Dan Milisavljevic Cirriculum Vitae

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1 Dan Milisavljevic Cirriculum Vitae Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Institute for Theory and Computation 60 Garden Street, MS-51, Cambridge, MA Phone: (617) Education Ph.D., 2011, Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Advisor: Dr. Robert Fesen. Thesis: Kinematic and Chemical Properties of Core-Collapse Supernova Ejecta M.Sc., 2005, Philosophy and History of Science, London School of Economics, London, England. Advisor: Dr. John Worrall. Thesis: Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information Theory, and the Sirens of Interpretation B.Arts.Sc., 2004, Combined Honors in Arts and Science and Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Advisor: Dr. Mirsoslav Lovric. Thesis: Lost in Translation: Defining the Barriers of Language in Undergraduate Science Education Current Employment Postdoctoral Fellow (Fall present) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Institute for Theory and Computation Supervisor: Dr. Alicia M. Soderberg Research Interests Multi-wavelength investigations of the progenitor systems and explosion mechanisms of supernovae and their remnants; extreme varieties of supernovae including super-luminous events and supernovae associated with gamma-ray bursts; detailed optical and near-infrared kinematic reconstructions of young supernova remnants. Honors and Awards 2011 Hannah Croasdale Award (Selected from Dartmouth graduating PhD Class of 2011) 2010 Dartmouth College Graduate Student Council Poster Award 2008 Dartmouth College Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Graduate Teaching Award 2007 NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship (Selected nationally for academic distinction; 2 yr) 2007 Filene Graduate Teaching Award (Awarded by Dartmouth) 2004 Commonwealth Scholarship (Selected internationally for study at LSE; 1yr) 2003 Dr. H. L. Hooker Scholarship (Awarded by McMaster for overall academic excellence) 2002 E. M. Dalley Memorial Scholarship (Awarded by McMaster for academic performance) 2001 NSERC Summer Research Award (Selected nationally for academic distinction; 3 yr) 1999 G.& N. Elwin Scholarship (Awarded by McMaster for leadership and academics; 4 yr)

2 Dan Milisavljevic 2 Recently Approved Observing Programs* 2013 Magellan Baade 6.5m Telescope (2014A, 3 nights) - Coordinated Multi-Wavelength Follow-up of Core-Collapse Supernovae 2013 FLWO 1.5m (2014A, 4 nights) - TRES Survey of Circumstellar Shells 2013 Hubble Space Telescope (Cycle 21, 2 orbits, Director s Discretionary time) - SN 2012im/2013ek: A Supernova Double Take in NGC SALT (2013B,10+ hr) - Rapid Supernova Identification and Follow-up with SALT 2013 FLWO 1.5m (2013C, 4 nights) - TRES Survey of Circumstellar Shells 2013 MMT (2013C, 3 nights) - Coordinated Multi-Wavelength Follow-up of Core-Collapse Supernovae 2013 Hubble Space Telescope (Cycle 22, 10 orbits) - Toward A Comprehensive Kinematic and Chemical Survey of the Young O-rich SNR 1E in the SMC 2013 Magellan Baade 6.5m Telescope (2013B, 2 nights) - 3D Reconstruction of the Young O-rich Supernova Remnant E FLWO 1.5m (2013B, 3 nights) - TRES Survey of Circumstellar Shells 2013 SALT (2013A,10+ hr) - Rapid Supernova Identification and Follow-up with SALT 2013 MMT (2013A, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2013 Magellan Baade 6.5m Telescope (2013A, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2012 SALT (2012B, 10+ hr) - Rapid Supernova Identification and Follow-up with SALT 2012 MMT (2012C, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2012 Magellan Baade 6.5m Telescope (2012B, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2012 FLWO 1.2m+1.5m (2012B, 2 nights) - Dust Formation in Naked Core-Collapse Supernovae 2012 PAIRITEL (2012B, 2 nights) - Dust Formation in Naked Core-Collapse Supernovae 2012 Chandra X-ray Observatory (Cycle 14, 50 ks) - Late-time X-rays to Extract the True Energy of Nearby GRBs (PI: R. Margutti. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2012 Chandra X-ray Observatory (Cycle 14, 20 ks) - The Energetics and Environments of Type Ibc Supernovae (PI: A. Soderberg. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic)

