Daryl Haggard
Department of Astronomy
University of Washington
Box 351580, Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-2922 (tel)
(206) 685-0403 (fax)
dhaggard at astro.washington.edu

Education:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Ph.D. in Astronomy, in progress

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, M.S. in Astronomy, December 2006

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, M.S. in Physics, August 2004

Saint John’s College, Santa Fe, NM, B.A. in Philosophy and Mathematics, May 1995

 

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors:

Predoctoral Fellow, NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program, 2005-present

Graduate School Top Scholar Award, University of Washington, 2003-2004

Achievement Awards for College Scientists, ARCS Foundation, 2001-2002 & 2002-2003

Graduate Fellow, National Science Foundation Graduate to K-12 Outreach Grant, 2001-2002

Scholarship to The X-Ray Astronomy School, USRA, NASA Goddard & the CXC, 2001 & 2002

Student Research Award, College of Science & Engineering, San Francisco State University, 2000 & 2001

Burr & Virginia Burbank Scholarship, Physics & Astronomy Dept., San Francisco State Univ., 2000-2001

Award for Excellence in Public Speaking, Senator Millard E. Tydings Memorial Prize Fund, 1995

 

Research Experience:

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA

Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2006-Present

Collaborate with Dr. Paul J. Green, working on the Chandra Multiwavelength Project (ChaMP). Research to constrain the AGN fraction in the local universe, perform optical verification of Chandra-SDSS matches, perform spectroscopic follow-up of bright ChaMP sources, and investigate broad absorption line (BAL) variability.

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2003-Present

Collaborate with Dr. Scott F. Anderson researching: (1) X-ray emitting AGN & quasars, (2) AM CVn double-degenerate binaries, (2) He II and deuterium absorption in QSO spectra, and (3) compact binaries in globular clusters. These studies employ the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the APO 3.5m telescope, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, as well as both the Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray observatories, and the Hubble Space Telescope.

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2003

Assisted Dr. Adrienne M. Cool, researching compact binary star systems in Omega Centauri. Data reduction and source characterization in two data sets, a ~70 ksec observation of the cluster with Chandra's Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer and a 3x3 mosaic of Wide Field Camera pointings with HST's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Graduate Research Assistant, 2000-2001

Worked with Dr. Roger Bland, investigating soliton wave production in boat wakes in the San Francisco Bay. Developed theory and simulated both Kelvin wakes and solitons using Mathematica and IDL.

 

Teaching Experience:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Teaching Assistant, Fall 2003-Present
Organizer & seminar leader for the new Pre-Major in Astronomy Program (Pre-MAP) funded by the University of Washington's President's Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund, designed to introduce freshmen to research in astronomy. Previously TA'd for multiple sections of Astro 101: Intro to Astronomy or Astro 150: The Planets.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA

Project ASTRO Volunteer, 2002-2003
Astronomer partner to the SMART program. Lead monthly after school projects and activities designed to promote understanding of astronomical concepts and student participation.

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

National Science Foundation Graduate to K-12 (GK-12) Teaching Fellow, 2001-2002

Selected by P.I. Dr. John Stubbs as a San Francisco State University GK-12 fellow. Collaborated with two 6th grade Earth Science teachers and a 7th – 8th grade Special Education science teacher on-site at Gloria Davis Middle School.

Teaching Assistant, 2000-2001

Led physics laboratories under the supervision of Dr. Roger Bland. Facilitated discussion and exploration of physics concepts through hands-on experiments, graded all in-class and written work and determined final grades.

Instructor, 1999-2000

Taught “Intro to Physics Concepts,” funded by the Minority Access to Research Careers and Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement programs, designed to incorporate the Socratic method and other peer-learning techniques.

Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chonquing, Sichuan, CHINA

Foreign Language and American Culture Teacher, 1995-1996

Taught freshman and sophomore English language and American culture classes in the International Trade and English Departments. Developed curriculum, evaluated written work & classroom presentations and assigned grades.

