Juan Cabanela's Cirriculum Vitae

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Department of Physics and Astronomy
1104 Seventh Avenue South, Hagen 307B
Moorhead, MN 56563
USA

telephone: (218) 477-2453
fax: (218) 477-2290
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WWW: http://www.cabanela.com/

Education

Ph.D. Astrophysics (Minor in Physics), University of Minnesota – August 1999
- Thesis advisor: Roberta Humphreys
- Thesis title: Galaxy Properties from a Diameter-limited Catalog
B.A., with Distinction in Physics, Carleton College – June, 1991
Lourdes High School, Rochester, MN 55901 – June 1987

Research and Teaching Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) – August 2006 to ______

(As of Spring 2008) 4 Semesters teaching Introductory Astronomy which included a major overhaul of the lab activities used in the course, adding new observing projects as options to a planetarium-based project, and experimentation with new Lecture Tutorial implementation of lectures.
3 Semesters of Introductory Algebra-based Physics lab instruction.
2 Semesters of Advanced Lab instruction including development of a new statistics component and aiding in the development of a writing-intensive component. –Fall 2007/8
1 Semester teaching Upper-Division Introduction to Astrophysics –Fall 2007
1 Semester co-teaching Computational Physics course which included development of new labs in Maple and IDL as well as a refocusing of the course on mathematical techniques useful in physics and their implementation with computers. –Spring 2007
1 Semester teaching Upper-Division Electromagnetic Theory. –Spring 2008

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Engineering Science, Saint Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN) – August 2003 to July 2006
- 3 Semesters teaching upper-division courses on “Applications in Theoretical Physics” (aka “Mathematical Physics” - Spring 2004/6) and “Galaxies and Cosmology” (Spring 2005)
- 3 Semesters teaching middle-division “General Astronomy” (an astronomy course with pre-requisite of completion of introductory algebra-based physics sequence) (Fall 2003/4/5)
- 1 Semester teaching Introductory Calculus-based Physics –Spring 2006
- 4 Semesters teaching Introductory Algebra-based Physics – Fall 2003 through Spring 2005
- 1 Semester teaching Introductory Astronomy– Fall 2005
Visiting Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Astronomy, Haverford College (Haverford, PA) – July 2001 to July 2003
- 1 Semester assisting in upper-division courses on “Non-Optical Astronomy” and “Astrophysics II” (2003)
- 1 Semester teaching upper-division course on “Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy” (2002)
- 2 Semesters teaching "Astro 101: Astronomical Ideas" (Fall 2001 [assisting] and Fall 2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Engineering Science, Saint Cloud State University (St. Cloud, MN) – August 1999 to July 2001
- 1 Semester teaching Honors Course on "Life and Death in the Universe" (Spring 2001)
- 2 years full-time teaching Introductory Physics and Astronomy Lectures and Labs
Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner, U of Minnesota (Supervisor: Roberta Humphreys)
- Project Scientist – March 1998 to July 1999
- Research Assistant – 1994-98
Teaching Assistant, U of Minnesota Department of Astronomy
- Introductory Astronomy Recitation – Spring 1996
- Upper-Division Observing Lab Assistant – Spring 1994
- Advanced Astronomy Laboratory – Fall 1993 and Fall 1994
- Introductory Astronomy Lecturer – Summer 1993
- Introductory Astronomy Laboratory – 1992-93 Academic Year
Instructor of Astronomy, Massachusetts Advanced Studies Program – Summer 1991
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Maria Mitchell Observatory (under Dr. Emilia Belserene) – 1990
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University Dept. of Astronomy (under Dr. Lee Anne Willson) – 1989

Teaching Achievements

Recipient of the "Miller Teacher Scholar Award" ($2500) that recognizes "excellence in the areas of teaching and service" among SCSU faculty. – 2005
Assembled and edited the Physics 231 and Astronomy 106 lab manuals, creating the first complete lab manuals for these SCSU courses. – 2003 and 2005
Received "Teacher Recognition Award" in March 2000 from SCSU Student Representative Assembly.
TOPDS, U of MN Doctoral Student Teaching Program (program now called Preparing Future Faculty)– 1995-96 Academic Year
Primary author of sections of the U of MN Astronomy Dept. introductory astronomy lab manual and author of the advanced astronomy lab manual – 1993-94.

