CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

Michael Damian Audley

Permanent address

10534 Lime Tree Way, Beltsville, MD 20705-2024

Degree and date to be conferred

Doctor of Philosophy, 1997

Date of birth

June 30, 1966

Place of birth

Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Secondary education

Meánscoil Iosaf, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Education

1997

Ph.D. (Physics), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

1994

M.S. (Physics), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

1989

M.Sc. (Experimental Physics), National University of Ireland (University College, Cork)

Thesis Title:

The Photoabsorption Spectra of Strontium and Yttrium in the Extreme Ultraviolet

Supervisor:

Prof. M. W. D. Mansfield

1987

B.Sc. (Experimental Physics), National University of Ireland (University College, Cork)

Professional positions held

1991-present

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

1990 (Summer)

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

1989-1991

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

1984-1989

Teaching Assistant, Department of Experimental Physics, University College, Cork, Ireland

Awards

1990

Ralph D. Meyers Award for Graduate Studies, Department of Physics, University of Maryland

1987-1989

Senior Studentship, University College, Cork

1984-1985

College Scholarship, University College, Cork

1983-1984

Entrance Scholarship, University College, Cork

Honors

1987-1988

Title of College Scholar, University College, Cork

Professional Society Memberships

• American Physical Society
• American Astronomical Society

Publications in Refereed Journals

1.

A High Resolution X-Ray Spectrum of Cen X-3, M. D. Audley, R. L. Kelley, E. A. Boldt, K. M. Jahoda, F. E. Marshall, R. Petre, P. J. Serlemitsos, A. P. Smale, J. H. Swank, and K. A. Weaver, 1996, Astrophys. J. 457, 397

2.

3d Absorption Spectra of Sr I through Sr IV, C. McGuinness, G. O'Sullivan, P. K. Carroll, D. Audley, and M. W. D. Mansfield, 1995, Phys. Rev. A 51, 2053

3.

An X-ray Microcalorimeter with Kinetic Inductance Thermometer and dc SQUID Read-out, D. P. Osterman, R. Patt, R. Kelley, and D. Audley, 1993, J. Low. Temp. Phys. 93, 251

4.

A Prototype Kinetic Inductance Thermometer for X-Ray Calorimetry, M. D. Audley, R. L. Kelley, and G. L. Rawley, 1993, J. Low. Temp. Phys. 93, 245

Other significant publications

1.

The BBXRT Observation of Centaurus X-3, M. D. Audley and R. L. Kelley, 1993, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 25, 918

2.

The BBXRT Observation of Cen X-3, R. L. Kelley and M. D. Audley, 1994, in New Horizon of X-Ray Astronomy -- First Results from ASCA, ed. F. Makino and T. Ohashi, (Tokyo: Universal Academy), 417

3.

Pulse Phase Resolved Spectroscopy of Cen X-3, M. D. Audley, K. Ebisawa, and R. L. Kelley, 1996, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 28, 1327

4.

Broad-Band X-ray Spectroscopy of Cen X-3, M. D. Audley, K. Ebisawa, and R. L. Kelley, 1997, Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 29, 841