Cirriculum Vitae
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(Updated Apr. 2023)
Education
University of Washington
2019 - 2024
PhD Astronomy (expected) -- Interdisciplinary Data Science Track
MS Astronomy (2021)
University of California, San Diego
2015 - 2019
BS Physics
Awards/Honors
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2019
MPIA Summer Intern Fellowship
2017, 18
UCSD Provost Honors
2018, 19
Frances Hellman Research Scholarship
2017
Physics Chair Challenge Award
2016, 17, 18
Research Experience
University of Washington
Sept. 2019 - Present
Advisor : James Davenport (UW/DIRAC), Rory Barnes (UW/VPL)
Topic : tidal evolution of eclipsing binaries in K2/TESS
Max Planck Institute für Astronomie
Summer 2017, 2018
Advisor : David Hogg (NYU/MPIA/Flatiron)
Topic : data-driven models of M dwarfs
University of California, San Diego
May 2016 - May 2019
Advisor : Adam Burgasser (UCSD)
Topic : spectroscopic parameters of low-mass stars using atmosphere models
Publications
First-author:[2] Birky, J., Barnes, R. K., Fleming, D. P., 2021, Improved Constraints for Trappist-1 XUV Luminosity Evolution, RNAAS, 5, 122 (arXiv:2105.12562) [Paper] [Code] [1] Birky, J., Hogg, D. W., Mann, A., Burgasser, A. J., 2020, Temperatures and Metallicities of M dwarfs in the APOGEE Survey, ApJ, 892, 1 (arXiv:2001.04962) [Paper] [Code] Co-author:
[3] Hsu, C., Burgasser, A. J., et. al (incl. Birky, J.) 2021, The Brown Dwarf Kinematics Project (BDKP). V. Radial and Rotational Velocities of T Dwarfs From Keck/NIRSPEC High-Resolution Spectroscopy, ApJ [Code] [2] Davenport, J. R. A., Windemuth, D., et. al (incl. Birky, J.) 2021, The Rise and Fall of the Eclipsing Binary, HS Hydra, ApJL (arXiv :2107.10954) [Paper] [1] Martin, D. V., El-Badry, K., et al. (incl. Birky, J.) 2021, TOI-1259Ab–a gas giant with 2.6% deep transits and a bound white dwarf companion, MNRAS (arXiv :2101.02707) [Paper]
Selected Presentations
Birky, J., Davenport, J. R. A, Brandt, T. (2020 January). Systematic Classification of TESS Eclipsing Binaries. Poster presentation at AAS Meeting 235, Honolulu HI. [PDF] Birky, J., Hogg, D. W., Mann, A. W., Burgasser, A. (2019 January). Precise Stellar Parameters for 10,000+ APOGEE M dwarfs. Poster presentation at AAS Meeting 233, Seattle, WA. [PDF] Birky, J., Hogg, D. W., Burgasser, A. (2018 January). Data-Driven Spectral Models for APOGEE M Dwarfs. Poster presentation at AAS Meeting 231, Washington DC. [PDF] Birky, J., Aganze, C., Burgasser, A., Theissen, C., Schmidt, S., Stassun, K., Teske, J., Bird, J. (2017 January). Modeling Stellar Parameters for High Resolution Late-M and Early-L Dwarf SDSS/APOGEE Spectra. Poster presentation at AAS Meeting 229, Grapevine TX. [PDF]Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant:
ASTR 150: The Planets (Instructors: Nicole Kelly)
Spring 2021
ASTR 150: The Planets (Instructors: Nicole Kelly, Eric Agol)
Winter 2021
ASTR 102: Introduction to Astronomy (Instructor: Scott Anderson)
Fall 2020
Skills
Programming: Python, C++, MathematicaSoftware: LaTeX, Unix, Git, Solidworks, Illustrator