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.

1. 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
2. Law, C. J., Teague, R., Öberg, K. I., et al. 2022. Mapping Protoplanetary Disk Vertical Structure with CO Isotopologue Line Emission, ApJ, 948, 60
3. 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
4. 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
5. Teague, R., Law, C. J., Huang, J., et al., 2021. disksurf: Extracting the 3D Structure of Protoplanetary Disks, JOSS, 6, 67
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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)