Vita - Gregory Benjamin Taylor

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born April 5th, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Address 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 07 4220, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone (505)277-5238 [work]; (505)823-2424 [home]; (505)838-7411 [cell]
WWW http://www.phys.unm.edu/~gbtaylor

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2007- Scientific Director of the Long Wavelength Array
2005-06 Interim Director of the Long Wavelength Array
2005- Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNM.
2005- Adjunct Scientist at NRAO
2004-05 Visiting Scientist at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford.
2004 VLBA Project Scientist for NRAO responsible for overseeing the usage and development of the VLBA.
2001-05 Division Head for Scientific Services at NRAO in Socorro responsible for coordinating the VLA and VLBA support activities of the Scientific Services Division and representing NRAO in international VLBI activities.
2001-05 Scientist at NRAO in Socorro providing scientific support for the VLA and VLBA, including calibration issues, VLBI at the VLA, and coordinating the summer student program.
1999-01 Associate Scientist at NRAO in Socorro providing scientific support for the VLA and VLBA, including calibration issues, VLBI at the VLA, and coordinating the summer student program.
1999- Adjunct Professor in the Physics Department at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
1995-98 Assistant Scientist at NRAO in Socorro providing scientific support for the VLA and VLBA, including frequency coordination, calibration issues, and VLBI at the VLA
1992-95 Research Fellow at Caltech in the VLBI Group led by Dr. Tony Readhead.
1991-92 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Arcetri Observatory in Florence, Italy in the Radio Group led by Dr. Marcello Felli.

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH & TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
1989-91 NRAO Predoctoral Fellow with Dr. Richard A. Perley
1988 NRAO Summer student with Dr. Richard A. Perley
1987 Summer Research Assistantship with Dr. Edward L. Wright at UCLA
1986-89 Teaching Assistant at UCLA for Introductory Astronomy, Honors Introductory Astronomy, Cosmology, and Stars & Nebulae
1986 Summer Research Assistantship at Mt. Wilson with Dr. Roger Ulrich
1986 Teaching Assistant at Duke University for Introduction to Astrophysics

EDUCATION
1991 Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
thesis title: Cluster Magnetic Fields around Radio Galaxies
advisor: Dr. Richard A. Perley (NRAO), committee chair: Dr. Mark Morris
1988 M.S. in Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles
1986 B.S. in Physics/Computer Science (Double Major), Cum Laude, Duke University

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1991- International Astronomical Union
1989- American Astronomical Society

EXTERNAL FUNDING
2007-09 The Long Wavelength Array - Research, Development and Construction
2004-05 GO7-8124X, Cluster and AGN Interaction in 2A0335+096
2004-05 BT094, NRAO Student Support Program
2004-05 GO4-5135X, Chandra study of the Centaurus Cluster
2004-06 GO4-5134X, Megasecond Chandra study of Perseus A
2002 NSF and CONACyT in support of the 2002 Synthesis Imaging School
2000-02 GO2-3169X, Chandra study of Perseus A
1991-92 NASA support of ROSAT observations of Hydra A

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, COMMITTEES, ETC.
2006- UNM Representative to the U.S. SKA Committee
2005 Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Users Group (SLUO) representative to US Congress
2003-04 Co-Chair of Committee on "Mapping the U.S. Scientific Future in VLBI"
2002-05 Chandra User's Committee
1991- Refereed numerous papers for ApJ, AJ, A&A, MNRAS, and PASP. Served on various NSF and NASA review panels (once as chair).

STUDENTS ADVISED
Alison B. Peck (Ph.D. 1999), Robert T. Zavala (Ph.D. 2003), Steven Tremblay (anticipate Ph.D. 2009), Frank Schinzel (M.S. 2008), Cristina Rodriguez (fall '05-summer '06), Kathleen Shurkin (summer '06 - ...), Nicole Gugliucci (summer '04, '05), Holly Maness (summer '03), Marcello Giroletti (summer '02), Lindsey Pollack (summer '02, '04), Federica Govoni (summer '01), Hanna Smith (summer '00), Charlie Silver (summer '98, '99), Patricia Udomprasert (summer '97), Elizabeth Barton (summer '94)

See also my List of Publications