Curriculum Vitae
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Professional Appointments
- NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) Sagan Fellow, University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy, Sept 2023
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, June 2023 - July 2023
Education
- Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard University, 2018 - 2023
Advisors: Karin I. Öberg & Qizhou Zhang
Thesis: Zooming in on the Chemistry of Star and Planet Formation - M.A. in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard University, 2021
- B.A. in Physics and Astrophysics, Harvard University, 2017
Advisor: Karin I. Öberg
Thesis: Carbon Chain Molecules Toward Embedded Low-Mass Protostars
Selected Honors and Awards
- AAS Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize (2023)
- ALMA Ambassador (2022)
- Derek Bok Certificate of Excellence and Distinction in Teaching (Spring 2021)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2019)
- Leo Goldberg Prize in Astronomy, Harvard University (2017)
- Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize, Harvard University (2017)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University (2017)
- Frederick Tarantino Memorial Scholarship Award, Universities Space Research Assoc. (2016)
- Harvard College PRISE Research Fellowship (2016)
- Detur Book Prize, Harvard University (2014)
Selected Publications
First coauthor publications and those with significant contributions are shown below. A full listing of my publications can be found on ADS.
- Law, C. J., Booth, A. S., Öberg, K. I., et al. 2023. SO and SiS Emission Tracing an Embedded Planet and Compact 12CO and 13CO Counterparts in the HD 169142 Disk, ApJL, 952, L19
- Law, C. J., Teague, R., Öberg, K. I., et al. 2022. Mapping Protoplanetary Disk Vertical Structure with CO Isotopologue Line Emission, ApJ, 948, 60
- Muñoz-Romero, C. E., Öberg, K. I., Law, C. J., et al., 2022. Cold Deuterium Fractionation in the Nearest Planet-Forming Disk, ApJ, 943, 35
- Law, C. J., Crystian, S., Teague, R., et al., 2022. CO Line Emission Surfaces and Vertical Structure in Mid-Inclination Protoplanetary Disks, ApJ, 932, 114
- Teague, R., Law, C. J., Huang, J., et al., 2021. disksurf: Extracting the 3D Structure of Protoplanetary Disks, JOSS, 6, 67
- Guzmán, V. V., Bergner, J. B., Law, C. J., et al., 2021. Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) VI. Distribution of the Small Organics HCN, C2H, and H2CO, ApJS, 257, 6
- Zhang, K., Booth, A., Law, C. J., et al., 2021. Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) V. CO Gas Distributions, ApJS, 257, 5
- Law, C. J., Loomis, R. A., Teague, R., et al., 2021. Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) III. Characteristics of Radial Chemical Substructures, ApJS, 257, 3
- Law, C. J., Teague, R., Loomis, R. A., et al., 2021. Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) IV. Emission Surfaces and Vertical Distribution of Molecules, ApJS, 257, 4
- Law, C. J., Zhang, Q., Öberg, K. I., et al., 2021, Subarcsecond Imaging of the Complex Organic Chemistry in Massive Star-Forming Region G10.6-0.4, ApJ, 909, 214
- Law, C. J., Milisavljevic, D., Patnaude, D. J., et al., (+10 coauthors). 2020, Three-dimensional Kinematic Reconstruction of the Optically-Emitting, High-Velocity, Oxygen-Rich Ejecta of Supernova Remnant N132D, ApJ, 894, 73
- Law, C. J., Zhang, Q., Ricci, L., et al., 2018, Submillimeter Array Observations of Extended CO (J = 2 - 1) Emission in Interacting Galaxy NGC 3627, ApJ, 865, 17
- Law, C. J., Öberg, K. I., Bergner, et al., D. 2018, Carbon Chain Molecules Toward Embedded Low-Mass Protostars, ApJ, 863, 88
Selected Talks
- Contributed, Kavli-IAU Astrochemistry Symposium, Traverse City, MI, July 2023
- Contributed, Planet and Binary Formation in GI Discs, Leicester, UK, September 2022
- Contributed, Exoplanets IV, May 2022
- Public Talk, Atwood Museum, Cape Cod, July 2022
- Invited, Leiden Astrochemistry Seminar, October 2021
- Invited, Origins Seminar, University of Arizona, May 2021
- Contributed, Space Telescope, 2021 Spring Symposium, April 2021
- Contributed, Astrochemical Frontiers 2020, June 2020
- Public Talk, Gloucester Area Astronomy Club, May 2020
- Contributed, New England Star Formation Meeting, UConn, January 2020
- Public Talk, Union County College/AAI, NJ, December 2019
- Contributed, SNRs II, Chania, Crete, Greece, June 2019
- Invited, ALMA Community Day, MIT, April 2019
- Invited, SMA Advisory Committee Meeting, CfA, July 2018
Teaching
- Instructor, Introduction to Scientific Programming in Python (CSCI P-14320). Harvard Summer School, Pre-College Program. Summer 2022,2 023.
- Co-instructor, Introduction to Scientific Programming in Python (CSCI P-14320). Harvard Summer School, Pre-College Program. Summer 2021.
- Instructor, Scientific Computing with SciPy, Python Workshop. SAO Latino Initiative Program. Summer 2021, 2022, 2023.
- TA, Interstellar Medium and Star Formation (AY203). Harvard University. Spring 2021.
- TA, Introduction to Scientific Programming in Python (CSCI P-14320). Harvard Summer School, Pre-College Program. Summer 2019, 2020.
- TA, Stellar and Planetary Astronomy (AY16). Harvard University. Spring 2020.
- TA, Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion (PHYS E-1axl). Harvard Extension School. Fall 2017.
Service and Professional Activities
- Referee, A&A, A&A Letters, ApJ, ApJS (2018 - Present)
- Mentor, Astronomy Mentoring Program for Upcoming Postdocs (AMP-UP) (2023 - Present)
- Member, American Astronomical Society (2017 - Present)
- Co-Organizer, CfA Star Formation Journal Club (2022 - 2023)
- Member, CfA APS-IDEA Accessibility Subcommittee (2021 - 2023)
- Peer Mentor, Harvard Astronomy Department (2021 - 2022)
Outreach
- Subject Matter Expert, NASA Community College Network (2022 - Present)
- Subject Matter Expert, NASA JWST Community Events (2021 - Present)
- AAS Astronomy Ambassador (2019 - Present)
- Contributing Author, Astrobites (2018 - 2020)
- Volunteer, CfA Observatory Nights (2017 - 2020)