Department of Physics and Astronomy
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308
(518) 388-6443; marrj@union.edu
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
1981 B.S., magna cum laude, Physics and Astronomy,
1985 M.A., Astronomy,
1990 Ph.D., Astronomy,
Doctoral Dissertation: "High Resolution Studies of Two Galaxy Centers: The Morphological Evolution of the VLBI Scale Structure in the Core of the Active Galaxy NGC 1275 and the Parsec Scale Structure of the Galactic Center from Millimeter Imaging and Spectroscopy"
TEACHING AND RESEARCH POSITIONS:
1981 Teaching Asst., University of Rochester,
Rochester, N.Y.
1981 Research Asst., University of Rochester,
Rochester, N.Y.
1981-82 Research
Asst., Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, N.Y.
1982-83 Teaching
Asst., University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
1983-90 Research
Asst., University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
1984-85 Teaching
Assoc., University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
1986, 89
Instructor, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Cal.
1989 Instructor, University of California,
Berkeley, Cal.
1990-95 Visiting
Asst. Prof., Haverford College, Haverford, Penn.
1995-97 Visiting
Asst. Prof., Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
1997-2002 Assistant Professor, Union College,
Schenectady, N.Y.
2002-2006 Associate Professor, Union College,
Schenectady, N.Y.
2006-2013
Visiting Associate Professor, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
2013-2016 Lecturer & Laboratory Manager, Union
College, Schenectady, N.Y.
2016- Senior Lecturer & Laboratory
Manager, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
AWARDS:
New York State Regents Scholar, 1977
University of California Regents Fellowship, 1982-83
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 1986
Dudley Observatory Bergan Career Development Award, 1995
EXTERNAL GRANTS:
Margaret Cullinan Wray Charitable
Lead Annuity Trust Award (AAS small research grant) 1991
Sigma Xi grant for aid in educating community 1997
Dudley Observatory grant for aid in educating community 1997
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Astronomical Society
Council on Undergraduate Research
International Astronomical Union
Sigma Xi
Last modified: 2 Sep 2020