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EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Saeqa Dil Vrtilek
Students and postdoctoral fellows supervised:
Graduate students
Summer 2014-- Giridhar Gopalan (Harvard University, Cambridge) Statistical anal­
ysis of multi­dimensional data. ``A Bayesian Model for the Detection of X­ray Binary Black
Holes.'' (Gopalan, Bornn, & Vrtilek) 2015, AAS, 22522501.
``Classifying X­ray binaries: A Probabilistic Approach'' (Gopalan, Vrtilek, & Bornn) 2015,
ApJ, in press.
2012­2014 Joshua Schroeder (Columbia University, New York) Smithsonian pre­
doctoral fellow. Black widow pulsars; finding the heaviest neutron star. Josh successfully
defended his Thesis on May 9th and is currently a research scientist at the University
of Santiago. A paper on Magellan/Megacam data obtained in May 2­5 2014 is under
preparation.
2011­ Charith Peris (Northeastern University, Boston) Smithsonian pre­doctoral
fellow ``Tomographic study of V691 CrA'' (Peris & Vrtilek) 2012 MNRAS, 427, 1043. ``Vari­
ability of the accretion disk of V926 Sco inferred from tomographic analysis.'' (Calvelo,
Peris, & Vrtilek) 2013, ApJ, 177, 761. Awarded 2 nights of Magellan/IMACS for early May
2014. ``Tomography of X­ray Nova Muscae 1991: Evidence for ongoing mass transfer and
stream­disc overflow'' (Peris et al) MNRAS, 2015, 449, 1584.
Academic year 2012­2013: Stewart Buchan (University of Southampton). Masters
student: Multivariate study of XRBs Stewart received his Masters in 2013 and is currently
in the PhD program at Southampton. A paper is in preparation.
Academic year 2012­: Jan Cechura (Charles University, Prague) Smithsonian pre­
doctoral fellow. Completed PhD in 2014. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Astronom­
ical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. ``Interpreting the X­ray
state transitions of Cygnus X­1.'' (Cechura, Vrtilek, & Hadrava) 2015, MNRAS, 450, 2410.
Academic year 2011­2012: Sam Connolly (University of Southampton). Masters
student (degree received 2012). ``Variability of the accretion disk of V926 Sco inferred from
tomographic analysis.'' (Calvelo, Peris, & Vrtilek) 2013, ApJ, 177, 761. Sam is currently a
graduate student at Southampton.
2011­2012: Petri Savolainen (Aalto University). SAO Pre­doc. Member of PRRC.
2009­2012: Herbert Paolo (Iowa State). SAO Pre­doc. Chair of pre­doctoral
research review committee (PRRC).
2008­2009: Karri Kaljonen (Aalto University). SAO Pre­doc. Member of PRRC.
Karri received his PhD in 2013.
Academic year 2008­2009: Dan Calvelo (University of Southampton). Masters
student (degree received 2009). ``Doppler and modulation tomography of XTE J1118+480
in quiescence'' (Calvelo, Vrtilek, Neilsen, Torres, Steeghs, Hernandez, & Fillipenko) 2009,
MNRAS, 399, 539. Dan received his his PhD in 2012 from Southampton and is currently a
postdoctoral fellow there.
Summer 2006: Joey Neilsen (Harvard University), 2nd year Research project ``The
eccentric accretion disk of the black hole A0620­00'' (Neilsen, Steeghs, & Vrtilek) 2008
MNRAS, 384, 849. ``Spectroscopic signatures of the superorbital period in the neutron star
binary LMC X­4'' (Neilsen, Lee, Nowak, Dennerl, & Vrtilek) 2009 ApJ, 696, 182. Neilsen
received the AAS Chambliss award for his poster on this topic. He received his PhD from
Harvard in 2011, served one year as a postdoctoral fellow at MIT and is currently a post­doc
at Boston University.

