Curriculum Vitae
James C. Ostheimer Jr.
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 3818
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
(434) 245-5269
jco9w@virginia.edu

Education

Ph. D., Astronomy
University of Virginia, Chalottesville, Virginia 2002 (expected)

M. S., Astronomy
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 1999

B. A., Astronomy
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 1998

Publications

"Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. I. Survey Description and Calibration of the Photometric Search Technique", Majewski, S. R., Ostheimer, J. C., Kunkel, W. E. Patterson, R. J., 2000, A.J. 120, 2250

"Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars. II. Mapping the Extended Structure of the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy", Majewski, S. R., Ostheimer, J. C., Patterson, R. J., Kunkel, W. E., Johnston, K. V., Geisler, D., 2000, AJ, 119, 760

"Omega Centauri : Nucleus of a Milky Way Dwarf Spheroidal ?", Majewski, S. R., Patterson, R. J., Dinescu, D. I., Johnson, W. V., Ostheimer, J. C., Kunkel, W. E., Palma, C., 2000, The Galactic Halo : From Globular Cluster to Field Stars, Proceedings of the 35th Liege International Astrophysics Colloquium, held 5-8 July, 1999, 619

"The Yale/San Juan Southern Proper Motion Program", van Altena, W. F., Girard, T. M., Platais, I., Kozhurina-Platais, V., Ostheimer, J. C., Lopez, C. E., Mendez, R. A., 1999, American Astronomical Society, DDA meeting 31, 10.04

"A Search for Tidal Stellar Debris from the Magellanic Clouds: Survey Results from the First Two Years", Majewski, S. R., Ostheimer, J. C., Kunkel, W. E., Johnston, K. V., Patterson, R. J., Palma, C., 1999, New Views of the Magellanic Clouds, IAU Symposium 190, 508

"The Properties of the Antlia Dwarf Galaxy", Sarajedini, A., Claver, C. F., Ostheimer, J. C., 1997, A.J. 114, 2505

"A Search for Tidal Star Streams from the Magellanic Clouds", Ostheimer, J. C., Majewski, S. R., Kunkel, W. E., Johnston, K. V., 1997, American Astronomical Society Meeting, 191, 131.03

"The Distribution of Giant Stars in High Galactic Latitude Fields", Johnson, W. Y., Majewski, S. R., Ostheimer, J. C., 1997, American Astronomical Society Meeting, 191, 131.02

Honors

Dean's List, University of Virginia, spring, 1997
Dean's List, University of Virginia, fall, 1997
Dean's List, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 1994
Departmental Recognition, Astronomy Department, University of Virginia, 1997
Invited research speaker at the College Advisory Board Honor Award Ceremony, 1997
Limber Award for Most Outstanding Astronomy Undergraduate, University of Virginia, 1998

Grants/Fellowships Awarded

Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research award winner, 1998, 2000
College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Grant Award, 1997
College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Grant Award, 1996
College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Grant Award, 1995
Governors Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2000 - 2002

Positions Held

Research Assistant, University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy, 1995 - Present
Teaching Assistant , University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy, 1999 - 2000
Teaching Assistant, Yale University, Department of Astronomy, Spring 1999
National Science Foundation Summer Research Assistant, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, Arizona, Summer 1997

Professional Memberships

Member, American Astronomical Society, 1997 - present