Kristine Washburn
Phone: 206-523-6254
Email:
kcwashburn@gmail.com
Web Page:
http://www.astro.washington.edu/kristine
Education
- PhD (All But Dissertation), Astronomy, University of Washington,
2005
- M.S., Physics, University of Washington, 2005
- M.S., Astronomy, University of Washington, 2002
- B.A., Physics and Mathematics, University of
Colorado, Boulder, 2000
- cum laude in Physics
- Minor in Astrophysics
- Extensive coursework in Computer Science, Numerical Methods
Research Experience
- University of Washington, 6/01-present
Advisor: R. Jeffrey Wilkes
Project: Search for Astrophysical Point
Sources of Neutrinos with the Super-Kamiokande Detector
- University of Washington & Nathan Hale HS, 10/02-6/03
Partners: Karl Englert, Nina Christensen, Janet Bowersox, &
Hillary Cummings
Project: How Do We Know What We Know? A 9th grade integrated science
curriculum about space at Nathan Hale HS
- University of Colorado, 8/98-5/00
Advisor: J. Michael Shull
Project: Temperature and Ionization States
of the Intergalactic Medium
Teaching Experience
- TA for Physics 117&118 (General Physics Laboratory), 121B&122B
(Honors Intro Physics)
University of Washington - Fall 2003, Winter 2004
- Instructor for Astronomy 101: Introduction to the Universe
University of Washington, Summer 2003 and Summer 2004
- Teaching Assistant for Astronomy 101 and 150: The Planets
University of Washington, Fall 2000-Spring 2002
Career Experience
- Engineering Support - Aerojet Electrical Systems, May 1997-May 2000
Duties included design, setup, and maintenance of hardware systems to
support the DoD SBIRS (Space-Based Infrared Systems) Mission. Work on this
project required a secret-level government security clearance.
Publications and Talks
- Kristine Washburn for the Super-Kamiokande Collaboration,
A Search for Astronomical Neutrino Sources with the Super-Kamiokande
Detector, presented at the 2003 International Cosmic Ray Conference
Awards
- PRIME Fellow, 10/02-6/03
- Huckabay Fellow, Winter 2002
- Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Fellow, 2000-2003
- Society of Satellite Professionals International Scholarship, 1996
Service and Outreach
- Webmaster, UW Astronomy, 10/01-6/04
- Planetarium Outreach Coordinator, UW Astronomy, 10/01-10/04
- Mentor, Making Connections Program, 2000-2003
- Workshop presenter, Expanding Your Horizons, 2001-present
- Astronomer-partner, Project Astro, 2000-2003
Technical Skills
- Web technologies: HTML, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS, CGI/Perl
- Programming languages: C++, C, Fortran, Pascal
- Operating systems: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Redhat Linux
- Software: MS Office, PAW, IDL, Mathematica, Photoshop
Last updated 27 July 2005