Summer 2004: Ryan Hickox (Harvard University). ``Pulse­phase spectroscopy of
SMC X­1 with Chandra and XMM: reprocessing by a precessing disk?'' (Hickox & Vrtilek)
2005 ApJ, 637, 1148. Ryan received his PhD from Harvard in 2007 and is currently on the
faculty at Dartmouth.
1994­2001. Damian Audley (UMd). Chair of 2nd year project: ``Pulse phase
spectroscopy of Cen X­3.''
1994­2001. Chun Xu (UMd). Chair of 2nd year project: ``Pulse Phase Spec­
troscopy of Her X­1 and LMC X­4 with ASCA''.
Academic year 1994­1995. Scott Miller (UMd). Chair of 2nd year project: ``Rosat
observations of discrete X­ray sources in NGC 1313.'' Scott is currently on the faculty at
Sam Houston State University.
Undergraduate students
Summer 2009, Li­Wei Hung (Ohio State). SAO REU intern. ``Suzaku X­ray
spectra and pulse profile variations during the superorbital cycle of LMC X­4'' (Hung,
Hickox, Boroson, & Vrtilek), 2010 Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), 720, 1202. Li­Wei won an
award for best student poster at the meetinig ``Chandra's Decade of Discovery'', 22­25 Sept,
2009 Bos, MA. She is currently a graduate student at UCLA
Summer 2006. Adrienne Hunacek (MIT). SAO REU intern. ``UV observations of
the X­ray photoionized wind of Cyg X­1'' (Vrtilek, Boroson, Hunacek, Geiss, & Bolton)
2008 ApJ, 678, 1248. Adriene obtained a law degree in 2010 from Boston College.
Summer 2004, Joey Neilsen (Kenyon College). SAO REU intern. ``Phase variations
in the pulse profile of SMC X­1'' (Neilsen, Hickox, & Vrtilek) 2004 ApJ Letters, 616, 135.
Joey received his PhD from Harvard University 2011, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow
at Boston U.
Summer 2002, Holly Maness (Grinnel College). SAO REU intern. ``Nebular vs.
Stellar Wind Abundances in NGC 654'', 2003 Publications of the Astronomical Society of
the Pacific (PASP), 115, 1002. ``Abundance Anomalies in the X­ray Spectra of the planetary
nebulae NGC7027 and BD+30 3639'' (Maness, Vrtilek, Kastner, & Soker) 2003 ApJ, 589,
439. Holly was a Barry Goldwater Scholar from 2002­2004 and received her PhD from UC
Berkeley in 2010. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UCB.
Summer 1999. Diana Maxwell (Open University). Visiting student. Diana com­
pleted her PhD in Astronomy from the Open University (UK) in 2002.
Summer 1999, Michael Preciado (Tufts University). Smithsonian Institution mi­
nority intern. ``The UV light curve of LMC X­4: X­ray heating of the star and accretion
disk'' (Preciado, Boroson, & Vrtilek) 2002 PASP, 2002, 340.
Formal courses taught:
Spring and Fall 2014 Phy 1111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement
for non­science majors at Northeastern University. Adjunct faculty
Fall 2013 Phy 1111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement for non­
science majors at Northeastern University.
Spring and Fall 2012 Phy 1111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement
for non­science majors at Northeastern University.
Fall 2011 Phy 1111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement for non­
science majors at Northeastern University.
Spring and Fall 2010 Phy U111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement
for non­science majors at Northeastern University.

Spring and Fall 2009 Phy U111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement
for non­science majors at Northeastern University.
Fall 2008 Phy U111 (Introduction to Astronomy) Science requirement for non­
science majors at Northeastern University.
Spring 1995. Astronomy 440: Stellar Structure. University of Maryland Visiting
Associate Professor. A senior level course for astronomy majors.
Fall 1994. Astronomy 688: X­ray Astronomy. University of Maryland Visiting
Associate Professor. A graduate course on X­ray astronomy, including in particular the
radiative processes of importance in X­ray production. This was a new course o#ering that
I designed.
Summer 1983. Astronomy 100: Introduction to Astronomy. Columbia University
Summer Faculty. Science requirement for non­science majors.
1978­1979. Physics 18a/19a: Introductory labratory. Full responsible for section
as graduate teaching fellow.
1972­1973. Physics 8.01 (Mechanics) and 8.02 (E&M) Undergraduate teaching
assistant.
Guest lectures in formal courses:
October 26, 2013. Seminar for Statistics 310 Harvard University and Statistics 281
(by video), University of California, Irvine.
Summer 2013. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education.
Summer 2011. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education
Summer 2008. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education.
Summer 2006. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education.
Summer 2005. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education.
Summer 2004. Seminar for Harvard Department of Continuing Education.
Spring 1996. Two seminars as part of Astronomy 97hf (Sophomore Tutorial) at
Harvard University as Visiting Associate Professor.
Public Outreach:
In addition to these professional educational activities, I have also participated in programs
to introduce a broader public to science, and especially to encourage primary and secondary
school students to consider careers in science. I have given numerous talks at high schools
in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Virginia.
As a member of the APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (2009­
2012), and as Chair of their Site Visit Committee, I take every opportunity to mentor and
advance the cause of underrepresented groups. As secretary­treasurer of the Astronomy
section of the AAAS since 1997 I have organized many symposia for general audiences.
Served as judge for the FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Tech­
nology) Robotics Competition held Boston, MA, 2006­2010.
Served on a panel discussing Minority Women in Science for Cambridge Cable
Television. Aug 9, 2006 Cambridge, MA.
Member of Consulting Service for Young Astronomers' at the 26th General As­
sembly of the IAU. Aug 17­25, 2006 Prague, Czech Republic.
Judge for the World Year of Physics Talent Search sponsored by the APS, 2005.
Panelist for ICAN Career Advice and Networking Event March 1, 2005, MIT.
``My career as a scientist'', MIT Alumni Panel, MIT, Monday, January 26, 2004.
As astronomy department representative to the UMD outreach program I orga­
nized a symposium for High School women and minorities on Careers in the Physical Sci­

ences and Engineering at the University of Maryland that took place on March 11, 1995. 25
speakers and panel members (including NASA Chief Scientist France Cordova, the Deans
for Undergraduate Studies and the College of Science, and professors and scientists from
the University of Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, NSF, and the Space Telescope
Science Institute) gave talks on their experiences in pursuing science and science­related
careers. Over 150 high school students, teachers, and parents attended this event.
In collaboration with the Women's Program Committee at the CfA I organized a
workshop on Astronomy for high school women held on May 16, 1992. Approximately 80
students and teachers attended this meeting.
As chair of the Women's Program Committee at the CfA I organized series of
colloquia (called ``Summer Stars'') in 1991 and 1992 that were primarily aimed for an
undergraduate audiencs. Summer lecture series for undergraduates continues at the CfA.
For two years (1990­1991) I was a member of Science­By­Mail, a program organized
by the Boston Museum of Science which teams scientists with elementary school students.