TEXTBOOKS:
“Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods” by J. M. Marr, R. L. Snell, & S. E. Kurtz 2015 (Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis).
“Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Radio Astrophysics” by R. L. Snell, S. E. Kurtz, & J. M. Marr 2019 (Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis).
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
"An Emission-Line Companion Galaxy to the Quasar PKS 0405-13" by J. M. Marr and H. Spinrad 1985, Publ. Astron. Soc. of the Pacific, 97, 684
"A Third Update of the Status of the 3CR Sources: Further New Redshifts and New Identifications of Distant Galaxies" by H. Spinrad, S. Djorgovski, J. M. Marr, and L. Aguilar 1985, Publ. Astron. Soc. of the Pacific, 97, 596
"Study of the H42a (86 GHz) Recombination Line in W3(OH)" by W. J. Welch and J. M. Marr 1987, Astrophys. J., 317, L21
"Evolution of the Sub-Milliarcsecond Nucleus of 3C84 at 100 GHz" by M. C. H. Wright, D. C. Backer, J. E. Carlstrom, R. L. Plambeck, J. M. Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, C. R. Masson, A. T. Moffet, D. Woody, A. C. S. Readhead, C. R. Predmore, R. L. Dickman, and J. M. Moran 1988, Astrophys. J., 329, L61
"A Fast Moving Knot of Radio Emission in the Active Galaxy NGC 1275" by J. M. Marr, D. C. Backer, M. C. H. Wright, A. C. S. Readhead, and R. Moore 1989, Astrophys. J., 337, 671
"Fine-Scale Structure in the -185 Kilometers per Second Absorption by HCO+ in the Galactic Center'' by J. M. Marr, A. L. Rudolph, T. A. Pauls, M. C. H. Wright, and D. C. Backer 1992, Astrophys. J., 400, L29
"High-Velocity Formaldehyde Absorption Within 30" of the Galactic Nucleus'' by T. Pauls, K. J. Johnston, T. L. Wilson, J. M. Marr, and A. Rudolph 1993, Astrophys. J., 403, L13
"Subparsec-Scale Radio Structure in NGC 1275--Complex Structure in the Vicinity of the Central Engine" by T. Venturi, A. C. S. Readhead, J. M. Marr, and D. C. Backer 1993, Astrophys. J., 411, 552
"HCO+, H13CN, and H12CN Aperture Synthesis Observations of the Circumnuclear Molecular Ring in the Galactic Center'' by J. M. Marr, M. C. H. Wright, and D. C. Backer 1993, Astrophys. J., 411, 667
"VLA Observations of Ultraluminous IRAS Galaxies: Active Nuclei or Starbursts?" by T. Crawford, J. Marr, B. Partridge, and M. A. Strauss 1996, Astrophys. J., 460, 225
"Measuring the Distance of an Outer Planet by Parallax with a Camera" by J. M. Marr 1997, The Physics Teacher, 35, 34
"Kinematic Age Estimates for 4 Compact Symmetric Objects from the Pearson-Readhead Survey" by G. B. Taylor, J. M. Marr, T. J. Pearson, and A. C. S. Readhead, 2000, Astrophys. J., 541, 112
“Non-Uniform Free-Free Absorption in the GPS Radio Galaxy 0108+388" by J. M. Marr, G. B. Taylor, and F. Crawford III 2001, Astrophys. J., 550, 160
“A Better Presentation of Planck's Radiation Law” by Jonathan M. Marr and Francis P. Wilkin 2012, Am. J. Phys., 80, 399
"Exploring Uncertainty with Projectile Launchers” by Chad Orzel, Gary Reich, and Jonathan Marr 2012, Physics Teacher, 50, 459
"Repeatability of the seasonal variations of ozone near the mesopause from Observations of the 11.072-GHz line" by A. E. E. Rogers, P. Erickson, V. L. Fish, J. Kittredge, S. Danford, J. M. Marr, M. B. Arndt, J. Sarabia, D. Costa, and S. K. May 2012, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29, 1492.
"Multi-Frequency Optical-Depth Maps and the Case for Free-Free Absorption in Two Compact Symmetric Radio Sources: the CSO candidate J1324 + 4048 and the CSO J0029 + 3457" by J. M. Marr, T. M. Perry, J. Read, G. B. Taylor, and A. O. Morris, 2014, Astrophys. J., 780, 178.
