Dept of Astronomy UW-Madison 475 N. Charter St. Madison, WI 53706 |
Office: (608) 265-2554 Fax: (608) 263-6386 4512 Sterling kth@astro.wisc.edu |
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~kth/
Born: 3 June 1976 in Lassa, Nigeria
Citizenship: USA
Professional Societies: AAS
Degrees |
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M.S. in Astronomy (Minor: Physics) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI |
June 2004 |
B.A. in Physics Oberlin College, Oberlin OH |
May 1998 |
Related Positions |
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Research Assistant UW-Madison Astronomy Advisors: K. H. Nordsieck, J. S. Gallagher |
2002-present |
Research Assistant Johns Hopkins Astronomy Department and the SciDAC Computational Astrophysics Consortium. Advisor: D. Kasen |
2002-present |
Research Assistant UW-Madison Astronomy Advisors: K. H. Nordsieck, J. S. Gallagher, E. G. Zweibel, R. D. Mathieu |
2002-present |
Chandra Calibration Data Aide
Chandra X-ray Center Supervisor: R. H. Donnelly |
1999-2002 |
NSF-REU Participant PSU Astronomy Advisor: R. B. Ciardullo |
1996 |
NSF-REU Participant U. Toledo
Physics Advisor: D. G. Ellis |
1995 |
Research Assistant Oberlin College
Physics Advisor: D. R. Stinebring |
1995-1998 |
Other Positions |
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Web Development and Technical Support Cambridge Scientific Abstracts IDS |
1998-1999 |
Library Assistant Oberlin College Science |
1995-1998 |
Research Assistant NIST Chemistry |
1993 |
Teaching Experience |
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Instructor UW-Madison
Astronomy Introductory laboratory course. |
2008 |
Teaching Assistant UW-Madison
Astronomy Web-based intro. astronomy course. Professor: J. Lattis |
2005 |
Teaching Assistant UW-Madison
Astronomy Led discussion groups for intro. astronomy course. Professors: R. J. Reynolds, J. G. Hoessel |
2002 |
Laboratory Assistant Salisbury State
U. Physics Assistant in setting up and evaluating intro. physics lab. Professor: G. S. Welsh |
1999 |
Teaching Assistant Oberlin College
Physics Led discussion groups for intro. relativity and QM courses. Professor: D. F. Styer |
1997 |
Outreach Activities |
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NSF-funded "Universe
in the Park" Web-Developer and Organizer Developed public website and internal scheduling and presenter sign-up scripts; Coordinate activities. |
2005-2008 |
Expanding Your Horizons presenter EYH provides role models and activities in math and science to encourage middle school girls to pursue studies in those fields. |
2004, 2007 |
NSF-funded "Universe
in the Park" Participant UitP brings astronomers and portable telescopes to Wisconsin State Parks for public talks and observing. |
2002-2007 |
Mentor for undergraduate research
UW-Madison Provided technical and scientific guidance. |
2004 |
Mentor for NSF-REU participant SAO Provided technical and scientific guidance. |
2000 |
Publications Refereed |
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"WIYN Open Cluster Study: Radial-Velocity
Measurements of the Intermediate Age Open Cluster NGC 6819" Hole, K. T., Geller, A., Mathieu, R. D., Platais, I., Latham, D., & Meibom, S., (submitted to AJ) |
"Star-Disk Coupling by a Time-varying Magnetic Field"
Zweibel, E. G., Hole, K. T., & Mathieu, R. D. 2006, ApJ, 249, 879 |
Publications Non-refereed |
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AAS Poster abstract K. T. Hole, D. Kasen,
K. H. Nordsieck, J. S. Gallagher, "Probing Supernova Asymmetry With Spectropolarimetric Modeling of Clumpy Ejecta" |
January 2008 |
AAS Poster abstract K. T. Hole,
J. S. Gallagher, W. M. Harris, "Time Series FUSE HIRS Observations of Ly-β Emission From ε Eridani" |
June 2006 |
WSGC Conference Proceeding K. T. Hole,
R. D. Mathieu "Radial-Velocity Measurements of the Intermediate Age Open Cluster NGC 6819" |
Fall 2004 |
AAS Poster abstract K. T. Hole,
R. D. Mathieu, S. Meibom "WIYN Open Cluster Study: Radial-Velocity Measurements of the Intermediate Age Open Cluster NGC6819" |
January 2004 |
AAS Poster abstract K. T. Hole, D. D.
Sasselov, P. T. Kondratko, C. E. Heinke, S. Schnee, A. Z. Bonanos, G. Ball, "Stellar Metallicity Enhancement by Exoplanet Consumption" |
January 2002 |
AAS Poster abstract D. R. Stinebring,
K. T. Hole, S. R. Foster "How Common are Refractive Effects in Pulsar Scintillation?" |
June 1998 |
AAS Poster abstract K. Hole,
R. McMillan, R. Ciardullo "Color Photometry of Supernova Host Galaxies" |
January 1997 |
Ohio Area APS Talk abstract
K. T. Hole, D. G. Ellis "Correlation in Dirac-Fock wavefunctions" |
October 1995 |
Awards |
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Graduate Fellowship Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
2006 |
Graduate Fellowship University of Wisconsin |
2006 |
Graduate Fellowship Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
2005 |
Best Poster, Graduate Level Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Conference |
2004 |
Graduate Fellowship Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
2004 |
Alumni Graduate Fellowship Oberlin College |
2003 |
Graduate Fellowship Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
2003 |
Group Achievement Award: CXC Development and Operations NASA |
2001 |
Keyes Metcalf Outstanding Science Library Student Assistant Oberlin College |
1998 |
McGregor-Oresman Teaching Fellow Oberlin College |
1997 |
Barry M. Goldwater Congressional Scholar Nominee |
1995 |
National Merit Scholar | 1994 |
Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction |
1994 |
Supplemental Education |
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Canary Islands Winter School:
Extrasolar Planets Peurto de la Cruz, Canary Islands |
2004 |
National Virtual Observatory Summer School Aspen, CO |
2004 |
Course: "College Science Teaching" University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI |
2002 |
Course: "Stellar Physics" Harvard GSAS, Cambridge MA |
2001 |
Course: "Object Oriented Programming in C++" Harvard Extension School, Cambridge MA |
2000 |