AMNH

Héctor G. Arce

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Education

    2001     Harvard University     PhD     Astronomy
        Thesis: Impact of Giant Stellar Outflows on Molecular Clouds
        Avisor: Prof. Alyssa A. Goodman

    1998     Harvard University     M.S.     Astronomy

    1995     Cornell University     B.A.     Physics

Felowships, Honors and Awards

2004 - present    NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship

      1998            Harvard University GSAS Merit Fellowship

1995 - 1999       Harvard University Graduate Prize Fellowship

1995 - 1998       NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship

      1994            NSF Incentive for Excellence in Scholarship Prize

Research Experience

2004 - present    NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow
                          American Museum of Natural History, Department of Astrophysics

2001 - 2004       Postdoctoral Researcher
                          California Institute of Technology, Astronomy Dept. (OVRO group)

1996 - 2001       Graduate Research Fellow
                          Harvard University, Astronomy Department

1992 - 1995       Undergraduate Research Assistant
                          Cornell University, Astronomy Department

Education and Outreach Experience

2004 - present    American Museum of Natural History, Education Department
                           Hayden Astrophysics Enrichment and Research Program

2003 - 2004        Pasadena Unified School District - invited speaker and lecturer

1998 - 1999        Boston Public Schools - invited (bilingual) speaker

1996 - 1998        Harvard University - Teaching Assistant:
                            *Physics of the Interstellar Medium graduate course
                            *Introductory lab astronomy course for undergraduates
                            *Introductory astronomy course for undergraduates

Research Grants

2006 - 2009     Gas Entrainment and Shock Physics in Giant Protostellar Outflows
                          Spitzer Space Telescope Guest Observer Grant

2004 - 2007     The Impact of Young Stellar Outflows on their Surroundings
                          NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship

2003 - 2006     The Impact of Infall and Outflow Motions on the Circumstellar Envelope of
                         Young Stars - Hubble Space Telescope Archival Research Grant

Refereed Publications

Conference Proceedings and Contributions

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Hector G. Arce
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