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Candidate Profile
 Date Submitted:15-04-2008
 Last Modified:14-07-2008 (05:39)
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 Current job:Support Scientist
 Employment Term:Permanent
 Relocation:Own country
 Date available:within 3months
 Industry:Civil Agencies/International Organizations, Satellite Manufacturers and Subcontractors, , , Consulting/Engineering Services, Space Tourism
 Keywordsastronomy, x-ray, active galaxies, agn, E/PO, education, public outreach
CV
OBJECTIVE:
I offer a unique combination of scientific knowledge and communications ability, with my strong writing skills.  My primary objective is to find a position which can combine my talents to develop materials or products to excite and teach the public about science and astronomy.

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008
  • M.S. Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001
  • B.S. with Honors, Physics with the Astrophysics Option, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1998
  • B.S. with Honors, Mathematics, New Mexico Tech, 1998
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

2001 - present
Support Scientist   
ADNET Systems, Inc.
  • Co-lead on Cosmic Times project, an extensive set of educational materials tracing our understanding of the expanding universe over the past century.  Cosmic Times is comprised of a series of 6 posters and associated lesson plans aimed at middle- and high-school classrooms
  • Led teacher workshops at NASA and at national conferences to introduce NASA educational and curricular materials
  • Analyzed X-ray data from the XMM/Newton satellite from a Coma cluster long-look with goal of compiling a trustworthy catalog of sources
  • Collaborated with Constellation-X Mission Scientist to design, update, and maintain Constellation-X web site
  • Worked with Swift Principal Investigator to prepare proposals for telescope operations and write conference proceedings, journal papers, and web pages 
  • Compiled data for an historic catalog of gamma-ray bursts
2000-2001, 2003-2008
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maryland, College Park   
  • Reduced and analyzed spectral data from the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer to compile database of over 800 spectra from Seyfert galaxies observed by the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
  • Tested detector pixel designs and assisted design of cold stage for cryogenic refrigerator as part of X-ray instrumentation group at NASA/Goddard
1998-2000
Graduate Fellow
University of Maryland, College Park
  • Reduced and analyzed time-resolved spectral data from the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
  • Developed data acquisition software using C on a Linux platform as part of X-ray instrumentation group at NASA/Goddard
SKILLS
  • Scientific writing for both general and technical audiences
  • Computer languages: Python, C, IDL
  • Data reduction and analysis tools: FITS files, FTOOLS, and XSPEC
  • Graphics packages: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Maya
  • Platforms: Macintosh, Windows and Linux
  • Other software and word processing tools: Microsoft Office Suite, Emacs, BBEdit, LaTeX, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and HTML
PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles
  • "Possible X-Ray Diagnostic for Jet/Disk Dominance in Type 1 AGNs", B. J. Mattson, K. A. Weaver, and C. S. Reynolds, 2007, ApJ 664, 101
  • "The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission", Gehrels, N., et al., 2004, ApJ, 611, 1005
  • "RXTE and BeppoSAX Observations of MCG -5-23-16: Reflection From Distant Cold Material", B. J. Mattson and K. A. Weaver, 2004, ApJ 601, 771
  • "Ozone Depletion from Nearby Supernovae", N. Gehrels, et al., 2003, ApJ 585, 1169)
Posters and Conference Proceedings
  • "A decade of RXTE Seyfert Observations", B. J. Mattson, K. A. Weaver, and C. S. Reynolds, 2007, Eight Years of Science With Chandra Symposium
  • "Cosmic Times: Astronomy History and Science for the Classroom", J. C. Lochner, and B. J. Mattson, 2008, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, #28.14
  • "Study of X-ray Spectral Parameters from Large Sample of RXTE Active Galaxies', B. J. Mattson, K. A. Weaver, and C. S. Reynolds, 2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society, 209th AAS Meeting, #72.20
  • "X-ray Spectral Variability Study of RXTE Active Galaxies", B. J. Mattson, K. A. Weaver, and C. S. Reynolds, 2005, Six Years of Science With Chandra Symposium
  • "Beyond Einstein – Within Reach: Connecting Modern Science to the Classroom Curriculum", J. C. Lochner, M. B. Larson, and B. J. Mattson, 2005, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Building   Community: The Emerging EPO Profession, #PW30
  • "X-ray Spectral Variability Study of RXTE Active Galaxies", B. J. Mattson and  K. A. Weaver, and C. S. Reynolds, 2005, American Astronomical Society, 206th AAS Meeting, #11.04
  • "Population Studies of Unidentified High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources", N. Gehrels, et al., 2001, Proceedings of The Nature of Unidentified Galactic High-energy Gamma-ray Sources workshop held on October 9-11, 2000, Carraminana, Reimer, & Thompson eds.
  • "Investigating the X-ray Spectral Variability of MCG -5-23-16", Mattson, B. J., Weaver, K. A., Rossi2000: Astrophysics with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. March 22-24, 2000 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
  • "First results from Mo/Au transition-edge sensor X-ray calorimeters", C. K. Stahle, F. M. Finkbeiner, et al., 2000, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, 444, 224
Talks
  • "Dark Energy: A Modern Science Mystery", December 2005, Maryland Science Center Teachers' Thursday SpaceLink Talk
  • "Dark Energy: A Modern Science Mystery", November 2005, University of Maryland Public Open House
  • "X-ray Astronomy: An FAQ", February 2005, University of Maryland Public Open House
Web Page Samples
  • Swift public pages
    • Mission Overview: http://swift.sonoma.edu/about_swift/overview.html
    • GRB Overview: http://swift.sonoma.edu/about_swift/grbs.html
    • Instrument Overview: http://swift.sonoma.edu/about_swift/instruments/
  • Imagine the Universe! Pages:
    • Data Archives: http://imagine/docs/sats_n_data/data_archives.html
    • Data Analysis: http://imagine/docs/sats_n_data/data_analysis.html
  • X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy Tutorial http://www.airynothing.com/high_energy_tutorial/index.html

HONORS
1997    Inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma Honors Society
1998    New Mexico Tech Creative Writing Contest, fiction
1995    Chancellor's Award for Excellence for Women and Minorities in Science, Math and Engineering (Minnesota Community College Association)
1995    Mathematics Scholastic Award (Normandale Community College)
1995    Patsy Lea Core Memorial Scholarship for creative writing, fiction (Normandale Community College)


VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2005, 2006        Co-presenter at the "Strong Gravity and Big Explosions" Girl
                Scout Patch Day held at Johns Hopkins University
2001-2004, 2008    Astronomer with Ask a High Energy Astronomer,
                NASA/Goddard
1997 – 1998        Volunteer Astronomer, Project ASTRO-NM
1995 – 1998        Peer Tutor, New Mexico Tech Writing Center

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