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Johanna Jarvis

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Citizen Science Research Associate, The Open University

I joined the astrophysics discipline of the Department of Physical Sciences at the Open University in October 2013 on a three year Daphne Jackson Research Fellowship.

I have a broad knowledge base and skillset in the area of astrophysics research including transiting exoplanets, stellar atmosphere pollution, Gaia transients, remote/robotic observatory operation and maintenance, rapid response photometry and spectroscopy. I also have extensive experience of undergraduate teaching across the sciences and disseminating recent astronomical research to the general public in an accessible and enthusiastic manner.

Research interests:

I am the lead-research scientist on the semi-robotic remote telescope facility, PIRATE based in Mallorca. I utilise this facility to identify and categorise the transiting exoplanet candidates identified by the SuperWASP survey. I also work with the Gaia satellite, as PIRATE is a follow-up facility for the photometric science alerts triggered by Gaia's data analysis pipeline.

A video detailing the research, teaching and outreach work of PIRATE presented at the 5th Gaia Science Alerts Workshop (2014) in Warsaw Poland can be found here - http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~wyrzykow/GAIA/GSAW2014/movies/JohannaJarvis.mov.
As a result of these diverse research interests I have a broad skill base covering photometry, spectroscopy and robotic telescope operation and maintenance as well as a broad knowledge base covering transiting exoplanets and the wide variety of objects flagged by the Gaia follow-up work including interacting binary stars and supernovae.

Experience

  • 2013–present
    Daphne Jackson Research Fellow in Astrophysics, The Open University
  • 2010–present
    Associate lecturer in Science, The Open University
  • 2006–present
    Principal Communicator & Consultant, Astronomy Tuition

Education

  • 2007 
    Keele University, PhD Astrophysics
  • 2003 
    University of Sussex, MPhys Astrophysics

Publications

  • 2015
    Small-aperture autonomous telescope optimisation for photometric monitoring, in preparation
  • 2015
    PIRATE Mark II and Gaia follow-up, in preparation
  • 2014
    Gaia Alerts classified at the William Herschel Telescope, The Astronomers Telegram
  • 2005
    Beryllium enhancement as evidence for accretion in a lithium-rich F dwarf, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • 2005
    The Li overabundance of J37: Diffusion or accretion?, Proceedings of the 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun
  • 2005
    Synthesis of the Beryllium 3131Å spectral region, Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana Supplement
  • 2004
    The Li overabundance of J37: diffusion or accretion?, The A-Star Puzzle, Cambridge University Press

Grants and Contracts

  • 2014
    Enhancement of the Open University PIRATE facility for research, education and outreach
    Role:
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Royal Astronomical Society
  • 2013
    Daphne Jackson Research Fellowship
    Role:
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council
  • 2003
    PhD Studentship
    Role:
    PhD Student
    Funding Source:
    Science and Technology Facilities Council

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Member of the Institute of Physics