CURRICULUM VITAE

Michael Perry Rupen
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
1003 Lopezville Road
Socorro, NM 87801
tel.: (505) 835-7248
FAX: (505) 835-7027
e-mail: mrupen@aoc.nrao.edu
http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~mrupen

EDUCATION

Princeton University 1984-1989
Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Ph.D., Astrophysical Sciences, June 1989
Thesis: Disk mass densities in edge-on spiral galaxies
Advisors: G.R. Knapp, J.H. van Gorkom, & J.E. Gunn

University of North Carolina 1980-1984
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
B.Sc. (highest honors), Physics, August 1984

EMPLOYMENT

National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Socorro, New Mexico
Scientist 2002-present
Associate Scientist 1998-2001
Assistant Scientist 1995-1998
Jansky Postdoctoral Fellow 1992-1995

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 1989-1991
Cambridge, MA
Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellow in Radio-Geoastronomy Division

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS

American Astronomical Society 1986-present
AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy 2001-present
AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division 2002-present
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship 1984-1987
Princeton University Prize Fellowship 1984-1985

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Transient sources, especially at radio wavelengths
  • X-ray binaries and microquasars: weekly VLA radio monitoring program of known and new sources; VLA and VLBA imaging of strong sources including SS433 and Cygnus X-3; VLBA astrometry; simultaneous X-ray/radio/optical monitoring
  • Supernovae: radio light curves and imaging (SN1993J, 1986J)
  • Misc. others: symbiotic stars, novae, etc.
• Interstellar medium: high-resolution HI, CO, FIR observations of the Milky Way and nearby spiral and elliptical galaxies
  • High-altitude HI clouds in our Galaxy: GBT+VLA mosaics
  • Far infrared/radio correlation (e.g., in M51)
• Radio (cm and mm) interferometry

STUDENTS

James Miller-Jones 2002-present
Ph.D. student at Oxford University (primary advisor: K.M. Blundell)
Thesis topic: The Radio Outbursts of Cygnus X-3

Andreea Petric 1999-2001
M.Sc. student at New Mexico Tech
Thesis topic: Strange Doings in Dull Galaxies: Velocity Dispersions in Face-on Spirals

Darrell Osgood 2000-2001
M.Sc. student at New Mexico Tech
Thesis topic: The Decelerating Jet in the Microquasar XTE J1748-288

Chris Stockdale 1999-2001
Ph.D. student at University of Oklahoma (primary advisor: J. Cowan)
Thesis topic: A radio and x-ray search for intermediate-age supernovae: Tuning into the oldies

Summer advisor to the following graduate students:
Nathalie Drouin (Montréal) 1994
Pierre Levasse (Montréal) 1994
Andreea Petric (New Mexico Tech) 1998
Elena Gallo (Amsterdam) 2002
Simone Migliari (Amsterdam) 2002
James Miller-Jones (Oxford) 2002

Summer advisor to the following undergraduate (REU) students:
Robin Lewinter (Wesleyan) 1993
Jared Crossley (New Mexico Tech) 2002
Laura Spitler (Iowa) 2003

CURRENT OBSERVATORY DUTIES

• Very Large Array
  • Primary scientific responsibility for user support
  • Primary contact for all spectral line experiments
• VLA Expansion Project
  • Science case: primary responsibility for overall science case for both Phase I and Phase II
  • Correlator: primary NRAO scientific contact (with J. Romney) for EVLA WIDAR correlator
  • Member, EVLA Scientific Software Requirements Committee
• Very Long Baseline Array
  • Scientific liaison for various VLBA projects

REFERENCES

W. Miller Goss		Frazer Owen
NRAO		NRAO
1003 Lopezville Road		1003 Lopezville Road
Socorro, NM 87801		Socorro, NM 87801
mgoss@aoc.nrao.edu		fowen@aoc.nrao.edu
Juan Uson		Katherine Blundell
NRAO		University of Oxford
520 Edgemont Road		Astrophysics
Charlottesville, VA 22903		Keble Road
juson@cv.nrao.edu		Oxford OX1 3RH
		England, U.K.
		kmb@astro.ox.ac.uk

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Publications

R-1. M.P. Rupen, J.H. van Gorkom, G.R. Knapp, J.E. Gunn, & D.P. Schneider 1987. ``Observations of SN1986J in NGC891,'' AJ, 94, 61-70.