Research-Related Experience

5 nights total time on Hydra multi-fiber spectrometer at the CTIO 4.0-m telescope – April 2008
5 nights total time on Hectospec multi-fiber spectrometer at the MMTO 6.5-m telescope on Mt. Hopkins – June 2007
12 nights total wide-field imaging at the CTIO 1-m – April 2006 and October 2007 (rescheduled 2008)
130 hours cumulative observing time at the 305 meter Arecibo Radio Observatory - August 1998 through November 2002.
115 hours cumulative observing time at the U of Arizona Steward Observatory (formerly NRAO) 12 meter millimeter-wave telescope on Kitt Peak – February 2001 through July 2002
Attended the NRAO-NAIC Summer School on Single-Dish Astronomy at the Arecibo Radio Observatory -- June 2001.
1 week observing run at Burrell Schmidt telescope, Kitt Peak National Observatory -1994
Systems Administration Experience: 6 years experience as administrator for ~20 computers in a mixed IRIX, SunOS, Solaris, and Linux computer environment
Programming/Data Analysis Experience using Fortran, C, Perl, PHP, MySQL, IDL, Unix shell script, AIPS, IRAF, PGPLOT, and ANALYZ packages (since 1992)

Community Contributions

Designed and Maintained the SCSU Astronomy Public Outreach WWW site called SCSUAstronomy.com (2005-6).
Textbook Reviewer for
- 21st Century Astronomy, Second Edition by Hester, Burstein, Blumenthal, Greley, Smith, Voss, and Wegner [Norton] (December 2005)
- In Quest of the Universe, Fifth Edition by Kuhn and Koupelis [Jones and Barlett] (October 2005)
- Discovering Astronomy, Fifth Edition by Shawl, Hufnagel & Ashman [Kendall/Hunt Publishing] (December 2004)
- Astronomy: A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe, Fourth Edition by Chaisson and McMillian [Prentice Hall Press] (January 2003)
- Life in the Universe by Bennett, Shostak, and Jakosky [Addison Wesley and Bejamin Cummings Press] (January 2002)
Sat on Small Research Grants Committee of American Astronomical Society (January 2002)
Aided the American Astronomical Society Public Policy office in developing a Congressional Directory on the web to allow society members to contact their members of Congress. – 1997 to Present
Judge (1999-2000, 2003-2004) and Exhibit Director (2005, 2006) for David Frank Grether Central Minnesota Regional Science Fair.
An organizer of the Student Research Colloquium at Saint Cloud State University which invites area college students to present their research in a professional environment. – 1999-2001, 2004-2005
Involved as physics presenter (including a presentation in Spanish) for the 10th and 11th Annual Horizons Conferences, encouraging young women to pursue science. The Horizons conference is presented by the Society of Women Engineers at SCSU– 2000-2001, 2005
Topical astronomy talks to Minneapolis and Saint Cloud area schools (K-12) totaling about 20 talks (including several in Spanish) – 1992-1999.
Design and Maintenance of the initial U of MN Astronomy Dept. Public Outreach WWW site including interactive "Ask An Astronomer" feature.
Involved in ScienceWorks program to help reform the science curriculum in Minneapolis public schools – 1997-99.
Pre-production science advisor and member of advisory committee for the childrens' science series Madame Curious – 1998-99
Guest science advisor for the PBS childrens' science series Newton's Apple – 1993, 1998

Additional Personal Information

Citizenship: United States and Spain
Fluent in Spanish (Parents are Spanish)
Author of Contacting the Congress (http://www.contactingthecongress.org/): a comprehensive directory of contact information for members of the United States Congress.

Professional Associations

Astronomical Society of the Pacific — since 1999
American Astronomical Society – since 1993

Publications and Research Grants List for Juan Cabanela

Publications in Refereed Journals

"The Spatial Distribution of LSBs in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster," Cabanela, J.E. and Roscioli, M.B. 2006, AJ, In Preparation.
"Radio/Optical Study of Extreme GPS and Rising-Spectrum Sources," Guerra, E. J., Partridge, R. B., Cabanela, J. E., and Myers, S. 2006, AJ, In Preparation.
“The Automated Plate Scanner Catalog of the Palomar Sky Survey. II. The Archived Database”, Cabanela, J.E., Humphreys, R.M., Aldering, G., Larsen, J.A., Odewahn, S.C., Thurmes, P.M., and Cornuelle, C.S. 2003, PASP, 115, 837.
"So what IS the Astronomy Major?", Cabanela, J.E. and Partridge, B. 2003, Astronomy Education Review, 1(2), Article 4.
"Galaxies on the Blue Edge", Cabanela, J.E. and Dickey, J.M. 2002, AJ, 124, 78.
"The FIRST Bright Quasar Survey. II. 60 Nights and 1200 Spectra Later," White, R.L., Becker, R.H., Gregg, M.D., Laurent-Muehleisen, S.A., Brotherton, M.S., Impey, C.D., Petry, C.E., Chaffee, F., Richards, G., Oegerle, W.R., Helfand, D.J., McMahon, R.G., and Cabanela, J.E. 2000, ApJS, 126, 133.
"Determination of Galaxy Spin Vectors in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster with the Arecibo Telescope", Cabanela, J.E. and Dickey, J. 1999, AJ, 118, 46.
"Galaxy Alignments in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster – Revisited," Cabanela, J.E. and Aldering, G. 1998, AJ, 116, 1094.
"Examination of the Complicated Cepheid HR7308," Cabanela, J.E. 1991, JAAVSO, 20, 54.

