Dan Birchall - Curriculum Vitae
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• Observation System Associate, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ
• Staff Research Associate II, Space Sciences Laboratory, UC-Berkeley
• Technical Affiliate-Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Digital Editor/Writer, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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Science/Research Experience
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Aug 2010-Present
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Observation System Associate
Subaru Telescope, NAOJ
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Apr 2009-Present
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Staff Research Associate II
Space Sciences Laboratory, UC-Berkeley
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May 2007-Present
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Technical Affiliate-Physics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Aug 2004-Present
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Digital Editor/Writer
International Institute for Sustainable Development
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May 2009-Jul 2010
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Night Operation Assistant
Subaru Telescope
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Aug 2004-May 2009
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2.2-meter Telescope Operator
University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
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Jul 2005-Apr 2009
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Laser Safety Observer
W.M. Keck Observatory / Gemini Obervatory
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Technology Experience
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1995-2005
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I.T consultant
Self-employed
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2002-2003
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Executive Director
SpamCon Foundation
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1999-2002
1996-1999 |
Web Developer/Systems Administrator
Cheap Tickets, Inc. et seq.
Systems Administrator/Webmaster Citation Graphics, Inc. et seq. |
Observing Experience
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UH 2.2-m/SNIFS
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100+ nights for Nearby Supernova Factory, 2007-11
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UH 2.2-m/TeK2048
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2 nights imaging, 2006-2007
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UKIRT/WFCAM
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2 nights UKIDSS survey imaging, October 2008
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Education
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2009-2010
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Graduate Certificate of Science in Astronomy
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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Technical Expertise
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Programming
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Perl, PHP, Fortran 77, Tcl
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Systems
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Unix (>20 years), Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
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Databases
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MySQL, Oracle
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Service Experience
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2004-present
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Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station Volunteer
“Hoku Volunteer,” 1000+ lifetime hours.
Led close to 100 tours of Mauna Kea observatories
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2004-present
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Mauna Kea Observatories Community Outreach
Participated in numerous public outreach events
Supported 2005 Deep Impact outreach on Maui
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Publications
Electronic Astronomical Circulars | |
Astronomer’s Telegram (Supernovae)
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1137, 1145, 1148, 1150, 1163, 1166, 1170, 1172, 1177, 1188, 1190, 1194, 1196, 1200, 1203, 1208, 1212, 1214, 1241, 1624, 2826
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Central Bureau Electronic Telegram (Supernovae)
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996, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1024, 1026, 1031, 1040, 1043, 1044, 1047, 1050, 1054, 1059, 1063
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Other Publications or Presentations
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2010
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Scalzo, Richard A. et al. Nearby Supernova Factory Observations of SN 2007if: Evidence for Shell Structure in the Explosion of a Super-Chandrasekhar-Mass White Dwarf, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215 oral session #343.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.450.
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2008
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Beintema, N., Birchall, D., Bisiaux, A., and Neville, K. The High-Level Conference on World Food Security Bulletin (3-8 June 2008), International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Ashton, M., Birchall, D., Levin, K., and Mwangi, W. Summary of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on Marine Biodiversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction. Earth Negotiations Bulletin 25:49 (5 May 2008), International Institute for Sustainable Development. |
2007
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Appleton, A., Ashton, M., Birchall, D., Jonas, H., and Spence, C. Summary and Analysis of the First International Technical Conference on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Earth Negotiations Bulletin 9:387 (10 September 2007), International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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