Hubble Fellow
Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii
2680 Woodlawn Drive
Manoa, HI 96822
tel: 1-808-956-6664
fax: 1-808-988-2790
email: kewley at ifa.hawaii.edu
Education
| 1996 - 2002 | PhD - ``The AGN-Starburst Connection in Luminous
Infrared Galaxies''; PhD awarded 5 June 2002: Australian National University |
| 1995 | Bachelor of Science (honours) - University of Adelaide |
| 1992-1994 | Bachelor of Science - University of Adelaide |
Fellowships, Awards and Grants
| 2005 | American Astronomical Society Annie Jump Cannon Award |
| 2004 | Hubble Fellowship |
| 2001 | CfA Fellowship |
| 2000 | Australian Academy of Science Young Researcher Award |
| 2000 | DIST program small grant 'Space Science with the Hubble Space Telescope'. |
| 1999 | French Service Culturel & Scientifique travel grant. |
| 1999 | Astronomical Society of Australia Best Student Oral Presentation Prize. |
| 1998 | DIST program small grant 'Space Science with the Hubble Space Telescope'. |
| 1998 | International Astronomical Union Travel Grant. |
| 1998 | Australian Research Council French-Australian Collaboration Grant. |
| 1998 | PICS Cooperation French-Australian Collaboration Grant. |
| 1996 | Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Scholarship |
| 1995 | Astronomical Society of Australia Bok Prize - Best astronomy undergraduate research report. |
Employment
| 2004 - current | Hubble Fellow, University of Hawaii |
| Aug 2004 | Visiting Fellow, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia |
| Sept 2003 | Visiting Fellow, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK |
| 2001 - 2004 | CfA Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| 2001 | Visiting Scholar - Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2000 - 2001 | MSSSO Systems Administrator - part time position |
| 2000 | Australia Telescope National Facility - part time research associate in interference excision |
| 1999 | Australian National University - 1st year Astronomy (Phys 1009) tutoring |
| 1995 - 1996 | Defence Science and Technology Organisation - professional research officer |
| 1995 | Adelaide University - 1st yr physics lab demonstrating |
Primary Research Interests
Star formation and chemical evolution in galaxies as a function
of redshift.
The AGN/starburst connection in infrared galaxies.
Development of theoretical emission-line diagnostics for intrinsic
galaxy parameters (e.g. metallicity, ionization state, star formation rates).
Development of the Mappings interactive
webpage for use by the astronomical community
Teaching
| 2005 - current | REU and senior undergraduate thesis advisor |
| 2002 - 2003 | External advisor JHU/StScI PhD student, main advisor: Claus Leitherer |
| 2003 - 2005 | Instructor Swinburne Astronomy On-Line ``Exploring Stars and the Milky Way'' |
| 2002 - 2004 | Instructor Swinburne Astronomy On-Line ``Introductory Radio Astronomy and SETI'' |
| 1999 - 2000 | Co-supervisor Honours student |
| 1999 - 2000 | 1st year undergraduate astronomy tutor |
| 1999 - 2000 | Principal supervisor 3rd year student project |
| 1998 - 1999 | Principal supervisor 3nd year vacation student project |
Professional Organisations & Service
| 2005 | HST Cycle 15 Panel Review |
| 2005 | Scientific Organizing Committee Member for the Bright-Line Abundance Calibrations at Low- and High-Metallicity Workshop, Minneapolis |
| 2004 - current | Member of the Editorial Board of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia |
| 2002 - current | Team Member: SIRTF SINGS Legacy Team. |
| 2001 - current | Team Member: Chandra Deep Field South. |
| 2001 - current | Member: American Astronomical Society. |
Telescope Time Awarded (2003-2005)
| Year | Time | Telescope | PI |
| 2005 : | 2 nights | Keck | Kewley |
| 2005 : | 1 night | Subaru | Kewley |
| 2004 : | 1 night | Subaru | Kewley |
| 2004 : | 3 nights | Keck | Kewley |
| 2003 : | 130 ks | XMM | Ptak |
| 2003 : | 2.5 nights | UKIRT | Kewley |
| 2003 : | 1 night | Magellan | Kewley |
| 2003 : | 2 nights | Magellan | Mallen-Ornélas |
| 2003 : | 96 hours | Australia Telescope Compact Array | Kewley |
Colloquiua and Seminars (2004-2005)
| Sept 2005 | Colloquium, MIT Astrophysics Department : The Metallicity and Star Formation History of Galaxies |
| Aug 2005 | Invited Talk, Extreme Starbursts Conference, Lijiang, China: Extreme Star Formation and Gas Flows in Galaxy Pairs |
| Aug 2005 | Colloquium, Australian National University: Star Formation and Gas Flows in Galaxy Pairs |
| July 2005 | Invited Talk, Island Universes: Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies Conference, Terschelling, Netherlands : The Metallicity History of Disk Galaxies: Evolution between z=0-3 |
| June 2005 | Invited Talk, From Simulations to Surveys Meeting, Ringberg : The Cosmic Metallicity History: Results from Large Surveys |
| May 2005 | Invited Talk, "Bright-Line Abundance Calibrations at Low- and High-Metallicity" Workshop, Minneapolis : Model Fits to Abundances |
| Apr 2005 | Hubble Fellows Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland : The Metallicity History of Galaxies: Evolution Between z=0-3 |
| Nov 2004 | Colloquium, University of Hawaii: [OII] and the Cosmic Star Formation History |
| Nov 2004 | Star Formation & Planets Seminar, University of Hawaii: Emission-line Diagnostics for Star-Forming Galaxies |
| Oct 2004 | Colloquium, Australian National University: Star Formation and Metallicity in Galaxies |
| Oct 2004 | Colloquium, Swinburne University: Star Formation and Metallicity in Galaxies |
| Oct 2004 | Colloquium, Anglo-Australian Observatory: Star Formation and Metallicity in Galaxies |
| Oct 2004 | Munich Joint Colloquium, ESO Garching: Emission-line Diagnostics for Star-Forming Galaxies |
| Oct 2004 | Invited Talk, SED Modelling Meeting, Heidelberg: Emission-line Diagnostics of Star Formation |
| Sep 2004 | Seminar, Cambridge, UK: Emission-line Diagnostics for Star-forming Galaxies |
| Sep 2004 | Contributed Talk, Starbursts 2004 Meeting, Cambridge, UK: Star Formation and Metallicity in Galaxies |
| Jul 2004 | Invited Seminar, Aspen Center for Physics: Star Formation Rate Diagnostics |
| Jul 2004 | Invited Seminar, Aspen Center for Physics: Metallicity Diagnostics for Star Forming Galaxies |
| Jul 2004 | Invited Session Chair, Aspen Center for Physics: Line Diagnostics for GALEX and Spitzer |
| Apr 2004 | Colloquium, University of Wyoming |
| Feb 2004 | Colloquium, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Ca |
Journal Article Reviews
Many articles refereed for: the Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Astrophysical Journal, the Astrophysical Journal Letters, and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Last updated by Lisa Kewley on 2006-01-18