Invited Papers

"Mining Astronomical Databases", Humphreys, R.M., Cabanela, J.E. and Kriessler,J. 2001, in Data Mining for Scientific and Engineering Applications ed. Kamath, C., Kegelmeyer, P., Kumar, V., and Namburu, R. (Kluwer Academic Press).

Other Publications

"The Dust Content of a Quarter Million SDSS DR4 Galaxies," Cabanela, J.E., Sidhu, S.K., and Bennett, W.J. 2006, BAAS 207, #64.18.
"The Dust Content of SDSS DR3 Spirals," Cabanela, J.E., Sidhu, S.K., and Bennett, W.J. 2005, BAAS 206, #13.09.
“Describing Internal Extinction in External Galaxies: A Statistical Approach,” Sidhu, S.K. and Cabanela, J. E. 2003, BAAS 204, #114.08.
“The Effects of Environmental Density on Galaxy Properties: Extension to the Low Surface Brightness Extreme,” Cabanela, J. E. and Roscioli, M. 2003, BAAS 204, #91.08.
“High-Frequency Flux of Extreme GPS & Rising-Spectrum Sources,” Partridge, R. B., Cabanela, J. E., Guerra, E. J., and Myers, S. 2003, IAU 25th Meeting (Sydney).
"High-frequency Spectra of Extreme GPS and Rising-spectrum Radio Sources", Guerra, E. J. , Cabanela, J., Partridge, R. B. , & Meyers, S. 2003, in Future Directions in High Resolution Astronomy: A Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the VLBA, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 340, eds. Jonathan D. Romney and Mark J. Reid, 89.
"Radio/Optical Study of Extreme GPS and Rising-Spectrum Sources," Partridge, R. B., Cabanela, J. E., Myers, S., and Guerra, E. J. 2003, BAAS 202, #18.02
"The Distribution of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster," Cabanela, J.E. and Roscioli, M.B. 2003, BAAS 201, #14.20.
"Single-epoch Radio Spectra of VLA-FIRST/GB6 Inverted-spectrum Radio Sources," Guerra, E.J., Myers, S.T., Partridge, R.B., & Cabanela, J.E. 2002, BAAS 199, #7.10.
"Deep CO Observations of Four LSBs," Cabanela, J.E., Womack, M., & Dickey, J. M. 2002, BAAS 199, #130.08.
"Accessing, Mining, and Archiving an On-line Database," Humphreys, R.M., Cabanela, J.E. and Kriessler, J. 2000, BAAS 197, #116.06.
"A Successful Automated Search for Crouching Giants," Cabanela, J.E. and Dickey, J.M. 2000, BAAS 197, #76.01.
"Internal Extinction from a Diameter-limited Catalog", Cabanela, J.E. 1999, BAAS, 195, #21.02.
"Galaxy Properties from a Diameter-limited Catalog", Cabanela, J.E. 1999, Ph.D. Thesis University of Minnesota.
"The FIRST Bright Quasar Survey. II. 60 Nights and 1200 Spectra Later", Becker, R. H.; White, R. L.; Gregg, M. D.; Laurent-Muehleisen, S. A.; Brotherton, M. S.; Impey, C. D.; Petry, C. E.; Chaffee, F.; Richards, G.; Oegerle, W. R.; Helfand, D. J.; McMahon, R. G.; Cabanela, J. E. 1998, BAAS, 193, #107.02.
"Galaxy Spin Vector Alignments in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster", Cabanela, J.E. and Dickey, J.M. 1998, BAAS, 193, #02.15.
[NOTE: Updated Results in Cabanela and Dickey 1999, AJ, 118, 46.]
"Over a Quarter Million Galaxies at the North Galactic Pole," Cabanela, J.E. and Humphreys, R.M. 1998, BAAS, 192, #55.19.
"The New APS Catalog of the POSS I," Kriessler, J.R., Humphreys, R.M., Cabanela, J.E., Rees, R.F., Ngo, H., and Srivastava, J. 1998, BAAS, 192, #55.09.
"The APS Catalogs of the POSS I - New Data and New Tools," Cornuelle, C.S., Ngo, H., Srivastava, J., Rees, R., Kriessler, J.R., Humphreys, R.M., and Cabanela, J.E. 1997, BAAS, 191, #16.07.
"The New Luyten Proper Motion Survey," Humphreys, R.M., Cornuelle, C.S., Larsen, J.A., Aldering, G., and Cabanela, J.E. 1997, Proper Motions and Galactic Astronomy, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 127, ed. Roberta M. Humphreys, 41.
"The APS Catalog of the POSS I, Image Database, and Luyten Proper Motion Catalog," Cornuelle, C.S., Aldering, G., Humphreys, R.M., and Cabanela, J.E. 1997, Proper Motions and Galactic Astronomy, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 127, ed. Roberta M. Humphreys, 55.
"The WWW Database of APS POSS Images," Cornuelle, C.S., Aldering, G., Sourov, A., Humphreys, R.M., Larsen, J.A, and Cabanela, J.E. 1997, New Horizons from Multi-Wavelength, Sky Surveys, Proceedings of the 179^th IAU Symposium, ed. Brian McLean, 467.
"Determination of Galaxy Alignments in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster," Cabanela, J.E. and Aldering, G. 1994, BAAS, 185, #55.07.
"Galaxy Alignments in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster," Cabanela, J.E. and Aldering, G. 1994, BAAS, 184, #62.08.
"Monitoring A Complicated Cepheid," Cabanela, J.E. 1991, Robotic Observatories: Present and Future (Mesa, AZ: Fairborn Press), 317.

