Vita - Ylva Pihlström
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2019 — | Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNM |
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| 2021 — | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs, Physics and Astronomy, UNM |
| 2007 — | Adjunct Astronomer, NRAO |
| 2021 — 2023 | Associate Director, Center for Advanced Research Computing, UNM | 2016 — 2023 | Associate Director of the Center for Astrophysical Research and Technology, UNM |
| 2016 — 2023 | Director UNM Campus Observatory |
| 2011 — 2019 | Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNM |
| 2009 — 2013 | Head of User Program, The Long Wavelength Array, UNM |
| 2005 — 2011 | Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNM |
| 2004 — 2005 | Postdoctoral researcher, OVRO group, Caltech |
| 2001 — 2004 | Postdoctoral researcher, NRAO Socorro |
EDUCATION
| 2001 | Ph.D. in Radio and Space Science, Chalmers University of Technology. Thesis: Radio Studies of Circumnuclear Gas in Active Galaxies |
1996 | M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology. Thesis: Transmission Measurements on a Waveguide and a Coupler Fabricated on InP |
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
| American Astronomical Society (AAS) | |
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| American Physical Society (APS) | |
| European Astronomical Society (EAS) | |
| International Astronomical Union (IAU) | |
| International Union of Radio Science (URSI) | |
| Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society |
EXTERNAL FUNDING
| 2023-25 | Long Wavelength Array Technology Upgrades, NASA |
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| 2022-24 | Infrared circumstellar shell emission of Galactic AGB stars: Mass-loss rates, |
| luminosities and distances, NASA | |
| 2021-23 | Bulge symmetry or not? The hidden dynamics of the Far Side, ALMA SOS |
| 2018-21 | Science Opportunities Unique to the LWA, NSF |
| 2018-20 | Do SiO v=3 lines or line ratios uniquely trace circumstellar shell conditions?, NRAO |
| 2017-18 | Linking Solar Wind Origins with Acceleration Mechanisms, NASA |
| 2017-19 | The Bulge Asymmetries and Dynamic Evolution (BAaDE) Maser Survey (Deriving velocities), NRAO |
| 2017-18 | Estimating Distances to Dusty Stars, ADVANCE |
| 2016-18 | Raising the Bar: Radio Investigations of the Structure and Dynamics of the Galactic Bulge, NSF |
| 2015-17 | Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration, AFRL |
| 2015-16 | Bulge Asymmetries and Dynamical Evolution: CASA Pipeline, NRAO ALMA |
| 2012-13 | Characterizing the Sites of Cosmic Ray Acceleration, NASA | 2011-14 | Science with LWA1, NSF |
| 2010-13 | Gamma-ray Burst Progenitor and Emission Models, IGPP/LANL |
| 2010-11 | A New Tracer for Identifying the Sites of Hadronic Cosmic Ray Acceleration, NASA |
| 2008-09 | VLBA parallax OH and H2O maser studies of water fountain PPNe, NRAO |
| 2007-11 | The Long Wavelength Array - Research, Development and Construction, ONR |
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
| 2023 | NRAO Program Review Committee (Chair) |
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| 2021- | SOC NRAO Synthesis Imaging Workshop |
| 2021-2023 | Co-chair IAU Symposium 380 |
| 2021 | ALMA Development Technical Review committee |
| 2019-2020 | NSF NRAO Annual Review committee |
| 2018-2020 | NRAO Jansky Fellowship committee |
| 2016-2023 | MIT Haystack Visiting Committee (Chair 2023) |
| 2016-17 | SOC IAU Symposium 336 |
| 2016 | NSF Advisory Board LBO |
| 2012-13 | SOC IAU Symposium 303 |
| 2010-12 | Executive Committee of the US SKA Consortium |
| 2008 | Organizer Low Frequency Software Workshop |
| 2007-10 | NRAO Jansky postdoctoral fellowship committee |
| 2006 | Organizing Committee 2006 Synthesis Imaging Workshop |
| 2001- | Since 2001 I have refereed numerous papers for ApJ, AJ, A&A, MNRAS, and PASJ. I have served on numerous NSF, NASA, NRAO and ALMA review panels. |
STUDENTS ADVISED
| Dustin Edgeman (Ph.D. in progress), Rachel Weller (Ph.D. in progress), Rajorshi Bhattacharya (Ph.D. in progress), Brandon Medina (Ph.D. 2022), Sara Jeffreys (graduate research 2021), Bahram Saba (graduate research 2021), Megan Lewis (Ph.D. 2021), Samantha Wallace (Ph.D. 2020), Michael Stroh (Ph.D. 2019), Eddie Hilburn (M.S. 2018), Bridget C. McEwen (Ph.D. 2016), Robert Mesler (Ph.D. 2013), Braeden Fields (2023-), Alex Craig (2023-), Stephanie Hansen (2022-23), Damen Reyes (2022), Jason Weisgerber (2021-22), Patrick Latimer (2017-19), Kylar Greene (2018-19), Sanja Mahobia (2018-2020), Chris Gallagher (2017), Cameron Trapp (2015-16), Isaiah Santistevan (2014-16), Eric Jaderlund (2015-16), Robert Edmonds (2005-07), David Martin (2009), Anthony Ortiz (2009), Fonda Day (2008-13), Stefanie Gallegos (2010), Thuso Simon (2006-07), Buckner Creel (2006-07) |
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