 

Memberships:

American Astronomical Society

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Union of Concerned Scientists

Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate, University of Washington, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 & 2005-2006

Graduate Representative, Student Health Insurance Committee, University of Washington, 2003-2004 & 2004-2005

Student Advisory Board Member, College of Science and Engineering, San Francisco State University, 2002-2003

Vice President, Physics & Astronomy Club, San Francisco State University, 2001-2003

 

Research Publications & Posters; Primary Author:

  1. KiloQuasars Across Time: Chandra Observations of SDSS QSOs to z=5, Haggard, D.; Green, P.J.; Aldcroft, T.; Anderson, S.F.; Barkhouse, W.; Kim, D.-W.; Mossman, A.; Richards, G.; Silverman, J.; Wilkes, B. 2007, X-ray Surveys: Evolution of Accretion, Star-Formation and the Large Scale Structure, Rhodes Island, Greece

  2. Ultracompact AM Canum Venaticorum Binaries from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Three Candidates Plus the First Confirmed Eclipsing System, Anderson, S.F.; Haggard, D.; Homer, L.; Joshi, N.R.; Margon, B.; Silvestri, N.M.; Szkody, P.; Wolfe, M.A.; Agol, E.; Becker, A.C.; Henden, A.; Hall, P.B.; Knapp, G.R.; Richmond, M.W.; Schneider, D.P.; Stinson, G.; Barentine, J.C.; Brewington, H.J.; Brinkmann, J.; Harvanek, M.; Kleinman, S.J.; Krzesinski, J.; Long, D.; Neilsen, E.H.; Nitta, A.; Snedden, S.A. 2005, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 130, 2230

  3. Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Imaging of Omega Centauri: Optical Counterpart for the Quiescent Low-Mass X-Ray Binary, Haggard, D.; Cool, A.M.; Anderson, J.; Edmonds, P.D.; Callanan, P.J.; Heinke, C.O.; Grindlay, J.E.; Bailyn, C.D. 2004, The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 613, 512

  4. X-ray Imaging of Compact Binary Stars in Omega Centauri, Cool, A.M., Haggard, D., Anderson, J.; Edmonds, P.D.; Callanan, P.J.; Heinke, C.O.; Grindlay, J.E.; Bailyn, C.D., in preparation, The Astrophysical Journal

  5. Wide-Field Imaging of Omega Centauri with the Advanced Camera for Surveys, Haggard, D.; Dorfman, J.L.; Cool, A.M.; Anderson, J.; Bailyn, C.D.; Edmonds, P.D.; Grindlay, J.E. 2003, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 35, 1289

  6. A Search for Optical Counterparts of Chandra Sources in Omega Centauri using ACS, Haggard, D.; Fuller, A.D.; Dorfman, J.L.; Cool, A.M.; Anderson, J.; Edmonds, P.D.; Davies, M.B. 2002, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, 1104

  7. High Resolution X-ray Imaging of Binary Star Populations in Omega Centauri, Haggard, D.; Carlin, J.L.; Cool, A.M.; Zhao, B.; Bailyn, C.D.; Edmonds, P.D.; Grindlay, J.E.; Davies, M.B. 2002, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, 654

  8. Deep Chandra Imaging of ω Centauri, Cool, A.M., Haggard, D., Carlin, J. 2002, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Proceedings, Vol. 265, 277, eds. F. van Leeuwen, J.D. Hughes, G. Piotto

  9. Observation of Long Waves Generated by Ferries, Neuman, D.G., Tapio, E., Haggard, D., Bland, R. 2001, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 27, No. 4, 361

 

Research Publications & Posters; Collaborating Author:

