Curriculum Vitae

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Personal Information

  • Christopher Claudio Capobianco
  • March 9, 1979 - Toronto - Ontario - Canada

Education

  • MSc (Astronomy), Saint Mary's University, 2006
    • Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Hahn
    • Thesis Title: Modeling Dusty Planetary Disks Using Secular Perturbation Theory
  • Honours BSc (Astrophysics), University of Toronto, 2002

Research Experience

  • Research Assistant, Dr. Raymond Carlberg, University of Toronto, October 2003-July 2004
  • Research Assistant, Dr. Douglas Johnstone, University of Victoria, September 2002-May 2003
  • Research Assistant, Dr. Slavek Rucinski, David Dunlap Observatory, May 2002-September 2002
  • Honours Thesis, Dr. Norman Murray, CITA at the University of Toronto, September 2001-May 2002
  • Research Assistant, Dr. Slavek Rucinski and Dr. Robert Garrison, David Dunlap Observatory, May 2001-September 2001
  • Practical Astronomy Lab, University of Toronto, September 2000-May 2001
  • Research Assistant, Dr. Robert Garrison, David Dunlap Observatory, May 2000-September 2000
  • Research Opportunity Program, Dr. Robert Garrison, University of Toronto, September 1999-May 2000

Professional Affiliations

  • Student Member of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA), March 2005-Present

Scholarships and Awards

  • Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research University Graduate Award ($15,000), Saint Mary's University, September 2005-August 2006
  • Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research University Graduate Award ($15,000), Saint Mary's University, September 2004-August 2005
  • NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award ($4000), David Dunlap Observatory, May 2001-August 2001

Publications

Refereed

  • "Radial Velocity Studies of Close Binary Stars. X" Rucinski, Slavek M.; Pych, Wojtek; Ogloza, Waldemar; DeBond, Heide; Thomson, J. R.; Mochnacki, Stefan W.; Capobianco, Christopher C.; Conidis, George; Rogoziecki, P.; 2005, AJ, 130, 767R
  • "Radial Velocity Studies of Close Binary Stars. IX" Wojtek Pych, Slavek M. Rucinski, Heide DeBond, J. R. Thomson, Christopher C. Capobianco, R. Melvin Blake, Waldemar Ogloza, Greg Stachowski, Piotr Rogoziecki, Piotr Ligeza, Kosmas Gazeas; 2004, AJ, 127, 1712P
  • "On the Flux of Extra-Solar Dust in Earth's Atmosphere" Murray, N.; Weingartner, Joseph C.; Capobianco, C.; 2004, ApJ, 600, 804M
  • "Radial Velocity Studies of Close Binary Stars. VIII" S. M. Rucinski, C. C. Capobianco, W. Lu, H. DeBond, J. R. Thomson, S. W. Mochnacki, R. M. Blake, W. Ogloza, G. Stachowski, P. Rogoziecki; 2003, AJ, 125, 3258R
  • "Radial Velocity Studies of Close Binary Stars. VI" S. M. Rucinski, W. Lu, C. Capobianco, S. W. Mochnacki, R. M. Blake, J. R. Thomson, W. Ogloza, G. Stachowski; 2002, AJ, 124, 1738R

Non-Refereed

  • "Chiaroscuro: From Pericenter Glow to Apocenter Enhancement - Illuminating the Secular Structure of Dusty Planetary Systems." Capobianco, C.; Hahn, J.; 2005, JRASC, 99, 135C
  • "Chiaroscuro: From Pericenter Glow to Apocenter Enhancement--Illuminating the Secular Structure of Dusty Planetary Systems" Hahn, J.; Capobianco, C.; 2005, DDA, 36, 0504H
  • "The NStars (Nearby Stars) Project at the DDO" Garrison, R.F., Abdool, R., Capobianco, C., Karmo, T., Naraghi, A., 2001, JRASC, 95, 149
  • "Revisiting the Classics" Garrison, R.F., Capobianco, C.,Fayet, C., 2000, JRASC, 94, 248

Workshops Attended

  • Whistler Workshop on Planetary Science, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, June 5-10, 2005

Observational Experience

  • 115 scheduled observing nights from September 1999-August 2003 at the David Dunlap Observatory, with over 450 hours of telescope time
  • Assisted in follow-up observations of candidate asteroids at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, September 2003

Computer Skills

  • Programming Languages: Fortran 77/90, IDL, Perl
  • Scientific Software: IRAF, Mathematica
  • Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, Solaris, MacOS X, Windows

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Saint Mary's University, September 2004-May 2006
    • University Physics I and II (PHYS1210/1)
    • Waves and Optics (PHYS2306)
    • Newtonian Mechanics (PHYS2305)
  • Lab Demonstrator for University Physics I and II (PHYS1210/1), Saint Mary's University, September 2005-May 2006
  • Tutorial Instructor for University Physics I (PHYS1210), Saint Mary's University, September 2005-December 2005
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria, September 2002-May 2003
    • General Astronomy II (ASTR200B)
    • Mechanics For Engineers (PHYS122)

Additional Experience

  • Tour Guide, Burke-Gaffney Observatory, Saint Mary's University,Semptember 2004-August 2006
  • Tutor for Student in University Physics II (PHYS1211), January 2005-April 2005
  • Tutor for Grade 11 Student in Physics and Chemistry, September 2003-present
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria, September 2002-May 2003
  • Volunteer, University of Victoria Astronomy Day, May 2003
  • Mentor, First Year Science Student Mentorship Program at University of Toronto, September 2001-May 2002
  • Tour Guide, David Dunlap Observatory RASC Tour, September 2002
  • Tour Guide, David Dunlap Observatory Public Tours, May 2000-September 2003
  • Tour Guide, David Dunlap Observatory RASC Tour, September 2000
  • Frosh Leader, New College Frosh Week at University of Toronto, September 1999-September 2002
  • Tutor for Grade 11 Student in Mathematics, September 1997-May 1998

References

Dr. Joeseph Hahn, Research Scientist

Dr. Ray Carlberg, Professor

Dr. Bob Garrison, Professor Emeritus

  • Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto
  • Phone: (905) 884-9562 ext. 225
  • E-mail: garrison@astro.utoronto.ca