3 Dan Milisavljevic Jansky Very Large Array (12A-286, 12 hr) - The Diversity of SNe Ibc and the Nature of the GRB-SN Connection (PI: A. Soderberg. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2012 Jansky Very Large Array (12A-441, 2 hr) - Triggered EVLA Follow-up of Gamma-ray Selected Tidal Disruption Events (PI: A. Soderberg. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2012 Hubble Space Telescope (Cycle 21, 10 orbits) - What Powers Nature s Most Luminous Supernovae? (PI: A. Soderberg. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2012 Gemini South (2012A, Band 3, 3.25 hr) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with High-Dispersion Spectra 2012 MMT (2012A, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2012 SALT (2012A,10+ hr) - Rapid Supernova Identification and Follow-up with SALT 2011 MMT (2011C, 2 nights) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with Moderate-Dispersion Spectra 2011 Gemini North (2011B, Band 3, 6.5 hr) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with High-Dispersion Spectra 2011 Gemini South (2011B, Band 2, 3.25 hr) - Resolving SN Ejecta Asymmetries with High-Dispersion Spectra 2011 Hubble Space Telescope (9 orbits) - The Remarkable Young Supernova Remnant in NGC 4449 (PI: K. Long. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2011 KPNO Mayall 4m (2011B, 6.5 nights) Mapping the Unshocked Interior Ejecta in the Cas A Supernova Remnant 2011 SALT (2011B, 10+ hr) Rapid Supernova Identification and Follow-up with SALT 2010 Chandra X-ray Observatory (30 ksec) - X-Ray Observations of the Optically Discovered Galactic Supernova Remnant G (PI: R. Fesen. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2010 Chandra X-ray Observatory (15 ksec) - The Persistent X-Ray Emission from the Type IIL SN 1979C (PI: D. Patnaude. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2010 Hubble Space Telescope (10 orbits, Cycle 19+20) - A Deep Kinematic Investigation of Cas A s Opposing High Velocity Ejecta Jets 2010 KPNO Mayall 4m (5 nights) - Spectra of Cas A s Highest Velocity Ejecta (PI: R. Fesen. CoI: D. Milisavljevic) 2010 Magellan Baade 6.5m Telescope (2010B, 2 nights) - IMACS Imaging and Spectra of the Young Galactic Supernova Remants G & G (PI: D. Patnaude. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2008 Hubble Space Telescope (Cycle 18, 6 orbits) - Imaging the Crab Nebula-Like Supernova Remnant 3C58 (PI: R. Fesen. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2008 Gemini (2008B, Band 3) - High Dispersion Late-time Spectra of Core-Collapse Supernovae

4 Dan Milisavljevic NRAO VLBA (12 hr) - An Image of a 75 year old Supernova Remnant in NGC 4449 (PI: M. Bietenholz. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic) 2008 Gemini (2008A, Band 3) The Mystery of the Double-Peaked Emission Lines in Late-time Spectra of Core-Collapse Supernovae 2008 MMT (2008B, 2 nights) - The Ultraluminous Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant in NGC 4449 (PI: R. Kirshner. CoI: includes D. Milisavljevic.) *In addition to these competitively selected programs, I have obtained data from over 140 nights of observing on the 2.4m Hiltner Telescope at MDM Observatory, on Kitt Peak in Arizona. Selected Talks October 2013 Contributed talk at the Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts conference at Yukawa Instit. for Theoretical Phys., Kyoto University. Title: Reverse Engineering Supernovae October 2013 Colloquium talk at the Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea. Title: Reverse Engineering Supernovae October 2013 Luncheon talk at the ITC, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Title: Exciting New Insights on the Embarrassing Old Problem of Diffuse Interstellar Bands October 2013 Invited review talk at the Bash Symposium in Austin, TX. Title: The Progenitor Systems and Explosion Mechanisms of Supernovae September 2013 Seminar talk at Yale University in New Haven, CT. Title: Reverse Engineering Supernovae May 2013 Extended talk at Fifty-One Ergs conference in Rayleigh, NC. Title: Reverse Engineering Supernovae January 2013 Contributed talk at the IAU Symposium 296: Supernova Environmental Impacts in Kolkata, India. Title: Autopsy of the Core-Collapse Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A November 2012 Luncheon talk at the ITC, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Title: Reverse Engineering Supernovae September 2012 Seminar talk at the Osservatorio di Merate in Milan, Italy. Title: Cas A in 3D: A Blueprint for Type IIb Supernova Explosions September 2012 Contributed talk for Supernovae Illuminating the Universe from Individuals to Populations in Munich, Germany. Title: Probing the Nature of Type IIb/Ib Supernovae with Multi- Wavelength Observations of SN 2011ei August 2012 Seminar talk at the University of California, Santa Barabara, Department of Physics. Title: Cas A: The Blueprint of Type IIb Supernova Explosions July 2012 Contributed talk for the workshop on Core-Collapse Supernovae: Models and Obserable Signals at the Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington. Title: Unraveling Geometry from Late-time Emission Profiles March 2012 Luncheon talk at the ITC, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Title: Late-Time Optical Emission From Core-Collapse Supernovae

