Stanimir A. Metchev – Curriculum Vitae
SUNY Stony Brook
Department of Physics & Astronomy
452 Earth & Space Sciences Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794–3800, USA
Phone: 1–631–632–1302
Fax: 1–631–632–1745
Email: metchev@astro.sunysb.edu
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/metchev
EDUCATION
2006 Ph.D.
(def. Aug 2005)
1999 A.B.
California Institute of Technology
Advisor: Lynne Hillenbrand
Harvard University
Advisor: Jonathan Grindlay
Astrophysics
Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2008–present
2005–2008
SUNY Stony Brook
UCLA
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
FELLOWSHIPS and HONORS
2005–2008
2000–2001
1999
1995–1999
UCLA
Caltech
Harvard University
Harvard University
Spitzer Space Telescope Postdoctoral Fellowship
Greenstein Graduate Student Fellowship
A.B. Magna cum laude
Harvard College Scholarship, full tuition
RESEARCH GRANTS
2011–2013
2007–present
2006–2009
2005–2008
2005–2007
NASA 10-ADAP10-0130
PI, $400k
“Database Cross-Correlation at Scale: Brown Dwarfs in the 2MASS/SDSS Overlap”
Spitzer GO 40489 / Hubble GO 11304
PI, $89k
“The L/T Transition in the Photospheres of Young Sub-Stellar Companions”
Hubble GO 10849
PI, $248k
“Imaging Scattered Light from Debris Disks Discovered by Spitzer. II”
Spitzer DDT 224 (Spitzer Fellowship award)
PI, $283k
“Circumstellar Disks and Sub-Stellar Objects”
Hubble GO 10527
CoI, $5k
“Imaging Scattered Light from Debris Disks Discovered by Spitzer”
TEACHING
2008–present
2008–present
SUNY Stony Brook
Primary Teaching Assignments
Astronomy 105: Introduction to the Solar System — for non-majors
Astronomy 443: The Observational Technique — advanced undergraduate laboratory
Physics 688: From Brown Dwarfs to Giant Planets — designed a new graduate course
SUNY Stony Brook
Secondary Teaching Assignments
Physics 515: Graduate Physics Lab — co-taught; designed new astronomy experiment
Physics 599: Graduate Physics Seminar — co-taught; lead instructor
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MENTORING
I. Postdoctoral Associates
2009–present
2009–2010
SUNY Stony Brook
Kerstin Geißler
During her first year Dr. Geissler led or co-authored three refereed publications and presented at an international conference.
SUNY Stony Brook
Steven Boudreault
During a six-month visit Dr. Boudreault led one refereed publication.
current status: Research scientist at the European Space Agency
II. Graduate Students
2010–present
2007–2008
SUNY Stony Brook
Rahul Patel
Mr. Patel is a second-year graduate student working on imaging extrasolar planets.
UCLA
Michael McElwain
Co-supervised Mr. McElwain on a project published in McElwain, Metchev, et al. (2007).
current status: Astronomer at the Goddard Space Flight Center
III. Undergraduate Students
2009–present
2007–2008
SUNY Stony Brook
Five undergraduates, including one REU student
Projects on extrasolar planet imaging and brown dwarfs; two conference posters
UCLA
Two undergraduates
Projects on extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs; 1 refereed publication, 1 poster
current status, Ms. Meshkat: Astronomy M.A. student at Leiden University
current status, Mr. Pham: Physics Ph.D. student at The University of Notre Dame
IV. High School Students
2010
SUNY Stony Brook
Two students, including a Simons Research Fellow
Projects on extrasolar planet imaging and brown dwarfs;
One 4000-word Extended Essay for the International Baccalaureate program
SERVICE
I. Department
2009–present
2010–present
2008–present
SUNY Stony Brook
Project Leader
Led a successful funding proposal to the Department, the Provost, and the Vice President
for Research to obtain a guaranteed time share of the Palomar 5 m Hale telescope: the
culmination of a 20+ year effort at Stony Brook.
SUNY Stony Brook
Observatory Liaison
Coordinated use of Stony Brook’s Palomar telescope share with Caltech.
SUNY Stony Brook
Committee membership
Graduate Curriculum, Graduate Examination, Graduate Admissions, Research Facilities,
Quality of Life.
II. University
2009
SUNY Stony Brook
New Faculty Orientation Panel member
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SERVICE (continued)
III. Professional
2009–present
2009
2009
2006–present
2003–present
Board of Directors, New York Astronomy Consortium, elected member
Time Allocation Committee member, Spitzer Space Telescope
Local Organizing Committee member, Tri-State Astronomy Meeting
Proposal Review Committee member: NSF, NSERC, Austrian NFN, NOAO, NASA,
Hubble, Spitzer, Subaru, LLNL IGPP, CFHT
Referee: Science, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Astronomy &
Astrophysics, Astronomische Nachrichten
IV. Community
2002–present
2006–present
SUNY Stony Brook, UCLA, Caltech
Public Outreach
Gave public lectures on popular astronomy subjects on an approximately annual basis as
part of the Astronomy Open Nights series at Stony Brook, as an invited guest lecturer
at the Ventura County Astronomy Club in California, or as a tour guide at Palomar
Observatory.
SUNY Stony Brook, UCLA
K–12 Outreach
Presented engaging overviews of the career of a professional astronomer to elementary,
middle, or high school students on an approximately annual basis at the UCLA Planetarium, St. Anne Catholic School in Santa Monica, CA, and New Lane Elementary School
in Selden, NY.
INVITED TALKS
Jan 24, 2011
Aug 29, 2010
Jan 22, 2010
Nov 30, 2009
Apr 18, 2009
Apr 9, 2009
Oct 29, 2008
Sep 30, 2008
Aug 22, 2008
Mar 31, 2008
Mar 10, 2008
Mar 4, 2008
Jan 22, 2008
Dec 19, 2007
Mar 15, 2007
Oct 27, 2006
Feb 21, 2006
Apr 12, 2004
Apr 11, 2003
Bucknell University
Cool Stars XVI, Seattle
Colgate University
Princeton University
Astronomical Society of New York
Cornell University
University of California, Los Angeles
American Museum of Natural History
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Exeter, UK
University of Rochester
University of Georgia
SUNY Stony Brook
Yale University
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of California, San Diego
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Department of Physics & Astronomy Seminar
Juvenile Ultra-Cool Dwarfs session
Division of Natural Sciences Colloquium
Exoplanets Lunch Seminar
Invited Speaker
Astronomy Colloquium
Astronomy Colloquium
Astronomy Seminar
California Postdoctoral Symposium
Physics & Astronomy Seminar
Astrophysics Seminar
Astrophysics Seminar
Astronomy Seminar
Astrophysics Colloquium
Astrophysics Colloquium
IGPP Colloquium
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
Astrophysics Luncheon Seminar
Astrobiology Seminar