update: 2/2006

Kristina M. Barkume

Caltech, Mail Stop 150-21  1200 E. California Blvd  Pasadena, CA 91106

Tel: (626) 395 - 5888  Fax: (626) 525-1917 - 3462  e-mail: barkume[at]caltech[dot]edu

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, Planetary Science

California Institute of Technology , Pasadena CA

Division Geological and Planetary Sciences

Current Research: Spectroscopy of Large Kuiper Belt Objects

M.S. in Planetary Science

California Institute of Technology , Pasadena CA

Division Geological and Planetary Sciences

B.A. in Physics

Reed College , Portland OR

Graduation Date: May, 2003

Thesis: Small Scale Structures in the Interstellar Medium (see Research Page)

Research Experience

6/2002 - 8/2002

Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ  Summer Research Assistant Supervisors: D.G. Schleicher and L.M. Woodney  Examined the physical and chemical properties of comets.Studied jet structures in C/2001 A2. Determined production rates for Hale-Bopp using new Haser scalelengths.

5/2001 - 8/2001

Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket, MA  Summer Research Assistant Supervisor: V. Strelnitski  Looked for the 45 GHz hydrogen emission line in MWC349 with the Haystack Radio Telescope. Examined digital copies of glass photographic plates to determine if the digital images could be used for research.

5/1998 - 8/1998

Intel, Hillsboro, OR  Summer Research Assistant Supervisor: D. Beckwith  Studied control groups to develop new software and hardware with user-friendly designs. Beta tested a multimedia applications program..

Teaching and Outreach Experience

8/2001-5/2003

Reed College; Portland, OR Teaching Assistant, Introductory Physics Lab Supervised and graded a lab section for introductory physics. Set up lab benches, and supplemented the lab manual with lectures and hand outs.

8/2001-5/2003

Reed College; Portland, OR Physics Tutor, Science Center Tutor physics to first and second year physics students in a group setting. Tutoring sessions can be conference style or one-on-one.

5/2001-8/2001

Maria Mitchell Observatory; Nantucket, MA Tour Guide Conducted daytime public tours of the observatory. Operated telescopes and gave public lectures during open evening at the telescope.

8/1999-5/2001

Gresham High School; Gresham, OR Assistant Speech and Debate Coach Taught public speaking and research skills during after-school practices. Supervised students at day and over-night tournaments.

Publications

• The Surface of 2003EL61 in the Near Infrared
  C.A. Trujillo, M.E. Brown, K.M. Barkume, E.L. Schaller, D.L. Rabinowitz
  
  
• Water Ice on the Satellite of Kuiper Bely Object 2003 EL61
  K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, E.L. Schaller, Astrophys. J. Lett, 2006.
  
  
• Photometeric Observations Constraining the Size, Shap, and Albedo of 2003EL61, a Rapidly Rotating, Pluto-Sized Object in the Kuiper Belt
  D.L. Rabinowitz, K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, H. Roe, M Schwartz, S. Tourtellotte, C. Trujillo, Astrophys. J. 2006.
  
  
• Stellar Photometry Using Old Photographic Plates
  A.Davis, K.Barkume, C. Springob, F. Tam, V. Strelnitski, J. of Amer. Assoc. of Variable Star Obs. vol 32, no 2, p 117-125, 12/2004
  
  

Selected Conference Proceedings

• Discovery of a Collisional Family in the Kuiper Belt
  K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, E.L. Schaller, DPS meeting #38, 44.06
  
  
• Spectroscopy of Icy Planetoids
  K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, E.L. Schaller, TNO Conference 2006
  
  
• Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Icy Planetoids
  K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, E.L. Schaller, DPS meeting #37, 52.11
  
  
• Near Infrared Spectra from Mauna Kea of the New Brightest Kuiper Belt Objet
  C.A. Trujillo, K.M. Barkume, M.E. Brown, E.L. Schaller, D.L. Rabinowitz, DPS Meeting #37, 52.06
  
  
• The Structure of Cold Neutral HI Towards 3C161
  K.M. Barkume, M.D. Faison, W.M. Goss, T. Muxlow,AAS meeting #201
  
  
• Modeling the Morphology of Comet Linear (2001 A2)
  L.M. Woodney, K.M. Barkume, D.G. Schleicher, DPS meeting #34, #16.03
  
  
• Digitizing the Maria Mitchell Obs. Plates with the AGFA T5000 Scanner.
  K.M. Barkume, V. Strelnitski, AAS Meeting 199, #10.13
  
  

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