Cecilia Syfert BARNBAUM

Education

May 1992
PhD in Astronomy, UCLA
1988
MS in Astronomy, UCLA
1986 — 1992
Astronomy Graduate Student, UCLA
1983 — 1986
Physics Coursework at UCLA
1980
MA in Biology, Immaculate Heart College
1976 — 1980
Biology Graduate Student, Immaculate Heart College
1973
BA in French, Immaculate Heart College
1970 — 1973
Undergraduate, Immaculate Heart College

EMPLOYMENT AND AWARDS

2007 - present
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Valdosta State University
2003 Tenure granted, Valdosta State University
2002 - 2007


1998 - 2002
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Valdosta State University
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Valdosta State University
1997
Achievement Award, Space Telescope Science Institute
1996 - 1998
Scientist for Education, Tenure Track Scientific Staff, Space Telescope Science Institute
1993 - 1996
Jansky Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory
1992 - 1993
President's Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
1992
New York Academy of Sciences Award for Distinguished Graduate Research in Science
1990
SC Graduate Student Research Grant
1989, 1990
Graduate Opportunity Fellow
1988
Teaching Associate; Astronomy, UCLA
1981 — 1982
Forest Service Fieldwork (Wildlife Biologist) (Plumas County): Spotted Owl Survey, Pine Marten Survey
1979 — 1980
Research Assistant (Bodega Marine Lab, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley): Shorebird Ecology Project
1977
Teaching Assistant (Genetics and Physiology), IHC
1976
Teaching Assistant (Chemistry), IHC
1976 — 1979
High School Teacher (Physiology, General Biology, Astronomy, Chemistry and Physics), Immaculate Heart High School
1973 — 1976
Teacher (ESL for French speakers), North Seattle Community College
1973 — 1976
Teacher (ESL for Spanish speakers), North Seattle community College
1973 — 1976
Research Technician (Lipoprotein Lab), University of Washington
1973 — 1976
Research Technician (Hemolysis Lab), University of Washington
1973
CalBiochem Summer Research Grant Recipient
1972 — 1973
Teacher (Adult Education, ESL for Spanish speakers), LA City Schools
1972 — 1973
Laboratory Technician (Hematological Oncology), UCSC
1972 — 1973
High School Teacher, French, Teacher Preparation Program
1971
Rotary Club International: Foreign Travel Scholarship (France)
1971 — 1973
California State Scholar

OBSERVING EXPERIENCE

Optical/IR

3 meter Telescope, Lick Observatory, Hamilton Echelle and Kast Spectrographs (UC)
1 meter Telescope, Lick Observatory, CCD Imaging and Spectroscopy (UC)
4 meter Telescope, CTIO, Chile, CCD Imaging (CTIO)
10 meter telescope, Keck Observatory, Hawaii, Infrared Imaging (UC/Caltech)
Hubble Space Telescope (Infrared Imaging, NICMOS)
Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope (SIRTF)

 Radio

12 meter, Kitt Peak National Observatory, line observations (NRAO)
VLA line and continuum mapping (NRAO)
140 Ft Telescope Green Bank, line observations (NRAO)
100 meter Telescope, Effelsberg, Germany, line observations (MPIfR)
30 meter Telescope, IRAM, Spain, line observations (remote) (CERMO)

Ultraviolet

 International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite, Goddard Space Flight Center

COURSES I HAVE TAUGHT AT VSU

ASTR 1010 -- Astronomy of the Solar System (+lab)
ASTR 1000 -- Introduction to the Universe
ASTR 3101 -- Astrophysics of the Solar System (+lab)
ASTR 3800 -- Astrobiology
ASTR 4102 -- Observational Astronomy II
ASTR 4410 -- Astrophysics
ASTR 4950 -- (3 hr) Directed Study (Data reduction techniques)
PHYS 2211 -- Calculus-based Physics: Principles of Physics I (+lab)
PHYS 2212 -- Calculus-based Physics: Principles of Physics II (+lab)
PHYS 3810 -- Mathematical Methods of Physics
PHYS 4411 -- Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 4412 -- Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 4501 -- Capstone Seminar I
PHYS 4502 -- Capstone Seminar II
PHYS 4950 -- (3 hr) Directed Study (Radio astronomy instrumentation)
PHYS 4950 -- (3 hr) Directed Study (Plasma Physics)
PHYS 4950 -- (3 hr) Directed Study (Differential Equations in Phys Sys)
PHYS 4950 -- (3 hr) Directed Study (Fortran Programming in Phys Sci)
PHYS 4950 – (3 hr) Directed Study (Complex Variables)
SCI 3000 -- Science for Early Childhood Educators (+lab)

 SPECIAL SKILLS

Fluent in French
Semi-fluent in Spanish

Programming Languages:

FORTRAN
Pascal
VISTA (UCO Lick)
IRAF
AIPS

Mathematica
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Illustrator
Flash
Fireworks