"Demonstrating the Principles of Aperture Synthesis with Table-Top Laboratory Exercises” by J. M. Marr, A. E. E Rogers, V. L. Fish, G. Holodak, M. B. Arndt, and F. P. Wilkin 2019 in EPJ Web of Conf., Vol. 200, 2019, The International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology (ISE2A 2017); Article 02004
CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS:
"Spectroscopy of Extremely Distant Radio-Galaxies" by H. Spinrad, S. Djorgovski, and J. M. Marr 1983, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 15, 932
"Observing Galaxy Evolution at High Redshifts" by S. Djorgovski, H. Spinrad, and J. M. Marr 1984, Proceedings of the Special IAU Colloquium “New Aspects of Galaxy Photometry”, Lecture Notes in Physics, 232, 193
"Properties of the Ejecta in NGC 1275" by J. M. Marr, D. C. Backer, A. C. S. Readhead, and A. D. Marscher 1986, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 18, 903
"A Study of the H42a 3.4 Millimeter Wavelength Recombination Line in the Compact HII Region W3OH" by W. J. Welch and J. M. Marr 1986, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 18, 920
"Kinematic Properties of the Ejected Matter in NGC 1275" by J. M. Marr, D. C. Backer, M. C. H. Wright, A. C. S. Readhead, and R. Moore 1987, in IAU Symposium No. 129, The Impact of VLBI on Astrophysics and Geophysics, ed. M. J. Reid and J. M. Moran (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht), p. 91
"Hat Creek HCO+ and HCN Observations of Sgr A" by M. C. H. Wright, J. M. Marr, and D. C. Backer 1988, in IAU Symposium No. 136, The Center of the Galaxy, ed. M. Morris (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht), p. 407
"HCO+ and HCN Absorption Line Studies of Sag. A West" by J. M. Marr, M. C. H. Wright, and D. C. Backer 1989, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 21, 716
"1.3 cm Study of 3C84" by A. C. S. Readhead, T. V. Venturi, J. M. Marr, and D. C. Backer 1990, in Parsec-Scale Radio Jets, eds. A. Zensus and T. Pearson (Cambridge University Press: England), p. 71
"Monitoring 3C84 at 1.3 cm: 1985-1987" by J. M. Marr, D. C. Backer, and M. C. H. Wright 1990, in Parsec-Scale Radio Jets, eds. A. Zensus and T. Pearson (Cambridge University Press: England), p. 78
"Molecular Line Observations of the 3-pc Circumnuclear Ring in the Galactic Center" by J. M. Marr, M. C. H. Wright, and D. C. Backer 1990, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 22, 1319
"High Resolution Study of the -190 km s-1 Molecular Gas in the Galactic Center; IRAM Observations of CO J = 1 _> 0 and J = 2 _> 1 in the Central 80 Arcseconds'' by J. M. Marr, C. Lemme, T. A. Pauls, M. C. H. Wright, T. L. Wilson, and A. L. Rudolph 1993, in AIPS Conference No. 278, Back to the Galaxy, eds S. S. Holt and F. Verter (A.I.P.: New York), p. 46
"High Resolution CO Observations of the -190 km s-1 Molecular Gas in the Galactic Center" by J. M. Marr, C. Lemme, T. A. Pauls, M. C. H. Wright, T. L. Wilson, and A. L. Rudolph 1993, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 182, #43.03
"H13CO+ and SiO Observations of Two Clumps in the Circumnuclear Molecular Disk of the Galactic Center'' by L. E. Sherman and J. M. Marr 1995, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 186, #50.03
"Giga-Hertz Peaked Spectrum Sources: A Relatively New and Possibly Important Class of Extragalactic Radio Source'' by J. M. Marr 1996, invited talk, in The Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York, Vol IV, No. 9, ed. A. G. D. Philip (L. Davis Press: Schenectady)
"What Powers Ultra-Luminous IRAS Galaxies?" by R. B. Partridge, J. M. Marr, T. Crawford, and M. A. Strauss 1996, in Proceedings of the IAU Symposium No. 175, Extragalactic Radio Sources, eds. R. D. Ekers, C. Fanti, and L. Padrielli (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht) p. 215
