C.V. / Resume
Updated February 2024
Education
Boston University (June 2018 - Present)
Graduate Student in Astronomy
PhD in Astronomy - Expected Summer 2024
Master of Science in Astronomy - May, 2020
Advisor: Professor Catherine Espaillat
Fall 2018: Dean's Fellow
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2014 - May 2018)
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Minor of Astronomy
Minor of Mathematics
Experience / Outreach
Science Train Boston - Creator (March 2023 - Present)
Stimulate curiosity and answer questions from Boston public transit riders about all things space, astronomy, and science at large
Reach those who may not have the time/ability to otherwise engage with science
See this TIME article for a general idea (https://science.time.com/2013/10/28/ride-the-science-train-aka-the-new-york-subway/)
BU Astronomy - Graduate Student Representative (AY 2021/2022)
Facilitate communication between graduate students and department faculty/staff
Assist in restructuring of the graduate academic program
Organize social events to promote well being and community within the Astronomy department
Navigate COVID protocols to ensure a safe and responsible environment for all
BU Astronomy - High School Outreach Coordinator (2019-2020)
Facilitate collaboration between local high schools and Boston University to host Open Nights at BU
Instruct students on useful Open Night practices
Teach techniques in operating telescopes, astrophotography, and general stargazing
Judson B. Coit Observatory Public Open Night Facilitator (2018-Present)
Teach the public about various night-sky objects and phenomena (stars, galaxies, planets, etc.)
Enhance public understanding of Astronomy graduate program
Give public talks on basic astrophysical topics on cloudy nights
Publications
Towards a comprehensive view of accretion, inner disks, and extinction in classical T Tauri stars: an ODYSSEUS study of the Orion OB1b association
Caeley C. Pittman, Catherine C. Espaillat, Connor Robinson, Thanawuth Thanathibodee, Nuria Calvet, John Wendeborn, et al.
Published: November 2022
The Astrophysical Journal
ALMA Survey of Protoplanetary Disks in Lynds 1641
Sierra Grant, John Wendeborn, Enrique Macías, et al.
Published : June 2021
The Astrophysical Journal; V. 913, #2
A Study of Millimeter Variability in FUor Objects
John Wendeborn, Catherine Espaillat, Enrique Macias, et al.
Published: June 2020
The Astrophysical Journal; V. 897, #1
For more, see Publications
Teaching/Mentoring
Research Mentor (Fall 2022 - Current)
Serve as research mentor to an undergraduate student
Guide student on all aspects of research, including background science, relevant analysis techniques, Python/programming
Help to incorporate student's research into my own work, resulting in co-authored paper (in prep.) and eventual first-authored paper
Research Mentor - BU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (Summer 2022)
Serve as research mentor to an undergraduate student during 12-week program
Guide student on all aspects of research, including introductory science, Python programming, statistical analysis, and poster creation/presentation
Research Mentor - Lumiere Education (Summer 2022)
Guide 2 students to write their first publishable research papers
12-week introductory research program for high-school level students
Teaching Fellow (January 2019 - May 2019)
Course: AS 109 - Cosmology
Instructor: Professor Alan Marscher
Talks / Conferences
Contributed Poster
8th Annual Northeast Star and Planet Formation Meeting
June 2023
Contributed Poster
Cool Stars 22
July 2022
Contributed Talk / Poster
Five Years After HL Tau: A New Era in Planet Formation
December 2020
Session Chair
6th Annual New England Star Formation Meeting
January 2020
Protoplanetary Disk and Variability session
Skills
Programming: Python (Advanced), SQL (Novice), R (Novice), IDL (Novice), Bash/Shell (Intermediate)
Python-Specific Packages: Numpy, Pandas, Scipy, Matplotlib, Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, emcee
Astronomy-Specific Software: CASA, SpeXtool, RADMC3D
General Technical: LaTeX, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Windows/MacOS/Linux
Language: Spanish (Conversational)
PDF of Curriculum Vitae (Academic)
(updated February 2022)
PDF of Resume (Industry/General)
(updated February 2022)