5 Dan Milisavljevic 5 October 2011 Seminar talk at the ITC, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Title: Kinematic Reconstruction of Cas A s High Velocity Ejecta Jets July 2011 Contributed talk for the 4th Southern Cross Conference on Supernovae and their Host Galaxies, in Sydney, Australia. Title: Cassiopeia A in 3D Nov 2010 Seminar talk at McMaster University, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Title: A Fresh Look at Cassiopeia A in 3D Teaching Experience 2013 Guest lecturer for Astro 120 at Harvard University. I developed and presented a narrative describing the life cycle of a Type Ia supernova from the nascent progenitor system through to explosion and evolution into a remnant for a review class Teaching Assistant at Dartmouth College. I acted as substitute lecturer, contributed lesson material, conducted labs, led review classes, and graded for the following course topics: General Physics, Introductory Astronomy, Stars and the Milky Way, Exploration of the Solar System, and the Development of Astronomical Thought Science instructor at Westshire Elementary School. I developed and conducted inquiry-based lessons in astronomy for fourth grade students in Fairlee, Vermont as part of an NSF-funded program for training professionals in science education Teaching Assistant at McMaster University. I led tutorial classes, graded, acted as substitute lecturer, and contributed content for the following course topics: First-year calculus for scientists and engineers, first-year calculus for arts students, and third-year comparative literature. Mentoring Experience Over the past five years I have personally supervised or helped to supervise over 10 undergraduate and graduate students from Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Yale University, and MIT. Students have been incorporated into projects that I helped develop, and most went on to present results at conferences and contribute towards published papers. I have trained students in the techniques of optical and near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy on the 6.5m MMT and Magellan telescopes, as well as the 2.4m Hiltner and 1.3m McGraw-Hill telescopes at MDM Observatory. Service Experience 2012 present Referee for the Astrophysical Journal and Letters Representative on school councils at Dartmouth College, the London School of Economics, and McMaster University Ethics training facilitator for incoming Dartmouth College graduate students. Topics covered include the responsibilities of mentors and mentees, discrimination, copyright rules, and fostering healthy workplace atmosphere.

6 Dan Milisavljevic Contributing editor for Incite Magazine, a campus publication managed by students Volunteer tutor in subjects related to physics, mathematics, and literature. Community Outreach 2013 Participant in the Visiting Scientist Day for the 6th graders of O Maley Middle School in Gloucester, MA. The event brings toegether local scientists/engineers of various cultural backgrounds to inform students about the many options they have for careers in science and to dispel some of the myths about who scientists are and what they do Participant in the Telling Your Story Workshop held at MIT. Goals included reviewing effective teaching techniques and establishing connections between Boston-area K-12 educators and science professionals to enable students to have interactive lessons presented by professionals active in research Volunteer developer and presenter of Dartmouth College s Science Café initiative that encouraged graduate students to host informal discussions centered on science at local schools Volunteer developer and presenter of Dartmouth College s Stellar Forensics exhibit showcased at the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. October Volunteer activity leader at Montshire Museum in Vermont. I participated in special exhibitions, gave presentations about my research, and led activities throught the year Volunteer public observer at Dartmouth College where I provided daytime tours of the historical Shattuck Observatory to college students, local interest groups and elementary schools (approximately once a week). I also organized nighttime observing sessions involving the university s modern 8-12 inch telescopes.