Curriculum Vitae - Jason Kalirai Personal Information
Jason Singh Kalirai DOB: April 01, 1978 (Quesnel BC, Canada) Space Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore MD, USA, 21218 Phone: (410) 338-4747 Fax: (410) 338-4436 e-mail:
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Education PhD, Astrophysics, University of British Columbia (2004) MSc, Astrophysics, University of British Columbia (2001) BSc, Honours Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia (2000)
Research and Related Experience Multi-mission Project Scientist (2016-present) Space Telescope Science Institute
Research Scientist (2016-present) Johns Hopkins University
Associate Astronomer (2012); w/ Tenure (2014-present) Space Telescope Science Institute
Associate Research Scientist (2012-2016) Johns Hopkins University
JWST Project Scientist (2013-2016) Space Telescope Science Institute
JWST Deputy Project Scientist (2010-2013) Space Telescope Science Institute
Assistant Astronomer (2008-2012) Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble/WFC3 Instrument Scientist (2008-2010) Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Fellow (2005-2008) University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, University of California at Santa Cruz
Postdoctoral Researcher (2004-2005) University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, University of California at Santa Cruz
Doctoral Student (2001-2004) Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia Advisor: Dr. Harvey B. Richer “Astrophysics with White Dwarfs”
Summer Student (2004 - for two weeks) University of Montreal (Dr. Pierre Bergeron) Collaboration to fit model white dwarf spectra to observations
Summer Student (2001) Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Dr. Francesca D’Antona) Theoretical modeling of stellar evolution in open star clusters
Masters Student (2000-2001) Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia Advisor: Dr. Harvey B. Richer “The CFHT Open Star Cluster Survey”
Summer Student (2000) Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation (Dr. Gregory G. Fahlman) Photometry and data reduction of a large imaging survey of star clusters
Summer Fellow (1999) Department of Physics, University of Toronto (Dr. James Drummond) Remote sounding experiments on the atmosphere of Mars
Awards, Honors, and Scholarships Selected by the White House as one of 200 US scientists invited to the “Frontiers Conference” to meet with President Barack Obama, 2016 Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, 2014 Academic Minute - Listener's Choice Award, 2014 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, AAS, 2013 Maryland Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scientist (2013) Selected by Baltimore Magazine as a “Top 40 under 40” in the metropolitan area (2013)
Selected by CNN as the first scientist for their new “The Science Seat” feature (2013) Selected by Astronomy Magazine as “Top Rising Star” (2013) Hubble Fellowship – STScI grant HST-HF-01185.01-A (2005-2008) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate scholarship (PGS-B) (2002 - 2004) - NSERC PGS-B grant (2003-2004) Canadian Astronomical Society - Best graduate student oral presentation award (2003) Canadian Astronomical Society - Best graduate student poster presentation award (2002) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate scholarship (PGS-A) (2000 - 2002) – NSERC PGS-A grant (2001-2002) Canadian Astronomical Society - Best graduate student poster presentation award (2000) University of BC Undergraduate Scholar Program Scholarship (1999 - 2000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award (1999) University of BC Scholarship (1998 - 1999)
Invited Membership in Future Astrophysics Projects Member of the NASA WFIRST Formulation Science Working Group (2016-present) Member of the NASA Astrophysics Subcommittee (2014-present) Member of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Science Advisory Committee (2014-present) Member of the Keck Strategic Integration Team (2016) Member of the Astrophysics 30-year Roadmap Team (2013) Member of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) and WFIRST-AFTA Science Definition Teams (2011-2015) Member of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) “Stellar Populations” and “Milky Way” Science Teams (2008-present) Member of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope IMAKA Instrument Science Working Group (2008-2012) Member of Thirty Meter Telescope Wide Field Optical Spectrograph (MOBIE) Team (2008-2009) Member of Thirty Meter Telescope Wide Field Optical Spectrograph Operational Concepts Definition Team (2006)
Publications Refereed Contributions 2017 Howk et al. 2017, submitted, arXiv:1706.01893 Project AMIGA: A Minimal Covering Factor for Optically Thick Circumgalactic Gas Around Andromeda
Batalha et al. 2017, PASP, 129, 976 PanExo: A Community Tool for Transiting Exoplanet Science with JWST & HST
Rosenfield et al. 2017, ApJ, 841, 69
A New Approach to Convective Core Overshooting: Probabilistic Constraints from Color-Magnitude Diagrams of LMC Clusters
Correnti et al. 2017, MNRAS, 467, 3628
Dissecting the extended main-sequence turn-off of the young star cluster NGC 1850
Tremblay et al. 2017, MNRAS, 465, 2849 The Gaia DR1 mass-radius relation for white dwarfs
2016
Parada et al. 2016, ApJ, 830, 139
Formation and Evolution of Blue Stragglers in 47 Tucanae Tremblay et al. 2016, MNRAS, 461, 2100 The field white dwarf mass distribution
Gordon et al. 2016, ApJ, 826, 104 The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury. XV. The BEAST: Bayesian Extinction and Stellar Tool
Parada et al. 2016, ApJ, 826, 88 Dynamical Estimate of Post Main Sequence Stellar Masses in 47 Tucanae
Correnti et al. 2016, ApJ, 823, 18
Constraining Globular Cluster Age Uncertainties Using the IR Color-Magnitude Diagram
Goldsbury et al. 2016, ApJ, 821, 27
Constraining White Dwarf Structure and Neutrino Physics in 47 Tucanae
Cummings et al. 2016, ApJL, 820, 18
An Ultramassive 1.28 Msun White Dwarf in NGC 2099
Cummings et al. 2016, ApJ, 818, 84
Two Massive White Dwarfs from NGC 2323 and the Initial–Final Mass Relation for Progenitors of 4 to 6.5 Msun Stars
2015 Gregersen et al. 2015, AJ, 150, 189
Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury. XII. Mapping Stellar Metallicity Distributions in M31
Heyl et al. 2015, ApJ, 810, 127
When do Stars in 47 Tucanae Lose their Mass?