R-2. J.B. Laird, M.P. Rupen, B.W. Carney, & D.W. Latham 1988. ``A Survey of Proper Motion Stars VII: The Halo Metallicity Distribution Function,'' AJ 96, 1908-1917.

R-3. N. Bartel, I.I. Shapiro, & M.P. Rupen 1989. ``VLBI Observations of SN 1986J: Deviations from Spherical Symmetry in its Radio Brightness Distribution,'' ApJL 337, L85-L88.

R-4. M.P. Rupen 1991. ``Neutral Hydrogen Observations of NGC4565 and NGC891,'' AJ 102, 48-106.

R-5. B. Leibundgut, R.P. Kirshner, P.A. Pinto, M.P. Rupen, R.C. Smith, J.E. Gunn, & D.P. Schneider 1991. ``Spectra of Two Very Old Supernovae: SN1986J and SN1980K,'' ApJ 372, 531-544.

R-6. J.F. Lees, G.R. Knapp, M.P. Rupen, & T.G. Phillips 1991. ``Molecular Gas in Elliptical Galaxies,'' ApJ 379, 177-215.

R-7. N. Bartel, M.P. Rupen, & I.I. Shapiro 1991. ``A High-Resolution Radio Image of a Young Supernova,'' Nature 350, 212-214.

R-8. C.L. Carilli, M.P. Rupen, & B. Yanny 1993. ``Neutral Hydrogen 21 cm Absorption at Redshift 0.6847 Towards the `Smallest Einstein Ring','' ApJL 412, L59-L62.

R-9. S.D. Van Dyk, K.W. Weiler, R.A. Sramek, M.P. Rupen, & N. Panagia 1994. ``SN 1993J: The Early Radio Emission and Evidence for a Changing Presupernova Mass-loss Rate,'' ApJL 432, L115-L118.

R-10. N. Bartel, M. Bietenholz, M.P. Rupen, et al. 1994. ``The Shape, Expansion Rate and Distance of Supernova 1993J from VLBI Measurements,'' Nature 368, 610-.

R-11. B.A. Harmon, C.A. Wilson, S.N. Zhang, W.S. Paciesas, G.J. Fishman, R.M. Hjellming, M.P. Rupen, D.M. Scott, M.S. Briggs, & B.C. Rubin 1995. ``Correlations Between X-ray Outbursts and Relativistic Ejections in the X-ray Transient GRO J1655-40,'' Nature 374, 403-.

R-12. R.M. Hjellming & M.P. Rupen 1995. ``Episodic Ejection of Relativistic Jets by the X-ray Transient GRO J1655-40,'' Nature 375, 464-.

R-13. G.R. Knapp, M.P. Rupen, M. Fich, D.A. Harper, & C.G. Wynn-Williams 1996. ``ISO Observations of Hot Dust in the Nucleus of the S0 Galaxy NGC 3998,'' A& A 315, L75-L78.

R-14. M.F. Bietenholz, N. Bartel, M.P. Rupen, et al. 1996. ``VLBI Observations of the Ultracompact Radio Nucleus of the Galaxy M81,'' ApJ 457, 604-609.

R-15. G.R. Knapp & M.P. Rupen 1996. ``Molecular Gas in Elliptical Galaxies: CO Observations of an IRAS Flux-limited Sample,'' ApJ 460, 271-283.

R-16. R.M. Hjellming, M.P. Rupen, C.R. Shrader, D. Campbell-Wilson, R.W. Hunstead, & D.J. McKay 1996. ``Radio and X-ray Flaring Events in X-ray Nova Ophiuchi 1993,'' ApJL 470, L105-L107.

R-17. M. Tavani, A. Fruchter, S.N. Zhang, B.A. Harmon, R.M. Hjellming, M.P. Rupen, C. Bailyn, and M. Livio 1996. ``The Dual Nature of Hard X-ray Outbursts from the Superliminal X-ray Transient Source GRO J1655-40,'' ApJL 473, L103-L106.

R-18. C.L. Carilli, K.M. Menten, M.I. Reid, & M.P. Rupen 1997. ``Neutral Hydrogen 21cm Absorption at Redshift 0.673 toward 1504+377,'' ApJL 474, L89-L93.

