CURRICULUM VITAE
Jimmy A. Irwin
Dept. of Astronomy, 905 Dennison Bldg., University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1090
(734) 936-7904 jairwin at umich.edu
EDUCATION
1995 -- 1997
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Ph.D. Astronomy, August 1997
Title: X-Ray Emission From Early-Type Galaxies Advisor: Dr. Craig L.
Sarazin
1992 -- 1995
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
M.A. Astronomy, January 1995
Title: ROSAT X-Ray Observations of the 2A 0335+096 Cluster of Galaxies
Advisor: Dr. Craig L. Sarazin
1988 -- 1992
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics, May 1992
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Advisor: Dr. Haldan Cohn
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Apr. 2003 -- Present
Assistant Research Scientist
Astronomy Department, University of Michigan
Sep. 1999 -- Aug. 2002
Chandra Fellow
Astronomy Department, University of Michigan
Sep. 1997 -- Aug. 1999
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Astronomy Department, University of Michigan
Fall 1992 -- Aug. 1997
Graduate Research Assistant
Astronomy Department, University of Virginia
ACCEPTED OBSERVING
PROPOSALS (PI only)
5-year NASA Long-Term Space Astrophysics (LTSA) Grant - 2005-2010
Chandra AO-6
Chandra AO-1
HST AO-12
Chandra AO-5 (2)
XMM-Newton AO-4
BeppoSAX AO-3
Chandra AO-4 (2)
XMM-Newton AO-3 (3)
ASCA AO-4
Chandra AO-3 (2)
XMM-Newton AO-2
NRAO 12-Meter Telescope
Chandra AO-2
XMM-Newton AO-1
POSTDOCS / STUDENTS ADVISED
Fall 2004 -- Present
Chris Mullis postdoc
Fall 2002 -- Present
Chris Hayward undergrad
Summer 2003
Erwin Lau undergrad
Fall 1999 -- Summer 2000
Bill Sage - undergrad
RECENT INVITED TALKS
2004 High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) New
Orleans
"Are ULXs in Nearby Galaxies Intermediate Mass Black
Holes?"
2004 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Denver, CO
"LMXBs and ULXs in Elliptical Galaxies and Their Relation
to Globular Clusters"
FELLOWSHIPS
Sep. 1999 -- Aug. 2002
Chandra Fellowship
1995 -- 1997
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)
Fellowship : Metro Washington
Chapter, University of Virginia, Graduate School of Arts & Science
Recipient
1992 -- 1995
Presidential Fellowship : University of Virginia
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
American Astronomical Society (HEAD member)
ASTRONOMICAL SERVICE
· Member of HEASARC User's Group (HUG) 2002 - 2004
· Astro-E I AO-1 and Astro-E II AO-1 Time Allocation Committee
· Chandra AO-2 and AO-3 Time Allocation Committee
· XMM-Newton AO-3 and AO-4 Time Allocation Committee
· Referee for 26 papers appearing in ApJ, ApJ Letters, A&A,
A&A Letters, MNRAS, PASP
RESEARCH AREAS
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources (ULXs)
stellar vs. intermediate mass black holes; spiral vs.
elliptical ULX populations
X-ray Binary populations of Galaxies
NS vs. BH primaries; X-ray luminosity functions; globular
cluster habitat of X-ray binarie; long term variabilits
Supermassive Black Holes
hot gas within the sphere of influence of supermassive
black holes
X-ray Emission From Hot Gas in Elliptical Galaxies
metallicity, cooling flows; interaction with intracluster
gas; L_X/L_B dispersion problem
X-ray Emission From Clusters of Galaxies
cooling flows, baryonic fraction; temperature and
abundance profiles; galactic morphological evolution
The X-ray Background
detecting the WHIM through X-ray shadowing
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2004 -- Present
Research Advisor for undergraduate student
(ASTR399, 3 students)
University of Michigan
Winter 2001
Instructor, Naked Eye Astronomy (ASTR127)
University of Michigan
Fall 1992 -- Spring 1994
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Virginia
- Night Sky Laboratory (ASTR103)
- General Astronomy (ASTR211)
Fall 1991 Spring 1992
Undergraduate Assistant Instructor
Indiana University
- Pre-Calculus (MATH119)
- Introductory Physics (PHYS201)