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Matthew S. Povich

California State Polytechnic University, PomonaDepartment of Physics & Astronomy3801 West Temple Ave.Pomona, CA 91768 USA

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AppointmentsAssociate Professor of Physics and AstronomyCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP)

currentPomona, CA

Visitor in AstronomyCalifornia Institute of Technology

2018 –Pasadena, CA

Assistant Professor (CPP) 2012 – 2017

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral FellowThe Pennsylvania State University (PSU)

2009 – 2012University Park, PA

Graduate Research Assistant, Lecturer, Graduate Teaching AssistantUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (UW)

2004 – 2009Madison, WI

Astrophysicist/IT SpecialistHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)

2003 – 2004Cambridge, MA

Volunteer TeacherUnited States Peace Corps

2000 – 2002Moshi, Tanzania

Astrophysicist (CfA) 2000

ResearchInterests

� Primary goal: Calibrating star formation rates in Galactic giant molecular cloudsagainst di↵use emission tracers of star formation used in extragalactic studies.

� Methods: Multiwavelength (X-ray/visible/IR/radio) observations and modeling.� Topical areas supporting primary goal: Star formation histories of young, mas-sive Galactic open clusters, disk lifetimes and high-energy processes in intermediate-mass young stellar objects, massive star feedback and the interstellar medium. Cit-izen Science: Milky Way Project Lead Scientist.

� Other research interests: SETI and Astronomy Education Research

Education Ph.D.University of Wisconsin–Madison� Thesis: A Case Study of the Galactic H II Region M17 and Environs: Implicationsfor the Galactic Star Formation Rate

� Advisor: Dr. Edward B. Churchwell

August 2009Madison, WI

M.S. in Astronomy (with Physics Minor)University of Wisconsin–Madison

August 2006Madison, WI

A.B. in Astronomy and Astrophysics, cum laudeHarvard College

June 2000Cambridge, MA

Awards &Honors

Community Service Award • Pomona Unified School District 2018

Early Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor • CPP 2017

NSF CAREER Award • CPPThe National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty.

2015

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship • PSU 2009

Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Award • UW–MadisonAwarded “to an outstanding graduate student” in astrophysics/radio astronomy.

2008

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2004

Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize • Harvard CollegeAwarded “for outstanding scholarly work in the senior honors thesis.”

2000

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Grants &Observing(PI/Co-PI)

NSF CAREER Program (Sole PI)CAREER: Building a Unified Framework for Galactic Star Formation Rates, CitizenScience, and Minority Students in Astronomy, M. S. Povich, NSF award CAREER-1454333 ($650,000)

2015CPP

NSF AAG/RUI Program (Co-PI)COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Citizen Science Assists a Novel Measurement ofMass-Loss Rates and Extends the Galactic Census of Runaway Massive Stars, M. S.Povich, NSF award AST-1411851 ($90,000)

2014CPP

National Optical Astronomy ObservatoryThey Might Be Giants: Confirming Candidate OB Stars While Netting a LargeSample of Massive Star Spectra in the Great Nebula in Carina, 1 night on AAT(2dF/AAOmega)

2012CPP

Chandra X-ray Observatory GO ProgramA Search for Diskless Young Stars in M17’s Heart of Darkness, M. S. Povich et al.,proposal ID 12200214 (100 ks, $37,000)

2010PSU

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sole PI)Exploring Large-Scale Star-Forming Structures in the Milky Way, M. S. Povich, NSFaward AST-0901646 ($249,000)

2009PSU

Chandra X-ray Observatory GO ProgramUncharted Territory in M17: In Search of an Older Generation of Young Stars, M. S.Povich et al., proposal ID 11200254 (40 ks, $36,000)

2009PSU

National Optical Astronomy ObservatoryThe Initial Mass Function and Star Formation Rates in Obscured Galactic MassiveOpen Clusters, 4 nights awarded by NOAO, 8 nights awarded by UW–Madison onWIYN/WHIRC