 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 
Refereed Papers

  • Buchanan, C. L., Kastner, J. H., Forrest, W J., Hrivnak, B. J., Sahai, R., Egan, M., Frank, A. and Barnbaum, C., 2006 "A Spitzer IRS Spectral Atlas of Luminous 8 µ Sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud," accepted by the Astronomical Journal , July 2006
  • Geballe, T., Noll, K, Morris, M. and Barnbaum, C. 2005, "CO Infrared lines in U Equ," Astrophysical Journal , 624, 983
  • Sahai, R., Morris, M., Knapp, G., Young, K., & Barnbaum, C., 2003 "A Newly Launched, Collimated, High-Speed Outflow from a Dying Star" Nature, 20 November
  • Keenan, P. C., and Barnbaum C 1999, " Revision and Calibration of MK Luminosity Classes for Cool Giants by Hipparcos Parallaxes" Astrophysical Journal 518, 859
  • Barnbaum, C. and Bradley, R. F. 1998, "A New Approach to Interference Excision in Radio Astronomy: Adaptive Interference Cancellation," Astronomical Journal , 115, 2598
  • Kahane, C., Barnbaum, C., Uchida, K., Balm, S. and Jura, M. 1998, "A Circumbinary Resevoir Around BM Gem?" Astrophysical Journal , 500, 456
  • Josselin, E., Loup, C., Omont, A., Barnbaum, C., Nyman, L. A., and Forveille, T. 1998, "Infrared Giants versus Supergiants II. CO Observations" Astronomy and Astrophysics, 129, 44
  • Keenan, P. K. and Barnbaum, C., 1997, "The Spectrum Near Maximum Light of the Unusual R Coronae Borealis Star, DY Persei" Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 109, 969
  • Barnbaum, C., Stone, R. P. S., and Keenan, P. K. 1996, "A Moderate-Resolution Optical Atlas of Carbon Stars Classified According to Revised MK Types: R, CH, N, J, and Ba Stars" Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 105, 419
  • Josselin, E., Loup, C., Omont, A. and Barnbaum, C. 1996, "Under Abundance of CO in Circumstellar Envelopes of O-rich Evolved Stars I. A Search for Dusty Supergiants" Astronomy and Astrophysics, 315, L23
  • Kahane, C., Audinos, P., Barnbaum, C. and Morris, M. 1996, "V Hya: The Missing Link Between Red Giants and Bipolar Planetary Nebulae? Radio Observations of the Molecular Envelope" Astrophysical Journal, 314, 871
  • Hinkle, K. H. and Barnbaum, C. 1996, "Infrared Velocities of Long Period Variables: The Carbon Star Mira, S Cep" Astronomical Journal, 111, 913
  • Barnbaum, C., Omont, A. and Morris, M. 1996, "The Unusual Circumstellar Environment of the Evolved Star, U Equ" Astronomy and Astrophysics, 310, 259
  • Barnbaum, C., Morris, M., and Kahane, C. 1995, "Evidence for Rapid Rotation of the Carbon Star V Hydrae" Astrophysical Journal, 450, 862
  • Barnbaum, C. and Hinkle, K. H. 1995, "Infrared and Optical Velocities of Carbon Stars" Astronomical Journal, 110, 805
  • Barnbaum, C. 1994, "A High Resolution Spectral Atlas of Carbon Stars" Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 90, 317
  • Barnbaum, C. 1992, "Radial Velocities of Carbon Stars: CO versus Optical Measurements" Astrophysical Journal, 385, 694
  • Barnbaum, C.1992, "Multi-Epoch Optical Velocities of Bright Carbon Stars" Astronomical Journal, 104, 1585
  • Barnbaum, C. and Zuckerman, B. 1992, "The Radial Velocity of the White Dwarf, G29-38" Astrophysical Journal Letters, 396, L31
  • Barnbaum, C., Kastner, J. H., and Zuckerman, B. 1991, "The Mass Range of Carbon Stars" Astronomical Journal, 102, 289
  • Barnbaum, C, Morris, M., Likkel, L. and Kastner, J. H. 1991, "Carbon Stars with Silicate-Rich Circumstellar Dust: EU And, BM Gem and V778 Cyg" Astronomy and Astrophysics, 251, 79
  • Kahane, C., Maizels (Barnbaum), C. and Jura, M. 1988, "The Bipolar Outflow from the Rotating Carbon Star, V Hya" Astrophysical Journal, 238, L25
Conference Proceedings
  • Barnbaum, C., Stone, R.P., & Groenewegen, M. 2000, "Optical Spectroscopy of Infrared Carbon Stars" Bulletin of the Astronomical Society, Atlanta Meeting, January 2000
  • Leake, M., Barnbaum, C. et al. 2000, "Leonid Meteor Shower, a Global Collaboration" Georgia Academy of Sciences, March 2000
  • Wallerstein, G. & Barnbaum, C. "The Unusual Circumstellar environment of U Equ," Cool Stars Conference, Montpellier, France, September 1998
  • Morris, M., .Mastrodemos, N., Zuckerman, McCarthy, C., Becklin, E., Lowrance, P., Chary, R. and Barnbaum, C. 1997 IAU Circular #6666 "GRB 970508"
  • Bradley, R., Wilson, S., Escoffier, R., and Barnbaum, C. 1997, "Real-time Interference Cancellation Using the Adaptive Interference Filter" URSI Radio Science Meeting, Montréal, Canada, July 1997
