Darin Ragozzine

California Institute of Technology

MC 150-21

Pasadena, CA  91101

Basic Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard University, 1999-2004

• Master's Degree in Planetary Science from the California Institute of Technology, 2004-2006

• Candidate for Doctorate Degree in Planetary Science from the California Institute of Technology, 2006-present

Publications

• Ragozzine, D. & Brown, M. E. 2007, "Candidate Members and Age Estimate of the Family of Kuiper
  Belt Object 2003 EL61", accepted to AJ, preprint

• Brown, M. E., Barkume ,K. M., Ragozzine, D., & Schaller, E. L. 2007, "A collisional family of icy objects in the Kuiper belt", Nature, 446, 294

Presentations

• Ragozzine, D. & Brown, M. E., "Characterization of the Family of Kuiper Belt Object 2003 EL61", Division of Planetary Sciences, 2007 Meeting

• Ragozzine, D. & Brown, M. E., "The Interacting Satellites of 2003 EL61", First Workshop on Binaries in the Solar System, 2007

• Ragozzine, D. & Brown, M. E., "Estimates of the Age of the 2003 EL61 Kuiper Belt Family", Division of Dynamical Astronomy, 2007 Meeting

• Ragozzine, D. & Brown, M. E., "Determining The Orbits Of The Satellites Of KBO 2003 EL61", Division of Planetary Science, 2006 Meeting

Posters

• Ragozzine, D., Karovska, M., Hartmann, L., Sasselov, D., Carpenter, K., Stellar Imager Team, "Planetary Environment Study at Sub-milliarcsecond Resolution", American Astronomical Society, January 2004 Meeting

• Ragozzine, D., Sasselov, D., & Lecar, M., "Searching for a Two Power Law Description of the Period Distribution of Extrasolar Planets", Sackler Conference: Astrophysics of Planetary Systems

Teaching Assistant - Caltech

• Geology 108: Applications of Physics to the Earth Sciences (Math and Physics for Geologists)

• Astronomy 1: The Evolving Universe (Intro to Astronomy for non-majors)

• Geology/Astronomy 137: Planetary Physics (Solar System Dynamics)

• Astronomy 20: Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy (Intro to Astronomy for majors)

• Geology/Astronomy 11c: Planetary Sciences (Intro to Planetary Science for non-majors)

Teaching Fellow / Course Assistant - Harvard

• Math 21b: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

• Math 21a: Multivariable Calculus

• Physics E-1b: Principles of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Light, and Atomic Structure

• Physics E-1a: Principles of Physics I: Mechanics (Intro to Physics for non-majors)

Other Experiences

• NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, Two-time Grant winner in the National Student Visions of the Future Contest

• NASA Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center, Summer 2003

• LDS Kiev-Ukraine Mission, 2000-2002 (fluent in Russian)