  1. Stellar SEDs from 0.3-2.5 Microns: Tracing the Stellar Locus and Searching for Color Outliers in SDSS and 2MASS, Covey, K.R.; Ivezic, Z.; Schlegel, D.J.; Finkbeiner, D.P.; Padmanabhan, N.; Lupton, R.H.; Agüeros, M.A.; Bochanski, J.J.; Hawley, S.L.; West, A.A.; Seth, A.C.; Kimball, A.E.; Gogarten, S.M.; Claire, M.; Haggard, D.; Kaib, N.A.; Schneider, D.P.; Sesar, B. 2007, accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal, arXiv:0707.4473v2 [astro-ph]

  2. A Large, Uniform Sample of X-Ray-emitting Active Galactic Nuclei from the ROSAT All Sky and Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: The Data Release 5 Sample, Anderson, S.F.; Margon,,B.; Voges, W.; Plotkin, R.M.; Syphers, D.; Haggard, D.; Collinge, M.J.; Meyer, J.; Strauss, M.A.; Agüeros, M.A.; Hall, P.B.; Homer, L.; Ivezić, Ž.; Richards, G.T.; Richmond, M.W.; Schneider, D.P.; Stinson, G.; Vanden Berk, D.E.; York, D.G. 2007, The Astronomical Journal , Vol. 133, 313

  3. SDSS Spectroscopic Survey of Stars, Ivezić, Ž.; Schlegel, D.; Uomoto, A.; Bond, N.; Beers, T.; Allende Prieto, C.; Wilhelm, R.; Lee, Y. Sun; Sivarani, T.; Jurić, M.; Lupton, R.; Rockosi, C.; Knapp, G.; Gunn, J.; Yanny, B.; Jester, S.; Kent, S.; Pier, J.; Munn, J.; Richards, G.; Newberg, H.; Blanton, M.; Eisenstein, D.; Hawley, S.; Anderson, S.; Harris, H.; Kiuchi, F.; Chen, A.; Bushong, J.; Sohi, H.; Haggard, D.; Kimball, A.; Barentine, J.; Brewington, H.; Harvanek, M.; Kleinman, S.; Krzesinski, J.; Long, D.; Nitta, A.; Snedden, S.; The SDSS Collaboration 2006, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, Vol. 77, 1057

  4. Pulsating White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Variables, Mukadam, A. S.; Szkody, P.; Gansicke, B. T.; Warner, B.; Woudt, P.; Sion, E.; Townsley, D.; Bildsten, L.; Solheim, J.E.; Fraser, O.; Haggard, D. 2005, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, 1273

  5. The Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared Properties of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Sources Detected by GALEX,
    Agüeros, M.A.; Ivezić, Ž.; Covey, K.R.; Obrić, M.; Hao, L.; Walkowicz, L.M.; West, A.A.; Vanden Berk, D.E.; Lupton, R.H.; Knapp, G.R.; Gunn, J.E.; Richards, G.T.; Bochanski, J.; Brooks, A.; Claire, M.; Haggard, D.; Kaib, N.; Kimball, A.; Gogarten, S.M.; Seth, A.; Solontoi, M. 2005, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 130, 1022

  6. Progress in Studies of Intergalactic He II Absorption, Zheng, W.; Anderson, S.F.; Kriss, G.A.; Chiu, K.; Haggard, D.; Schneider, D.P.; Hogan, C.J.; York, D.G.; Burles, S.; Meiksin, A. 2005, IAU Colloquium Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Cambridge University Press, Vol. 199, 484, eds. Peter R. Williams, Cheng-Gang Shu, Brice Menard

 

Education Publications, Posters & Invited Talks:

  1. Multiwavelength Astronomy: From Diversity to Active Galactic Nuclei, Haggard, D., San Francisco State University, Physics & Astronomy Department Colloquium, November 5, 2007

  2. Increasing Underrepresented Student Participation in Science Majors: The Pre-Major in Astronomy Program, Haggard, D. 2007, AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, Invited Session #201.03

  3. The Pre-Major in Astronomy Program at the University of Washington, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Haggard, D., Agüeros, M.A., Covey, K.R., Tavarez, M., Agol, E. 2005, Vol. 37, 1261