1993 - Ph.D., Astronomy, The University of Maryland at College Park. Thesis title: "The Complex Broad-band X-ray Spectra of Seyfert Galaxies"
1990 - M.S., Astronomy, The University of Maryland at College Park
1987 - B.S., Physics, West Virginia University
Kimberly A Weaver
(RESEARCH AST, FIELDS & PARTICLES)
| Email: | kimberly.a.weaver@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.4256 |
| Org Code: | 662 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 662 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Positions/Employment
XMM-Newton U.S. Project Scientist
NASA - GSFC
April 2016 - Present
Astrophysicist, X-ray astrophysics lab
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
September 2010 - Present
Associate Director for Science, Astrophysics Division
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
February 2006 - September 2010
Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters for NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA - Washington, D.C.
September 2004 - February 2006
Astrophysicist
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
July 1998 - September 2004
Associate Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
February 1996 - July 1998
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Penn State University - State College, PA
August 1993 - February 1996
Education
Awards
2023: GSFC Sciences and Exploration Directorate award for Excellence in Mentoring
2022: Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award in Leadership
2020: American Astronomical Society (AAS) Legacy Fellow, inaugural class
2011: West Virginia University Academy of Distinguished Alumni
2009: Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award in Outreach
2009: Distinguished Alumna Award from the University of Maryland Astronomy Department
2007: Alumni Recognition Award from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University
1996: Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE), NASA Awardee
Publications
Refereed
2010. "The First Detection of [O IV] from an Ultraluminous X-ray Source with Spitzer II Evidence for High Luminosity in Holmberg II ULX." The Astrophysical Journal 708 364 [Full Text] [10.1088/0004-637X/708/1/364] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "The First Detection of [O IV] from an Ultraluminous X-Ray Source with Spitzer I Observational Results for Holmberg II ULX." The Astrophysical Journal 708 354 [Full Text] [10.1088/0004-637X/708/1/354] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "Mid-infrared Properties of the Swift Burst Alert Telescope Active Galactic Nuclei Sample of the Local Universe. I. Emission-line Diagnostics." The Astrophysical Journal 716 (2): 1151-1165 [Full Text] [10.1088/0004-637X/716/2/1151] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Possible X-Ray Diagnostic for Jet/Disk Dominance in Type 1 AGNs." The Astrophysical Journal 664 101 [Full Text] [10.1086/518783] [Journal Article/Letter]
2005. "Extranuclear X-Ray Emission in the Edge-on Seyfert Galaxy NGC 2992." The Astrophysical Journal 628 113 [Full Text] [10.1086/430734] [Journal Article/Letter]
2002. "Chandra Observations of NGC 253 II On the Origin of Diffuse X-Ray Emission in the Halos of Starburst Galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 568 689 [Full Text] [10.1086/338889] [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "Variable Iron Kα Lines in Seyfert 1 Galaxies." The Astrophysical Journal 550 261 [Full Text] [10.1086/319713] [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "An X-Ray MiniSurvey of Nearby Edge-on Starburst Galaxies II The Question of Metal Abundance." The Astrophysical Journal 534 684 [Full Text] [10.1086/308786] [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Chandra Observations of NGC 253: New Insights into the Nature of Starburst-driven Superwinds." The Astronomical Journal 120 2965 [Full Text] [10.1086/316846] [Journal Article/Letter]