2009PSU/UW

Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship ($2,000) 2006

Grants &Observing(Co-I)

Chandra X-ray Observatory Archive ProgramCharacterizing the X-ray Emission from Stellar Bow Shocks and Their Driving Starswith the Chandra Archive, B. A. Binder, M. S. Povich, and H. A. Kobulnicky, proposalID 1920037 ($30,200)

2017CPP

Chandra X-ray Observatory Large Project Observing ProgramX-raying the Bones of the Milky Way, L. K. Townsley, M. S. Povich, and P. S. Broos,proposal ID 18200040 (525 ks, $202,610)

2016PSU/CPP

Chandra X-ray Observatory Archive ProgramMAGiX in the Chandra Archive, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, and M. S. Povich, pro-posal ID 18200062 ($86,120)

2016PSU/CPP

NSF MSIP Program—Subcontract from UC BerkeleyHERA: Illuminating Our Early Universe, A. L. Rudolph and M. S. Povich ($950,000)

2016CPP

The Chandra X-ray Observatory X-ray Visionary ProgramThe Tarantula – Revealed by X-rays (T-ReX): A Definitive Chandra Investigation of30 Doradus, L. K. Townsley et al., proposal ID 15900142 (2 Ms)

2013PSU/CPP

NSF S-STEM ProgramCal-Bridge: a California Bridge to Astronomy and Physics PhDs for UnderrepresentedMinority Students, A. L. Rudolph et al. ($637,000)

2014CPP

The Chandra X-ray Observatory X-ray Visionary ProgramThe Tarantula – Revealed by X-rays (T-ReX): A Definitive Chandra Investigation of30 Doradus, L. K. Townsley et al., proposal ID 15900142 (2 Ms)

2013PSU/CPP

National Optical Astronomy ObservatoryThey Might Be Giants: Confirming Candidate OB Stars While Netting a LargeSample of Massive Star Spectra in the Great Nebula in Carina, 1 night on AAT(2dF/AAOmega) plus 2 nights on SOAR (OSIRIS)

2013Lehigh/CPP


Grants &Observing—Continued

NSF PAARE Program, 1-Year UnsolicitedThe California–Arizona Minority Partnership for Astronomy Research and Education(CAMPARE), A. L. Rudolph et al. ($50,000)

2012CPP

New Frontiers in Cosmology and Astrophysics ProgramConstraining the Abundance of Kardashev Type II and III Civilizations from Large-AreaInfrared Surveys, J. T. Wright, M. S. Povich, & S. Sigurdson ($300,000)

2012CPP

The Spitzer Space Telescope Legacy Science ProgramDeep GLIMPSE: Exploring the Far Side of the Galaxy, B. A. Whitney et al., proposalID #80074 (700 hours)

2011UW

The Chandra X-ray Observatory GO+GTO ProgramsThe Young Cluster of Clusters NGC 6357: A Carina Complex in the Making?, L. K.Townsley et al., proposal ID 13200394 (80 ks)

2011PSU

The Chandra X-ray Observatory GO ProgramA Long Look at NGC 3603, the Milky Way’s Starburst Cluster, L. K. Townsley et al.,proposal ID 12200128 (460 ks)

2010PSU

The Chandra X-ray Observatory GO ProgramA New Story for Massive Star Formation in NGC 6357, L. Townsley (PI), proposal ID11200199 (80 ks).

2009PWU

Spitzer Space Telescope Cycle 6 Exploration Science ProgramGLIMPSE360: Completing the Spitzer Galactic Plane Survey, B. A. Whitney et al.,proposal ID 60020 (1980.3 hours).

2008UW

Arizona Radio ObservatoryCO Maps of M17, 40 hours on the Heinrich Hertz Telescope (PI J. H. Bieging).

2008U. Arizona/UW

Spitzer Space Telescope Theory GrantAn Improved Grid of YSO Radiative Transfer Models, and Further Analysis of SEDsand Images from Spitzer, B. A. Whitney et al., proposal ID 40794.