  • Barnbaum, C., Morris, M. and T. Forveille 1997, "Li and 13C Enhancement in the Frosty Leo Nebula", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 189, no 1, #97.15
  • Bradley, R. and Barnbaum, C. 1997, "A New Method to Cancel RFI–The Adaptive Filter" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 189, no 1, #107.04
  • Bradley, R., Wilson, S., and Escoffier, R. and Barnbaum, C., 1997 "Real-time Interference Cancellation Using the Adaptive Filter" URSI Commission J Meeting, Montreal (to be presentd in July)
  • Bradley, R., Wilson, S., and Barnbaum, C., Wang, B., 1996 "An Adaptive Interference Cancelling Receiver for Radio Astronomy – Theory" NRAO Electronics Divisioin internal Report #305, Nov 1
  • Barnbaum, C. and Balm, S. 1996 "Diffuse Bands in Circumstellar Shells" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 187, #45.01
  • Barnbaum, C., Omont, A. and Morris, M. 1995 "U Equuleus" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 27, no. 2, p. 861, #35.15
  • Winfrey, S., Barnbaum, C., Morris, M. & Omont, A. 1995 "Spectral Classification of Cold IRAS Stars: Supergiants" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 186, no. 1, #45.15
  • Barnbaum, C. & Hinkle, K. 1994 "Infrared Velocities of Carbon Stars" in Science with Astronomical Infrared Surveys eds N. Epchtein, A. Omont & W. B. Burton (Kluwer Academic Press: Dordrecht), p 151
  • Barnbaum, C. and Morris, M. 1994 "P-Cygni Profiles in Carbon Stars" in Mass Loss on the AGB and Beyond," ed. H. Schwarz (CTIO/ESO Workshop, Chile, Feb 1992)
  • Kahane, C., Audinos, P., Barnbaum, C. and Morris, M. 1994, "The Bipolar Outflow and the Rotation of the Carbon Star, V Hya" in Mass Loss on the AGB and Beyond," ed. H. Schwarz (CTIO/ESO Workshop: Chile, Feb 1992)
  • Schultz, G., Zuckerman, B., Becklin, E. E., & Barnbaum, C. 1993 "Common Envelope White Dwarf—Red Dwarf Binaries" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 182, #22.07
  • Barnbaum, C. and Morris, M. 1993 "s-Process Enhancement and the Presence of Tc in 84 Carbon Stars" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 182, no. 2, p. 876, #46.17
  • Morris, M. and Barnbaum, C. 1993 "Rotation-Pulsation Coupling in the Bipolar Pre-planetary Nebula, V Hya" IAU Symposium #155: Planetary Nebulae eds: R. Weinberger & A. Acker (Kluwer Academic Press: Dordrecht) p. 349
  • Barnbaum, C. and Morris, M. 1992 "P-Cygni Profiles (KI and Mg I) in Carbon Stars" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 24, #37.13
  • Barnbaum, C., Misch, A. and Zuckerman, B. 1992 "Does the White Dwarf, G29-38, Have a Companion?" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 24, #44.03
  • Barnbaum, C. 1991 "Radial Velocities of Carbon Stars" Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 23, #26.05
  • Maizels (Barnbaum), C. and Morris, M. 1990 "Ha Emission in Optically Bright Carbon Stars" in From Miras to Planetary Nebulae: Which Path For Stellar Evolution? ed. M. O. Mennesier (Editions Frontières: Montpellier) p. 347
  • Maizels (Barnbaum), C., Kastner, J. H. and Zuckerman, B. 1990 "The Mass Range of Carbon Stars" in From Miras to Planetary Nebulae: Which Path For Stellar Evolution? ed. M. O. Mennesier (Editions Frontières: Montpellier) p. 344
 Other Publications
  • Barnbaum, C. 1999 invited contributing author to CRC's Dictionary of Physics and Astronomy, in press
  • Barnbaum, C., 1998 invited contributing author, "Carbon-rich Stars" in Allen's Astrophysical Quantities, 4th edition, edited by Arthur Cox
  • Barnbaum, C., 1998 invited contributing author "The Hubble Space Telescope" in World Book Encyclopedia
  • Barnbaum, C., 2000 "GBT Observing Manual" in preparation for NRAO
 Papers in Preparation
  • Barnbaum, C., Josselin, E., Loup, C. and Omont, A.., "CO-Deficient Cool IRAS sources: III. Supergiants" (to be submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics )
  • Barnbaum, C. and Balm, S. "Diffuse Interstellar Bands in Circumstellar Shells", (to be submitted to Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Barnbaum, C., Lebzelter, T., Hron, J. and Morris, M., "Technetium and s-Process Elements in Carbon Stars" (in preparation for Astrophysical Journal)
  • Morris, M. and Barnbaum, C. "The Frosty Leo Nebula" (in preparation for Astrophysical Journal)
Department of Phyics, Astronomy & Geosciences
Nevins Hall
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698-0055

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