, CA October 4, 2010.<br />
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