R-19. G.R. Knapp, M.P. Rupen, & A. Harper 1996. ``The Submillimeter Continuum Spectrum and Interstellar Dust Content of Elliptical Galaxies,'' ApJ, in press.

R-20. C.L. Carilli, K.M. Menten, M.I. Reid, M.P. Rupen, & M.S. Yun 1998. ``Redshifted Neutral Hydrogen 21cm Absorption Towards Red Quasars,'' ApJ 494, 175-182.

R-21. M.L. McCollough et al. 1998. ``RXTE observations of Cygnus X-3,'' New Astronomy Reviews 42, Issue 9-10, 629-632.

R-22. R.M. Hjellming, M.P. Rupen, et al. 1999. ``Radio and X-Ray Observations of the 1998 Outburst of the Recurrent X-Ray Transient 4U 1630-47,'' ApJ 514, 383-387.

R-23. G.R. Knapp et al. 1999. ``The light curve and evolutionary status of the carbon star V Hya,'' A&Ap 351, 97-102.

R-24. X. Fan et al. 1999. ``The Discovery of a High-Redshift Quasar without Emission Lines from Sloan Digital Sky Survey Commissioning Data,'' ApJL 526, L57-L60.

R-26. N. Bartel, M.F. Bietenholz, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2000. ``The Changing Morphology and Increasing Deceleration of Supernova 1993J in M81,'' Science 287, pp. 112-116.

R-27. M.F. Bietenholz, N. Bartel, & M.P. Rupen 2000. ``A Stationary Core with a One-sided Jet in the Center of M81,'' ApJ, 532, 895-908.

R-28. C.L. Carilli, F. Bertoldi, K.M. Menten, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2000. ``Dust Emission from High Redshift QSOs,'' ApJL, 533, L13-L16.

R-29. R.M. Hjellming, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2000. ``Light Curves and Radio Structure of the 1999 September Transient Event in V4641 Sagittarii (=XTE J1819-254=SAX J1819.3-2525),'' ApJ, 544, 977-992.

R-30. L. Testi, P. Hofner, S. Kurtz, & M.P. Rupen 2000. ``Detection of the Thermal Radio Continuum Emission from the G9.62+0.19-F Hot Core,'' A& A 359, L5-L8.

R-31. A.J. Mioduszewski, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2001. ``A One-sided, Highly Relativistic Jet from Cygnus X-3,'' ApJ, 553, 766-775.

R-33. C.L. Carilli, B.F. Bertoldi, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2001. ``A 250 GHz Survey of High-Redshift Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,'' ApJ, 555, 625-632.

R-34. M.F. Bietenholz, N. Bartel, & M.P. Rupen 2001. ``SN 1993J VLBI. I. The Center of Explosion and a Limit on Anisotropic Expansion,'' ApJ, 557, 770-781.

R-35. K.M. Blundell, A.J. Mioduszewski, T.W.B. Muxlow, P. Podsiadlowski, & M.P. Rupen 2001. ``Images of an Equatorial Outflow in SS433,'' ApJL, 562, L79-L82.

R-36. C.J. Stockdale, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2001. ``The Fading Radio Emission from SN 1961V: Evidence for a Type II Peculiar Supernova?'', AJ, 122, 283-287.

R-37. A. Omar, K.R. Anantharamaiah, M.P. Rupen, & J. Rigby 2002. ``VLA Detection of OH Absorption from the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 1052,'' A&Ap, 381, L29-L32.

R-38. A.P. Sarma, T.H. Troland, & M.P. Rupen 2002. ``VLA HI Zeeman Observations of Centaurus A,'' ApJ, 564, 696-703.

R-39. C. Brocksopp, R.P. Fender, M. McCullough, G.G. Pooley, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2002. ``Initial low/hard state, multiple jet ejections and X-ray/radio correlations during the outburst of XTE J1859+226,'' M.N.R.A.S., 331, 765-775.

R-40. A. Omar, K.S. Dwarakanath, M.P. Rupen, & K.R. Anantharamaiah 2002. ``GMRT and VLA observations of HI and OH from the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 1,'' A&Ap, 394, 405-414.

