After an eventful summer spent traveling through Europe, Japan, and across America, I am very pleased to report that this week I join the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University for a postdoctoral research position.
I will work primarily with Alyssa Goodman, Professor of Astronomy, whose research ranges from the study of star formation to data visualization and scientific communication. My broader collaboration team will include August Muench, Rahul Dave, Alberto Accomazzi, and Michael Kurtz. I also plan to collaborate closely with Microsoft Research (WorldWide Telescope initiative) and the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (Dataverse initiative).
My research will fall under several possible rubrics, including topics such as i) the semantic linking of literature and data in astronomy, ii) information visualization, iii) citation and discovery of research data, iv) network analyses of scientific collaboration communities in astronomy, and v) the study of the role of social media technologies on scientific dissemination practices.
