Jerome J. Fang
Curriculum Vitæ
University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
EDUCATION
Office: (831) 459-3259
Email: jjfang@ucolick.org
Web: www.ucolick.org/∼jjfang
University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D., Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015
M.S., Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011
University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., Astrophysics, 2007
3.95 GPA, summa cum laude, College Honors and highest departmental honors
TEACHING/
OUTREACH
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer for Physics 6B: Introductory Physics II, UCSC
Spring 2014
• Calculus-based course (fluids, thermo, waves, optics) for life-science majors
• Prepared all course materials, held office hours, supervised teaching assistants
• Used think-pair-share questions and emphasized conceptual reasoning
Lecturer for Astronomy 1: Introduction to the Cosmos, UCSC
Winter, Fall 2013
• General-education survey course for non-science majors
• Prepared all course materials, held office hours, supervised teaching assistants
• Incorporated active learning (think-pair-share and in-class writing questions)
TA for Astronomy 12: Stars and Stellar Evolution, UCSC
2010–2014
• Held sections and office hours, guest lectured, graded homework and exams
High School Teacher, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad
2007–2009
• Courses taught: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Algebra 1 & 2, AP Calculus
• Revised course curricula, developed lab activities for science courses
Inquiry-Based Lab Facilitator for Physics Lab 6L, UCSC
Aug. 2010
Physics Tutor, UCLA
2005–2006
Outreach Volunteer for Summer Visitors Program, Lick Observatory
2012–2014
• Gave short presentations about recent astronomy news to the general public
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
2015–present
2010–present
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOPS
Metacognition and Reasoning in Physics, AAPT
Research-Based Alternatives to Traditional Physics Problems, AAPT
Peer Learning in Astronomy, AAS
Inquiry in Science & Engineering Learning & Teaching, UCSC
Jan. 2015
Jan. 2015
Jan. 2012
Mar. 2010
HONORS &
AWARDS
Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSC Astronomy Dept.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, UCSC
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Regent’s Fellowship, UCSC
Phi Beta Kappa
Hilton Award in Astronomy, UCLA
Undergraduate Research Fellows Program Scholarship, UCLA
Rudnick-Abelmann Scholarship, UCLA Physics & Astronomy Dept.
2013
2011
2010, 2011
2009-2010
2007
2007
2007
2005
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE
ADVISING
EXPERIENCE
Ph.D. Dissertation, UCSC
2009–2015
Advisor: Sandra Faber
• Demographics of star-forming galaxies across cosmic time
• Connection between galaxy structure and evolution in SDSS galaxies
• Hubble UV imaging of recent star formation in UV-bright early-type galaxies
Undergraduate Thesis, UCLA
Advisor: Sarah Gallagher
• XMM-Newton X-ray spectral analysis of quasar PG 1259+593
2007
Undergraduate Research Project, UCLA
Advisor: Sarah Gallagher
• Analysis of optical spectra of broad absorption line quasars
2005
Senior Thesis Advisor for UCSC undergraduate Reed Garber
• Analysis of UV/optical imaging of green valley galaxies
Co-Research Advisor for high school student Alex Hsu
• Broad-line AGN in star-forming galaxies
RESEARCH
TALKS
FIRST-AUTHOR
REFEREED
PUBLICATIONS
Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop, UCSC
Intl. Astronomical Union General Assembly, Beijing, China
Santa Cruz Galaxy Workshop, UCSC
American Astronomical Society 219th Meeting, Austin, TX (poster)
Cosmology in Northern California ’11, UC Davis
Astronomy Lunchtime Talk Series, UCSC
2011–2013
Summer 2011
Aug. 2013
Aug. 2012
Aug. 2012
Jan. 2012
Oct. 2011
May 2011
1. A Link Between Star-Formation Quenching and Inner Mass Density in SDSS Central
Galaxies
Fang, J. J., Faber, S. M., Koo, D. C., Dekel, A. 2013, ApJ, 776, 63
2. The Slow Death (or Rebirth?) of Extended Star Formation in z ∼ 0.1 Green Valley
Early-Type Galaxies
Fang, J. J., Faber, S. M., Salim, S., Graves, G. J., Rich, R. M., 2012, ApJ, 761, 23
SELECTED OTHER
REFEREED
PUBLICATIONS
3. Clumpy Galaxies in CANDELS: I. The Definition of UV Clumps and the Fraction of
Clumpy Galaxies at 0.5 < z < 3, Guo, Y., et al. (+21 co-authors, including Fang,
J. J.), 2015, ApJ, 800, 39
4. Galaxy Zoo: Are Bars Responsible for the Feeding of Active Galactic Nuclei at 0.2 <
z < 1.0?, Cheung, E., et al. (+21 co-authors, including Fang, J. J.), 2015, MNRAS, 447, 510
5. From Starburst to Quiescence: Testing AGN feedback in Rapidly Quenching PostStarburst Galaxies, Yesuf, H. M., Faber, S. M., Trump, J. R., Koo, D. C., Fang,
J. J., Liu, F. S., Wild, V., Hayward, C. C., 2014, ApJ, 792, 84
6. A Census of Broad-Line Active Galactic Nuclei in Nearby Galaxies: Coeval Star Formation and Rapid Black Hole Growth, Trump, J. R., Hsu, A. D., Fang, J. J., Faber,
S. M., Koo, D. C., Kocevski, D. D., 2013, ApJ, 763, 133
7. Galaxy-Scale Star Formation on the Red Sequence: The Continued Growth of S0s
and the Quiescence of Ellipticals, Salim, S., Fang, J. J., Rich, R. M., Faber, S. M.,
Thilker, D. A., 2012, ApJ, 755, 105