Research Grants Awarded

MNSCU Designed for Learning Grant "Reaching the Stars: A Learner-Centered Redesign of Introductory Astronomy" (with Dr. Matthew Craig) (2007-8), $24,858.93
SCSU Sponsored Programs Matching Grant (2005), $4,500
PI (with Roberta Humphreys at U Minnesota and Jeff Larsen at US Naval Academy), NSF Astronomy Division – Galactic Astronomy Program, “RUI: Collaborative Research to Map the Asymmetric Thick Disk”, 2005-8, $95,451 (SCSU/MSUM), $362,315 (Total Project Award)
Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium, 2003, ~$3000 toward summer stipend of student and myself.
American Astronomical Society Small Research Grant, “The Spatial Distribution of LSBs in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster”, 2003, $3,224
Haverford College Louis Green Travel Fund, “Travel to Arecibo for Observations of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies”, 2002, $450
Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium, 2002, ~$3000 toward summer stipend of student and myself.
Co-I, NASA Applied Information Systems Research Program Grant, “Enhancing and Archiving the APS Catalog of the POSS I”, 2000-2, $233,388 (Total Project Award)
SCSU Foundation Grant, “Internal Extinction from a Diameter-Limited Catalog”, 1999, $500

Students Supervised

Joshua Swanson, St. Cloud State University, Class of 2008 and Laura Broaded, Butler University, Class of 2007 (I had partial supervision of Laura, who was a U of Minnesota REU Summer student)
- Josh and Laura spent the summer of 2006 reducing images taken at the Y4KCam on the 1.0-m at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. Specifically he worked with me to develop the software for reducing almost 1000 raw 16 megapixel images in four bandpasses (U, B, V, and R) and turning it into photometric information on all the stars in those images.
Wendy Bennett, Drake University, Class of 2006
- Wendy was a volunteer researcher for me in the summer of 2004. She spent one day a week working on extending Supreet Sidhu’s research by modifying her code to work the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 2. She is now a graduate student in astronomy at Iowa State University.
Supreet Sidhu, Swarthmore College, Class of 2005
- Supreet spent the summer of 2003 examining the problem of determining the distribution of dust in external galaxies. This was done by obtaining isophotal magnitudes and diameters for ~90,000 galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Data Release 1). Analysis is ongoing, but her analysis of these observations showed the feasibility of a statistical determination of the level of internal extinction in external galaxies. She is now a graduate student studying astrobiology at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Megan B. Roscioli, Haverford College, Class of 2005
- Megan performed supervised research investigating the nature of the ISM of Low Surface Brightness galaxies and their distribution relative to Large-Scale Structure. This included making millimeter observations with the Kitt Peak 12 meter of several LSBs and radio observations at the Arecibo 305 meter. She reduced the data from these projects to publication quality. Megan was also a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in Spring of 2003. She is now an graduate student in astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
Martin Mudd, Williams College, Class of 2004
- Marty was a summer student at Haverford in the summer of 2002. His research project focused on attempting to isolate stars tidally striped from globular clusters from foreground stars in the same field using the Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner Catalog of the POSS I. The project was not a “success” in that we discovered the color resolution of photographic plates was not sufficient to isolate the streams, but he did an excellent job in testing the concept. Marty went on to do Teach for America.

Juan E. Cabanela

Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University - Moorhead
(Full Spanish Name: Juan Enrique Cabanela Larrinaga)

Publications and Research Grants List for Juan Cabanela

Juan E. Cabanela

Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University - Moorhead (Full Spanish Name: Juan Enrique Cabanela Larrinaga)

Publications and Research Grants List for Juan Cabanela

Assistant Professor, Minnesota State University - Moorhead
(Full Spanish Name: Juan Enrique Cabanela Larrinaga)