"The Cause for the Spectral Turnover in the GPS Source 0108+388: Free-Free or Synchrotron Self-Absorption" by J. M. Marr, F. Crawford III, and G. B. Taylor 1997, in Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 184, The Central Regions of the Galaxy and Galaxies, ed. Y. Sofue (Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht), p. 401
"Naked-Eye Astronomy Labs Measuring All Types of Solar System Parameters" by J. M. Marr 1998, in The Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York, Vol V, No. 3, ed. A. G. D. Philip (L. Davis Press: Schenectady), p. 14
"The New Observatory at Union College" by E. Valachovic and J. M. Marr 1999, in The Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York, Vol V, No. 5, ed. A. G. D. Philip (L. Davis Press: Schenectady)
"The Spectral Turnover in the GPS Radio Galaxy 0108+388 is Due to Free-Free Absorption in a Disk of Gas" by J. M. Marr and F. Crawford III 2000, in The Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York, Vol V, No. 7, ed. A. G. D. Philip (L. Davis Press: Schenectady)
"Free-Free Absorption by a Gas Disk in the GPS Radio Galaxy 0108+388" by J. M. Marr, G. B. Taylor, and F. Crawford III 2000, in Astrophysical Phenomena Revealed by Space VLBI, eds. H. Hirabayashi, P. G. Edwards, and D. W. Murphy (ISAS: Tokyo), p. 91
"Young Ages of Compact Radio Sources" by J. M. Marr and G. B. Taylor 2000, in The Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York, Vol V, No. 9, ed. A. G. D. Philip (L. Davis Press: Schenectady)
“Multi-Frequency VLBA
Observations of Nineteen Compact Symmetric Objects” by J. M. Marr and G. B.
Taylor 2001, Bull. Am. Astr. Soc,
198
“Multi-frequency VLBA Observations of 19 Candidate Compact
Symmetric Objects” by Morris, A., Marr, J., Taylor, G. B., Converse, J., &
Emerson, N. 2004, poster presented at the Fall 2004 Meeting of the Astronomical
Society of New York
“Multi-frequency
VLBI Study of the CSOs 0026+346 and 1321+410 “ by A. O. Morris, and J. M. Marr
2006, Bull. Am. Astr. Soc,
37, 1448
“Multi-Frequency
Polarization Images of Extreme Radio Sources“ by S. Burke, R. B. Partridge, and
J. M. Marr 2006, Bull. Am. Astr. Soc, 37, 1449
"An
Undergraduate Research Project within the ALFALFA Collaboration" by
Ayala, J. A. et al. 2006, Bull. Am. Astr.
Soc, 37, 1457
"LogN-LogS Curve for Gamma Ray Bursts from Exploding
Primordial Black Holes" by N. Hawes and J. M. Marr 2006, in The 19th
Maryland October Astrophysics Conference: Radiation Background from the
First Stars, Galaxies, and Black Holes
"LogN-LogS Curve for Gamma Ray Bursts from Exploding Primordial Black Holes" by N. Hawes and J. M. Marr 2006, poster presented at the Fall 2006 Meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York
“LogN-LogS Curve for Gamma Ray Bursts and Light Curve for Gamma Ray Sources from Evaporating Primordial Black Holes at Cosmological Distances” by N. Hawes 2007, student prize lecture at the Fall 2007 Meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York
“In-Class Labs Using the Haystack VSRT Interferometer: Hands-On Education in Aperture Synthesis” by J. C. Chew, J. M. Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, M. M. Needles, V. L. Fish, M. B. Arndt, and P. Pratap 2009, poster presented at the Fall 2009 Meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York
“A Case for Free-Free Absorption in Two GPS Sources, 1310+410 and 0026+346” by J. M. Marr, T. M. Perry, J. W. Read, & G. B. Taylor 2010, poster presented at the Spring 2010 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
“Desktop Labs with the Haystack VSRT Interferometer for Hands-On Education in Aperture Synthesis” by F. P.Wilkin, J. M., Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, M. M. Needles, & V. L. Fish 2010, poster presented at Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Physical Society
“Very Small Radio Telescopes to Teach Students About Radio Astronomy” by A. E. E. Rogers, V. L. Fish, M. Needles, M. Doherty, S. Minnigh, M. Arndt, P. Pratap, J. Marr 2010, poster presented at the Astronomical Society of Australia.
