Orsola De Marco
Dept. of Astrophysics
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Streeet
New York, NY 10024, USA

Education

• 94-97 PhD in Astrophysics supervised by M.J. Barlow and P.J. Storey. University College London. London, UK.
• 91-94 BSc in Astrophysics (1st class honours degree, Best Astronomy student). University College London. Main subjects studied: Stellar Structure and Evolution (100%), Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology (86%), Quantum Theory (85%), Atomic and Molecular Physics (89%), High Energy Astrophysics (88%), Interstellar Physics (95%), Instrumentation (88%), four mathematics courses (average 97%).
• 90-91 Year working experience. Royal Yachting Association Sailing Instructor, Scotland.
• 88-90 International Baccalaureate (Grade 40/45, Best Italian Performance) United World College of the Adriatic (U.W.C.Ad). Duino, Italy.
• 85-88 Italian Scientific High School. Bologna, Italy.

Employment

• 2005 - Consultant Large Synoptic Survey Telescope education and public outreach consultant and liaison to AMNH.
• September 2000 - Research Fellow AMNH.
• September 2000 - Science Bulletins content adviser, AMNH.
• April 1999 - August 2000. Research Fellow at University College London.
• October 1997 - April 1999. Research Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zentrum, Zurich.

Grants (as PI or significant co-I with funding) and Awards

• 2008 HST "Planetary Nebulae, Globular Clusters and Binary Mergers. Part II"
• 2008 Spitzer "The Disks around PG1159 Stars."
• 2007 HST Theory (co-I) "Beyond the textbook: Planetary Nebula temporal evolution."
• 2006 HST "Planetary Nebulae, Globular Clusters and Binary Mergers".
• 2006 NSF "Stellar Duets - How companions change the lives and evolution of stars"
• 2004 HST "The shadow echo of the unique R Corona Borealis star UW Cen."
• 2003 HST "A Tailored ACS search for proplyds".
• 2001 FUSE "Abundance variability in WD in DN systems".
• 2000 Isaac Asimov research fellowship (AMNH).
• 2000 HST "C/O ratios in PN with christalline silicates and PAHs".
• 1994 Perren Fund Scholarship to cover living costs and fees to complete Ph.D. (maintenance not usually granted to non-UK students).
• 1994 Maude Pierce award for women achievers in U.C.L. .
• 1994 Best Astronomy degree.
• 1993 Best second year undergraduate project.
• 1988 Scholarship based on national selections for 2 years at the U.W.C.Ad. .

Community Service

• Routinely referee papers for A&A, MNRAS, RevMxA&A, AJ, ApJ
• 2007-1010 NOAO Telescope Allocation Committee
• 2007 Hydrogen-deficient Stars III - Scientific Organizing Committee
• 2007 Asymmetric PN IV - Scientific Organizing Committee
• 2004-2005 AAS Travel Grant Panel
• 2001,2008 HST TAC, Cycle 12 and 17 (could not attend latter)
• 2000,2002 FUSE TAC, Cycle 2 and 4

Scientific Societies

• Royal Astronomical Society
• American Astronomical Society

Astronomical Research

Publications

Teaching and Outreach Experience

• Supervising the research of graduate and undergraduate students and senior high schoolers.
• Laboratory demonstrating, marking and tutoring undergraduate students.
• Lecturing undergraduate and lay audiences on stellar physics.
• Teaching Astronomy to children and teachers in a museum enviroment.
• Teaching distance learning courses.
• Giving museum tours.
• Course writing for a variety off formal and informal audiences.
• Sailing instructing.

Other Skills - Interests

• Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, rudimentary German
• Sports: Sailing, Skiing, Caving, Riding, Salsa Dancing.
• Recreation: Painting, Photography, Cinema, Public Speaking, Astronomy Education.