R-41. N. Bartel, M.F. Bietenholz, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2002. ``SN 1993J VLBI. II. Related Changes of the Deceleration, Flux Density Decay, and Spectrum,'' ApJ, 581, 404-426.

R-42. M.F. Bietenholz, N. Bartel, & M.P. Rupen 2002. ``SN 1986J VLBI: The Evolution and Deceleration of the Complex Source and a Search for a Pulsar Nebula,'' ApJ, 581, 1132-1147.

R-43. Y. Butt et al. 2003. ``CHANDRA/VLA Follow-up of TeV J2032+4131, the Only Unidentified TeV Gamma-ray Source,'' ApJ, in press.

R-44. M.F. Bietenholz, N. Bartel, & M.P. Rupen 2003. ``SN 1993J VLBI (III): The Evolution of the Radio Shell,'' ApJ, in press.

R-45. S. Migliari, R.P. Fender, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2003. ``Disc-jet coupling in an atoll-type neutron star X-ray binary: 4U 1728-34 (GX 354-0),'' MNRAS, 342, L67-L71.

R-46. J.C.A. Miller-Jones, K.M. Blundell, M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, P. Duffy, & A.J. Beasley 2004. ``Time-sequenced Multi-radio-frequency Observations of Cygnus X-3 in Flare,'' ApJ, submitted.

R-47. S.Q. Park, J.M. Miller, J.E. McClintock, R.A. Remillard, J.A. Orosz, C.R. Shrader, R.W. Hunstead, D. Campbell-Wilson, C.H. Ishwara-Chandra, A.P. Rao, & M.P. Rupen 2003. ``Spectral and Timing Evolution of the Black Hole X-ray Nova 4U 1543-47 During its 2002 Outburst,'' ApJ, submitted.

R-48. J.A. Tomsick, S. Corbel, R. Fender, J.M. Miller, J.A. Orosz, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2003. ``Chandra Detections of Two Quiescent Black Hole X-Ray Transients,'' ApJL, in press.

R-49. J. Homan, R. Wijnands, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2003. ``Simultaneous radio and X-ray observations of the low-mass X-ray binary GX 13+1,'' A&Ap, in press.

R-50. S. Migliari, R.P. Fender, M.P. Rupen, et al. 2003. ``Radio and optical counterparts of the neutron star X-ray binaries 4U 1820$-$30 and Ser X$-$1,'' MNRAS, submitted.

Recent IAU Circulars and Astronomical Telegrams

I-1. M.P. Rupen, C. Brocksopp, A.J. Mioduszewski, V. Dhawan, R. Sault, R. Fender, & S. Corbel 2003, ``XTE J1720-318,'' IAUC 8054.

I-2. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Igr J17464-3213 = XTE J17464-3213'', IAUC 8105.

I-3. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Igr J17464-3213 = XTE J17464-3213'', IAUC 8112.

I-4. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, V. Dhawan, D. Campbell-Wilson, & R. Hunstead 2003, ``V4641 Sagittarii,'' IAUC 8180.

A-1. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Radio counterpart to IGR J17464-3213 = XTE J17464-3213,'' ATel 137.

A-2. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``IGR J17464-3213 = XTE J17464-3213: Request for IR Observations,'' ATel 139.

A-3. D. Steeghs, J.M. Miller, D. Kaplan, & M.P. Rupen 2003, ``IGR/XTE J17464-3213: Magellan optical upper limits,'' ATel 141.

A-4. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Strong radio flare in XTE J1746-322 = IGR J17464-3213,'' ATel 142.

A-5. D. Steeghs, J.M. Miller, D. Kaplan, & M.P. Rupen 2003, ``IGR/XTE J17464-3213: New radio position and optical counterpart,'' ATel 146.

A-6. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Possible radio counterpart to IGR J17091-3624,'' ATel 152.

A-7. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Strong radio flare in V4641 Sgr (= SAX J1819.3-2525),'' ATel 172.

A-8. M.P. Rupen, V. Dhawan, & A.J. Mioduszewski 2003, ``Further radio observations of V4641 Sgr (= SAX J1819.3-2525),'' ATel 175.

A-9. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & V. Dhawan 2003, ``Radio observations of XTE J1739-302/IGR J17391-3021,'' ATel 184.

G-1. M.P. Rupen & D.A. Frail 2003, ``Radio observations of SGR1806-20,'' GCB 2376.

