EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1974 -- Radcliffe/Harvard University, B.A. with honors (astronomy)
1977 -- University of Minnesota, M.S. (physics)
1979 -- University of Minnesota, Ph.D. (physics)
Thesis: The Isotopic Composition of Cosmic Rays
Advisor: Dr. Phyllis Freier
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
1970 -- National Bureau of Standards, Summer Research Assistant
1972 -- Kitt Peak National Observatory, Summer Research Associate
1973 -- National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Summer Research Associate
1971-73 -- Harvard University, Undergrad. Res. Assistant
1974 -- Harvard University, Undergrad. Teaching Assis
1974-76 -- University of Minnesota, Teaching Assistant
1975-77 --University of Minnesota, Head Teaching Assistant
1978 -- University of Minn. Extension, Lecturer
1977-79 -- University of Minnesota, Research Assistant
1979-82 -- University of Massachusetts, Postdoc. Research Associate
1982-84 -- University of Massachusetts, Visiting Assistant Professor
1984-87 -- University of Massachusetts, Assistant Professor
1987-93 -- University of Massachusetts, Associate Professor
1993-present -- University of Massachusetts, Full Professor
RESEARCH SPECIALIZATIONS:
Extragalactic Astronomy -- Galactic Structure and Evolution; Molecular Clouds and Star Formation
Physics -- Interstellar Matter; Cosmic Rays
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS:
1970 -- Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award
1970-74 -- Westinghouse Science Talent Search Scholarship, 7th place nationwide
1982-83 -- Annie J. Cannon Prize of the American Astronomical Society
1986-88 -- Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award of the American Physical Society
1986-89 -- Sloan Research Fellowship
1991 -- Visiting JCMT Fellow, University of Hawaii
2000 -- Hewlett Teaching Fellow, University of Massachusetts
2000 -- Distinguished Academic Outreach Award
2002 -- Frank Korkoss Regional Outreach Award of the Springfield Stars Club
TEACHING SPECIALIZATIONS:
Graduate Courses -- Extragalactic Astronomy; Galactic Structure
Undergraduate Courses -- Introductory Astronomy; Stars and Galaxies; The Solar System
General Education -- Public talks; School presentations (grades K-12)
General Topics -- Sunwheels, Seasons, Phases of the Moon, Eclipses, Galaxies
OUTREACH SPECIALIZATIONS:
Director, The Sunwheel Project
1997 -- Built preliminary Sunwheel
1997-present -- K-12 Outreach at Sunwheel to over 2,500 students and teachers
1997-present -- Public Outreach, engaging over 4,800 individuals in learning "Everyday Astronomy"
2000 -- Designed and completed construction of enlarged Sunwheel
2001-5 -- Installed permanent Information Exhibit at Sunwheel
Ongoing -- Seasonal sunrise and sunset gatherings and K-12 Outreach at the U.Mass. Sunwheel on the subjects of seasons, calendars, measuring time, phases of Moon, 18.6-year lunar cycle
SERVICES:
Referee for The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astronomical Journal, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, and the National Science Foundation, 1981-present
Chair, Scientific and Local Organizing Committees, for FCRAO meeting "Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way and External Galaxies", Nov. 1987
Chair, Graduate Studies Committee in Astronomy, Univ. of Mass., 1984-1989
Honors Coordinator and Undergraduate Advisor, Univ. of Mass., 1999-present
Chair, Equal Access to the Sciences for All Genders and Ethnicities Committee (EASAGE), College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, U.Mass. Amherst, 2002-present
SOCIETIES:
American Astronomical Society
International Astronomical Union
American Physical Society
Association for Women in Science
North American Sundial Society
Committee for the Status of Women, AAS
STUDENTS ADVISED:
Senior Honors Projects: Linda Tacconi (1980-81), Esther Brady (1982-84), Molly Shea (1984-85), Shannon Hall (1988-89), Amy Lesser (1993-94), Mike Goldstein (1999-01)
Undergraduate Research Assistants: Jayne Yerka (1982-83), Mike Berry (1988), Erica McConnell (1991-92), Amy Lesser
(1991-93), Joanna Levine (1996), Aletheia Donahue (1998), Michael Richard (2000-01), Autumn Homewood (2003), Ben Farley (2003), Laura Young (2003)
Ph.D. Students: Jeff Kenney (1984-87), Steve Lord (1982-87), Linda Tacconi (1984-88),
Kevin Olsen (1986-89), Shuding Xie (1986-93)
Second Year Research Project/M.S. Students: Steve Lord (1981-83), Linda Tacconi (1981-84), Lowell Garman (1983-85), Pat
Knezek (1987-89), Lori Allen (1978-89), Brooks Rownd (1994-99)
PUBLISHED WORK: 125 published articles -- 70 in refereed journals
PROFESSIONAL TALKS: 447 talks (through Dec. 2006)
50 talks at meetings (including 24 invited talks, 3 panel discussions)
51 colloquia and seminars, 43 public talks
303 presentations at Sunwheel
Last updated: December 2006
by J.S. Young