Hansen et al. 2015, ApJ, 809, 141 Constraining Neutrino Cooling Using the Host White Dwarfs Luminosity Function in the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Cummings et al. 2015, ApJ, 807, 90
Initial-Final Mass Relation for 3 to 4 Msun Progenitors of White Dwarfs from the Single Cluster NGC 2099
Weisz et al. 2015, ApJ, 806, 198
The High-Mass Stellar Initial Mass Function in M31 Clusters
Lewis et al. 2015, ApJ 805, 183 The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury XI: The Spatially-Resolved Recent Star Formation History of M31
Heyl et al. 2015, ApJ, 804, 53
A Measurement of Diffusion in 47 Tucanae
Williams et al. 2015, ApJ, 802, 49
Tracing the Metal-poor M31 Stellar Halo with Blue Horizontal Branch Stars
2014 Kalirai et al. 2014, ApJ, 782, 17
A Direct Measurement of the Core Mass Growth and Stellar Lifetime on the Thermally Pulsing Asymptotic Giant Branch
Goudfrooij et al. 2014, ApJ, 797, 35 Extended Main Sequence Turnoffs in Intermediate-Age Star Clusters: A Correlation Between Turnoff Width and Early Escape Velocity
Brown et al. 2014, ApJ, 796, 91 The Quenching of the Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Reionization Era
Gilbert et al. 2014, ApJ, 796, 76
Global Properties of M31's Stellar Halo from the SPLASH Survey: II. Metallicity Profile
Williams et al. 2014, ApJS, 215, 9 The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury X. Ultraviolet to Infrared Photometry of 117 Million Equidistant Stars
Correnti et al. 2014, ApJ, 793, 121 New Clues to the Cause of Extended Main-Sequence Turnoffs in Intermediate-age Star Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds
Tremblay et al. 2014, ApJ, 791, 92 White Dwarf Cosmochronology in the Solar Neighborhood
Tremblay et al. 2014, ApJ, 788, 103 White Dwarfs in the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey Data Release 9
Veyette et al. 2014, ApJ, 792, 121 Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury. IX. A Photometric Survey of Planetary Nebulae in M31
Fouesneau et al. 2014, ApJ, 786, 117
The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury. V. Ages and Masses of the Year 1 Stellar Clusters 2013 Perley et al. 2013, ApJ, 778, 128
A Population of Massive, Luminous Galaxies Hosting Heavily Dust-Obscured Gamma-Ray Bursts: Implications for the Use of GRBs as Tracers of Cosmic Star Formation
Richer et al. 2013, ApJ, 778, 104 Comparing the White Dwarf Cooling Sequences in 47 Tuc and NGC 6397
Hansen et al. 2013, Nature, 500, 51 An Age Dispersion Between Metal-Rich and Metal-Poor Globular Clusters
Richer et al. 2013, ApJL, 771, 15
A Dynamical Signature of Multiple Stellar Populations in 47 Tucanae
Geha et al. 2013, ApJ, 771, 29 The Stellar Initial Mass Function of Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies: Evidence for IMF Variations with Galactic Environment
Girardi et al. 2013, MNRAS, 431, 3501 An Extended Main Sequence Turnoff in the Small Magellanic Cloud Star Cluster NGC 411
Kulebi et al. 2013, A&A, 554, 18 The Progenitors of Magnetic White Dwarfs in Open Clusters Howley et al. 2013, ApJ, 765, 65 Internal Stellar Kinematics of M32 from the SPLASH Survey: Dark Halo Constraints Kalirai et al. 2013, ApJ, 763, 110 Ultra-Deep Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of the Small Magellanic Cloud: The Initial Mass Function of Stars with M
