Sandra Liss
Astronomy graduate student
Sandra E. Liss
Department of Astronomy
P.O. Box 400325
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325
E-mail: sel7pa@virginia.edu
Tel: 434 924-7935
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Professional info
I am a graduate student in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Virginia. I am interested in star formation, galaxy evolution, and science education and outreach.
Education
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
(2012 - present)
M.S. / PhD - Astronomy
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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2014 - present)
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Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellow (2014 - present)
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Double Hoo Research Grant Recipient (with Catherine Zucker, 2014 - 2015) - University of Virginia grant to support pairs of undergraduate and graduate scholars seeking to pursue joint research projects.
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Lawrence W. Fredrick Astronomy Teaching Assistant Award (2013 - 2014)
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Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellow (2012 - present) - Fellowship for women with outstanding academic credentials pursuing an advanced science degree.
Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
(2007 - 2011)
B.A. - Physics, Educational Studies (minor)
Computer Proficiency
IDL
IRAF
python
ds9
Mathematica
SPSS
LaTeX
MS Office Suite
2010 - present
2010 - present
Selected Employment
Head TA, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
(2013 - 2014)
Responsible for organizing schedule, delegating tasks, and troubleshooting problems for all graduate Astronomy TAs during the 2013-2014 academic year.
ASTR 2110/2120 TA, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
(2013 - 2014)
Lead weekly discussion, hold office hours, write problem sets and solutions, and give substitute lectures for introductory astrophysics course for undergraduate astrophysics majors.
Awarded the Lawrence W. Fredrick Astronomy Teaching Assistant Award for the 2013 - 2014 academic year
Nominated for University of Virginia's 2014-2015 Graduate Teaching Award
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)
Assisted in the reduction and analysis of data related to studies of sdB binary systems.
Teacher and Lab Assistant, Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
Ran weekly review sessions for Introduction to Astronomy; responsible for supervising the Van de Kamp Observatory and operating the RCOS 24 inch reflecting telescope for Introduction to Astronomy labs; aligned LX200GPS telescopes for student use.