“Interactive Applets and JAVA programs for Teaching Principles of Radio Astronomy” by J. M. Marr and K. Durkota 2010, oral presentation at the October 2010 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
“Multi-Frequency VLBI Imaging of Two Compact Symmetric Radio Galaxies” by T. Perry, student prize lecture at the October 2010 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
“An Inexpensive, Table-Top Set-Up for Labs on Aperture Synthesis” by J. M. Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, V. Fish, & M. Needles 2011, poster presented at the January 2011 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
“Multi-Frequency Optical-Depth Maps and the Case for Free-Free Absorption in Two Compact Symmetric Objects: 1321+410 and 0026+346” by T. M. Perry, J. M. Marr, J. W. Read, & G. B. Taylor 2011, poster presented at the January 2011 Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
“An Inexpensive, Table-Top Interferometer and Undergraduate Labs to Teach the Basics of Aperture Synthesis“ by J. M. Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, V. L. Fish, and M. B. Arndt 2012 oral presentation at the 2012 USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting.
“Planck’s Law and Associated Laws of Thermal Radiation for Students of Astronomy” by F. P. Wilkin and J. M. Marr 2012, oral presentation (by Wilkin) at the October 2012 Meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York.
“Constraining Cosmological Parameters Using Baryon Acoustic Oscillations” by M. Warrener, L. Moscardini, F. Maruli, and J. Marr 2015, poster presented at the Fall 2015 Meeting of the Astronomical Society of New York.
“Demonstrating the Principles of Aperture Synthesis with the Very Small Radio Telescope” by J. Marr, A. E. E. Rogers, V. L. Fish, G. Holodak, K. Durkota, M. B. Arndt, and F. P. Wilkin 2017, poster presented at the International Symposium on Education in Astronomy and Astrobiology, in Utrecht, Netherlands.
COLLOQUIA AND LECTURES:
"Is there a QSO Engine in the Galactic Center?" colloquium lecture to Physics Department of the California State University at Hayward, December 1989
"Unusual Chemistry in the Galactic Center?" colloquium lecture to the Swarthmore College Physics Department, January 1991
"On the Origin of Supermassive Black Holes in Quasars" lecture given to the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers, November 1992
"Cosmological Formation of Quasar Black Holes" lecture given to the Rittenhouse Amateur Astronomy Club, February 1993
"Observations of Molecular Gas in the Galactic Center and Implications for the Nature of the Activity: Is the Center Really Dominated by a Black Hole?" lecture given to the astrophysics and cosmology seminar at the University of Pennsylvania Physics Department, May 1994
"Parallax of Saturn, a Physics Lab" by J. M. Marr, presented to the Southeast Regional American Association of Physics Teachers, October 1994
"An Alternative Class Format: Ask All Questions First" by J. M. Marr, presented to the Philadelphia Branch of the American Association of Physics Teachers, November 1994
"Issues Regarding Other Intelligent Life in the Galaxy" lecture given, with S. Gardiner, to the Haverford School 7th grade science, March 1995
"The Principles of VLBI and Why the VLBA Was Built" seminar lecture to the RPI physics department, December, 1996
"The Synchrotron Spectra of Radio Galaxies and the Case of Gigahertz-Peaked Spectrum Sources," Pew Lecture to seminar on active galaxies at Colgate University, April 1997
"Telescopes and Spectroscopes" instruction to first and sixth graders at the St. Johns School in Schenectady, May 1997
"Difficulties in Studying the Universe at Different Wavelengths: Galaxies that May Fool Observers of the Early Universe" invited talk given at the Northeastern Region of the Astronomical League, May 1997
"The Greenhouse Effect on Venus'' invited talk for the Seminar Series on Global Warming at Union College, February 1998
"First Light Presentation” at the Opening Ceremony for the Union College Observatory February 1999
“The Quasars of the Baskervilles: Determining the Structure of Compact Radio Galaxies from the Light that We Don’t See” colloquium lecture to the Union College Physics Dept., April 2000
“VPython Simulations of the Solar System” by J. M. Marr 2008, invited lecture at the Conference of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society.
"Introduction to a Set of Labs for Teaching the Basics of Aperture Synthesis" by J. M. Marr 2012, lecture given at the 2012 Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium Undergraduate Symposium on Research in Astronomy.
Jonathan Marr's curriculum vita
Last modified: 3 July 2013