MARCO P. VIERO
(626) · 395 · 3489 ⊙ marco.viero@caltech.edu
1200 East Pasadena Blvd. ⊙ Pasadena, CA 91125
EMPLOYMENT
California Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Scholar
July 2010 - Present
Pasadena, CA, USA
· PI: Herschel Redshift Survey (HeRS).
· PI: HeRMES Large-Mode Survey (HeLMS).
· Co-lead of the SPIRE-SPT working group.
Parlee Cycles
Head Engineer
2004 - 2005
Peabody, MA, USA
· Mechanical design of the Z2/3 carbon fiber frame∗ :
Led all aspects of design and manufacturing, including geometry, layer orientation, inserts,
molds, and fabrication techniques.
Abiomed
Engineer
1998 - 1999
Danvers, MA, USA
· Mechanical design of a bed-side blood pump with a magnetically levitated turbine.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto
Ph.D. in Astronomy
2010
Toronto, ON, Canada
· Thesis: Correlations in the Cosmic Far-Infrared Background at 250, 350, and 500µm Reveal
Clustering of Star-Forming Galaxies.
· Mechanical and optical design including carbon struts and adaptive focal system.
· Data reduction: from raw data to map making.
· Field campaign member: Kiruna, 2005 and Antarctica, 2006.
· CIB anisotropy measurement of BLAST maps.
University of Pennsylvania
M.S. in Physics
2003
Philadelpha, PA, USA
· Design and fabrication of BLAST pressure vessel, star-camera, and cryogenic components.
· Field campaign member: Palestine, Texas.
Cornell University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
2000
Ithaca, NY, USA
· Two-time Formula SAE world champion:
Design and fabrication of Chassis and Wing† .
· Senior Design Project:
Fabrication of an arch-top jazz guitar from carbon fiber (proposed for and awarded $4,000).
· Winner of the intramural Mars Rover design competition.
· Winner of the intramural Glider design competition.
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http://www.parleecycles.com/z2z3-overview/
http://www.cornellfsae.com/1995.html
Curriculum Vitae
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Marco P. Viero
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am an observer with broad interests in both astrophysics and cosmology. My current focus is on
understanding the star-formation history of the Universe by statistically determining the properties
and contribution from dusty star-forming galaxies, which individually are too faint to resolve. My work
has had impact on a broad range of fields, from galaxy formation models to studies of the CMB.
PUBLICATION STATISTICS
From NASA-ADS:
•All papers: 60 refereed publications (5 as first author). 2875 citations. h-index of 23
SUCCESSFUL SURVEYPROPOSALS
Surveys
Herschel
Herschel
Spitzer
Herschel
PI: Herschel Redshift Survey (HeRS): OT2 mviero 2, 35 h, $140,000
PI: HerMES Large-Mode Survey (HeLMS): GT2 mviero 1, 106 h
co-PI: The Spitzer-IRAC Equatorial Survey (SpIES): 175 deg2 , 1,270 h
co-PI: SPIRE-SPT : OT1 jcarlstrom 1, 90 deg2 , 114 h
Individual Objects
Carma
Carma
Keck-LRIS
Keck-LRIS
PI:
PI:
PI:
PI:
HeLMS & HeRS: CARMA CO Redshifts of Lensed DSFGs: c1051, 60 h
HeLMS: Redshifts for the Brightest Lensed SMGs: c0973, 2.5 h
Characterizing the High-Redshift Tail of HeRMES DSFGs: 1,night
Characterizing the High-Redshift Tail of DSFGs: 1 night
TEACHING & ADVISING
SURF Mentor, California Institute of Technology,
Research Mentor, Honors Research in Science at Marlborough School, Hancock Park
Physics Lab Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania
2013 - Present
2012 - 2013
2001-2003
TALKS & POSTERS
Galaxy Lunch, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
OIR Seminar, Harvard CfA, Cambridge, MA
OIR Seminar, Harvard CfA, Cambridge, MA
CAS Seminar, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
CITA Seminar, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Astrophysics Colloquium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Astro Lunch, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
NHSC Workshop, IPAC, Pasadena, CA
Coffee Talk, Royal Observatory Edinburgh (ROE), Edinburgh, UK
The Universe as Seen by Planck, ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
OBSCOS Seminar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Deciphering the Cosmic Infrared Background, Banyuls sur Mer, France
Astrophysics Seminar, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Lunch Talk, Leiden Observatory, Leiden, Netherlands
Astrophysics Seminar, Carnegie-Mellon, Pittsburg, PA
Gravity Group Talk, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Astrophysics Seminar, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Astronomy Seminar, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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CITA Seminar, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Tea Talk, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
OBSCOS Seminar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Astronomy Colloquium, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
OBSCOS Seminar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
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TALKS & POSTERS (CONT.)
Experimental Cosmology Seminar, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
The Millimeter/Submillimeter Sky in the Planck Era, Bologna, Italy
IfA FriED Talk, IfA, Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI
Berkeley Cosmology Group Talk , UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
CMB Lensing Workshop, LBL, Berkeley, CA
The Millimeter/Submillimeter Sky in the Planck Era, Paris, France
OBSCOS Seminar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Galaxy Evolution: Infrared TO Millimeter Perspective, Guilin, China
Challenges in IR Extragalactic Astrophysics II, Crete, Greece
OIR Division Talk, Harvard CfA, Cambridge, MA
OBSCOS Seminar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
AAS, Washington, DC
The Origin of Galaxies: Lessons from Distant Universe, Obergurgl, Austria
Cardiff Seminar, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
IAS Seminar, University of Paris XI, Orsay, France
CASCA, Toronto, Canada
AAS, Austin, TX
OUTREACH
AstroMcGill Podcast‡
Caltech Tea Talk Organizer
Q & A for BLAST!, AAS Washington, DC
Q & A for BLAST!, University of Toronto Public Tour
Q & A for BLAST!, HotDocs Film Festival, Toronto
In BLAST! the Movie§
University of Toronto Public Tour Guide and Telescope Operator
September 2012
2011-2012
January 2010
August 2009
April 2009
2009
2006 - 2010
REFERENCES
James Bock
Barth Netterfield
Douglas Scott
Mark Devlin
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California Institute of Technology
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
jjb@astro.caltech.edu
netterfield@astro.utoronto.ca
dscott@astro.ubc.ca
devlin@physics.upenn.edu
http://www.astro.physics.mcgill.ca/podcasts.php
http://www.blastthemovie.com
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