Ilana Harrus

NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center
Building 2 - Code 662
Greenbelt, MD, 20771
Tel: +1 301 286 9649
email: imh at lheapop.gsfc.nasa.gov

Education

DegreeYearInstitution
PhD
(Physics/Astrophysics)		1997 Columbia University
New York, USA
M. Phil
(Physics)		1996 Columbia University
New York, USA
M.S
(Physics) 		1992 Columbia University
New York, USA
Research Dissertation
(Physics/Particle Physics)		1989 Université d'Orsay
(Paris XI) Orsay, France
Undergraduate degree
(Physics & Mathematics)		1982-1986 Université Pierre et Marie Curie
(Paris VI) Paris, France


Professional Experience

Research & Teaching Experience

YearPositionInstitution
2004-nowAstrophysicist
(Astro-E2 Guest Observer Facility).
NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (JHU)
Spring 2001Adjunct Faculty
(Astronomy 191).
George Washington University
1999-2004Astrophysicist
(XMM-Newton Guest Observer Facility).
NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (USRA)
1997-1999Astrophysicist
(Postdoctoral position). 		Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics
1996-1997 Research Assistant Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
1992-1996 Predoctoral Fellow
(Thesis research).
X-ray studies of Supernova Remnants emission		 Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics
1992Teaching assistant
Advanced experiments for physics majors		 Columbia University
Physics Department
1992Teaching assistant
Basic mechanic experiments for science majors		 Barnard College
Physics Department
1990-1992Teaching assistant
General experiments for pre-medical students		 Columbia University
Physics Department
Summer 1991Summer Internship
Explosive detection by nuclear fluorescence		 Schlumberger Industries
(Paris-France)
1990Research Assistant
Computer simulations of B decays
OPAL Collaboration 		Technion (Israel) & CERN
1987-1990Research Assistant
Construction and Calibration of a
Transition Radiation Detector (TRD)
NA31 Collaboration		 Laboratoire de l'Accélatateur Linéaire(LAL) &
CERN

List of Selected Publications | Complete List of Publications

Professional Societies

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
American Physics Society (APS)
National Association of Science Writers (NASW)

Media/Outreach Experience

YearProject Organization
Summer 2003-Now Team member
Astro-E2 EPO
Fall 2003-Now An Orchestra Guide to the Universe (Co-I)
 RIME
Summer 2003-Now Astronomy on stage (PI)
Synetic Theater
Summer 2002-Now NASA OSS Education Products (Reviewer)
IGES
June 2002 Contributing Writer
Scientific American.com
March 2002-Now Press Officer
AAS HEAD
March 2001 Contributing Writer
Mercury Magazine
October 2000 Volunteer
(talks given to DC public school students) 		Window on the Universe
May 2000-December 2003 Editor The XMM-Newton Learning Center
September 1999-Now Volunteer
(answer questions from the public)		 Ask a High-Energy Astronomer
September 1999-Now Contributing Writer Imagine The Universe
June-August 1999 Staff Writer Raleigh News and Observer
August-December 1998 Producer-Writer-Director of
"Notion of Motion" 		Somerville Community Access TV
Spring 1998Contributing Writer Columbia Magazine
October 1996 -
May 1998		Staff Writer Academic Science News and Review
July 1997Santa-Fe Science Writing Workshop organized by George Johnson
(New York Times)
January 1997 -
April 1997		Contributing Writer Fraternitaire-L'essentiel

Honors/Awards

Year
April 1999 AAAS/APS Mass Media Fellowship (accepted)
April 1998 AAAS/APS Mass Media Fellowship (declined)
1992-1996 Harvard-Smithsonian Predoctoral Fellowship
1990 Ygal Allon Fellowship

Skills/Aptitudes

Languages French (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Hebrew (spoken)
Spanish (read, written)
German (read, written)
Technical Unix, Mac Environments
Microsoft Word, Excel, IDL, Awk, HTML, Fortran...


Questions? Comments? Please contact me at imh at lheapop.gsfc.nasa.gov