Galaxy-Mass Correlations on 10 Mpc Scales in the Deep Lens Survey
Choi, A., Tyson, J. A., Morrison, C. B., et al. (2012). "Galaxy-Mass Correlations on 10 Mpc Scales in the Deep Lens Survey" ApJ, 759, 101
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Education
- B.A. in Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics, The University of Chicago, 2003
- B.S. in Mathematics, The University of Chicago, 2003
- M.S. in Physics, University of California at Davis, 2006
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of California at Davis, 2011
Work experience
- Fall 2003 - Fall 2004: Guest Scientist
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL
- Duties included: Writing diagnostic software to monitor the Booster Accelerator
- Supervisor: Professor Janet Conrad
- Fall 2005 - Fall 2011: Graduate Student Researcher
- University of California, Davis, CA
- Duties included: Weak gravitational lensing analyses
- Supervisor: Professor Tony Tyson
- Fall 2011 - Fall 2016: Postdoctoral Researcher
- Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Supervisor: Professor Catherine Heymans
- Fall 2016 - present: CCAPP Fellow
- Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Skills
- Observing & data reduction software
- Programming
- Proficient with Python, shell script
- Experienced with C, C++, Java
- Can maneuver in Fortran, Perl, and more
- Spoken languages
- English (native)
- French (intermediate-advanced)
- Professional development training in:
- Management skills
- Science communication
Publications
CFHTLenS and RCSLenS: testing photometric redshift distributions using angular cross-correlations with spectroscopic galaxy surveys
Choi, A., Heymans, C., Blake, C., et al. (2016). "CFHTLenS and RCSLenS: Testing Photometric Redshift Distributions Using Angular Cross-Correlations with Spectroscopic Galaxy Surveys" MNRAS, 463, 3737
Dark Energy Survey Year 3 Results: Deep Field Optical + Near-Infrared Images and Catalogue
Hartley, W. G., Choi, A., Amon, A., et al. 2020, submitted to MNRAS
A synthetic Roman Space Telescope High-Latitude Imaging Survey: simulation suite and the impact of wavefront errors on weak gravitational lensing
Troxel, M.~A., Long, H., Hirata, C.~M., et al. 2021, MNRAS, 501, 2044
Talks
The Brighter Fatter Effect in H4RG-10 Detectors
Conference proceedings talk at Image Sensors for Precision Astronomy (ISPA), Pasadena, CA
Towards Weak Lensing Cosmology with WFIRST Near-Infrared Detectors
Seminar at Stanford KIPAC, Palo Alto, CA
The Brighter Fatter Effect in H4RG-10 Detectors
Talk at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Member of the Deep Lens Survey, the Red Cluster Sequence Lensing Survey (RCSLenS), the Kilo-degree Survey (KiDS), the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Dark Energy Science Collaboration (LSST DESC), Euclid Consortium (2012-2016 as a UK member, 2020-present as a US member)
- In DES, I am a convener of the Weak Lensing Working Group
- Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals like MNRAS, internally for articles prepared within collaborations like KiDS and DES, and for proposals for observing time
- Co-organized CCAPP seminars 2017-2018
- Co-organized CCAPP cosmology journal club 2019-2020
- Member of OSU Physics APS-IDEA team (2020-present), an initiative from the American Physical Society to create a network through which departments can improve inclusion, diversity, and equity