Books

B-1. J.E. Hibbard, M.P. Rupen, & J.H. van Gorkom 2001 (editors). ``Gas and Galaxy Evolution: A Conference in Honor of the 20th Anniversary of the VLA,'' PASP, volume 240.

Conference Articles & Reviews

C-1. M.P. Rupen 1997, ``Molecular Gas in Elliptical Galaxies,'' in The Nature of Elliptical Galaxies (Second Stromlo Symposium; eds. da Costa & Arnaboldi), p. 322.

C-2. M.P. Rupen 1999, ``Spectral Line Imaging II: Calibration and Analysis,'' in Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy (eds. G.B. Taylor, C.L. Carilli, & R.A. Perley), pp.229-274.

C-3. J.E. Hibbard, J.H. van Gorkom, M.P. Rupen, & D. Schiminovich 2001. ``An HI Rogues Gallery,'' in Gas and Galaxy Evolution (eds. J.E. Hibbard, M.P. Rupen, & J.H. van Gorkom), pp. 659-868.
(see also http://www.nrao.edu/astrores/HIrogues/RoguesLiving.shtml)

C-4. J.C.A. Miller-Jones, K.M. Blundell, M.P. Rupen, A.J. Beasley, & A.J. Mioduszewski, ``Post-outburst radio spectral evolution of Cygnus X-3,'' in New Views on Microquasars (eds. Ph. Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs, & J. Rodriguez), p. 209.

C-5. M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, & R.M. Hjellming, ``CI Cam reconsidered,'' in New Views on Microquasars (eds. Ph. Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs, & J. Rodriguez), p. 213.

C-6. K.M. Blundell, M.P. Rupen, A.J. Mioduszewski, T.W.B. Muxlow, & P. Podsiadlowski, ``The ruff of equatorial emission around the SS 433 jets: its spectral index and origin,'' in New Views on Microquasars (eds. Ph. Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs, & J. Rodriguez), p. 249.

C-7. M.P. Rupen 2002, ``Microquasar fireworks,'' Science, 298, 73.

C-8. M.P. Rupen 2002, ``The Very Large Array Expansion Project,'' SPIE Proceedings.

NRAO Memoranda and Related Documents

M-1. M.P. Rupen 1987. ``Multi-Array Mapping Using Uniform Weighting,'' VLA Memorandum.

M-2. M.A. Holdaway & M.P. Rupen 1994. ``Source Counts at 90 GHz,'' MMA Memorandum No. 123.

M-3. M.P. Rupen 1995. ``What Needs Doing at the VLA,'' internal NRAO memorandum.

M-4. M. Holdaway, F. Owen, & M.P. Rupen 1995. ``More VLA Calibrators at Q-Band,'' VLA Test Memorandum No. 193.

M-5. M.A. Holdaway & M.P. Rupen 1995. ``Sensitivity of the MMA in Wide-field Imaging,'' MMA Memorandum No. 128.

M-6. M.P. Rupen 1997. ``A Test of the CS (Shortened C) Configuration,'' VLA Scientific Memorandum No. 172.

M-7. M.P. Rupen 1997. ``Referenced Pointing at the VLA,'' VLA Test Memorandum No. 202.

M-8. M.P. Rupen 1997. ``The Astronomical Case for Short Integration Times on the Millimeter Array,'' MMA Memorandum No. 192.

M-9. M.A. Holdaway, R.J. Sault, T.J. Cornwell, & M.P. Rupen 1997. ``AIPS++ Mosacing Requirements,'' AIPS++ Note 120.

M-9. M.P. Rupen & R. Escoffier 1998. ``Astronomical Capabilities of the Current Design for the Millimeter Array Correlator,'' MMA Memorandum No. 194.

M-10. M.P. Rupen, D. Shepherd, & M. Wright 1998. ``Astronomical Requirements for the Millimeter Array Correlator,'' MMA White Paper.

M-11. M.P. Rupen 1998. ``Should CS Entirely Replace C Configuration?,'' VLA Scientific Memorandum No. 175.

M-12. M.P. Rupen 2001 (editor). ``EVLA Planning Workshop: Designing the Second Phase,'' NRAO internal volume.
(see also http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/evla/geninfo/meetings/evla2plan/evla2plan.shtml)