2007UW

Teaching CPP� PHY 499A—Observational Astronomy Activity (1 sections, 33 students total)� PHY 315—Electricity and Magnetism II (3 sections, 113 students total)� PHY 314—Electricity and Magnetism I (3 sections, 137 students total)� PHY 425—Astrophysics II: Galaxies & Cosmology (4 sections, 92 students total)� PHY 424—Astrophysics I: Stars & Planetary Systems (3 sections, 71 students total)� PHY 133—General Physics III (108 students)� PHY 132/H—General Physics II/Honors (2 sections, 124 students total)� PHY 132L—General Physics II Laboratory (3 sections, 74 students total)� PHY 131/H—General Physics I/Honors (4 sections, 284 students total)

2012 –Pomona, CA

PSU� Astro 1: The Astronomical Universe (85 students)

2010University Park, PA

UW� Astro 103: The Evolving Universe (37 students)� Astro 113: Hands On the Universe (4 sections, 67 students total)


Moshi Technical Secondary School� Basic Mathematics (two classes, 62 students total)� Advanced Physics (two classes, 58 students total)

2000 – 2002Moshi, Tanzania


InvitedTalks

The Ohio State UniversityCenter for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (CCAPP) Seminar

April 2018Columbus, OH

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows SymposiumInvited Panelist—Careers in Astronomy

January 2017Grapevine, TX

The University of WyomingPhysics & Astronomy Colloquium

November 2016Laramie, WY

Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, CaltechIPAC Seminar

April 2016Pasadena, CA

California State University, Los AngelesPhysics & Astronomy Colloquium

January 2016Los Angeles, CA

NASA/Ames Research CenterSOFIA Science Colloquium

September 2014Mountain View, CA

CPPSummer Seminar

July 2014Pomona, CA

California State University, Long BeachPhysics & Astronomy Colloquium

April 2014Long Beach, CA

CPPSummer Seminar

July 2013Pomona, CA

Swarthmore CollegeAstronomy Lunch Talk

March 2013Swarthmore, PA

NASA Goddard Spaceflight CenterGoddard Science Colloquium

March 2013Greenbelt, MD

Fresno State UniversityPhysics & Astronomy Colloquium

February 2013Fresno, CA

Space Telescope Science InstituteMassive Stars and Starbursts Seminar

October 2011Baltimore, MD

The Frank N. Bash Symposium 2011: New Horizons in AstronomyInvited Speaker

October 2011Austin, TX

The Future of Astronomy: Fellows at the Frontiers of ScienceInvited Speaker

September 2011Evanston, IL

The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsRadio and Geoastronomy Lunch Talk

May 2011Cambridge, MA

The University of WyomingPhysics & Astronomy Colloquium

April 2011Laramie, WY

The University of ExeterAstrophysics Seminar

March 2011Exeter, UK

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows SymposiumInvited Panelist—Making the Transition from Postdoc to Faculty

January 2011Seattle, WA

The University of WisconsinInterstellar Medium Topical Lunch Talk

July 2010Madison, WI

National Optical Astronomy ObservatoriesFriday Scientific Lunch Talk

September 2009Tucson, AZ

The University of ArizonaStar Formation Seminar

May 2008Tucson, AZ


ResearchStudents

CPP—Undergrads ! post-CPP position� Christina Vides� Evan Haze Nunez (Cal-Bridge scholar)� Christopher Mendoza� Aaron Kim� Luis Nunez (Cal-Bridge scholar)� Denise Lepore� Don Dixon (Cal-Bridge scholar) ! Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program� Tharindu Jayasinghe (Milky Way Project Technical Lead) ! Ph.D. student in As-tronomy, Ohio State

� Matthew Stevens (International Polytechnic High School Student) ! Stanford Uni-versity undergraduate

� Jose Velasco (Citrus College Summer Scholar)� Nestor Aquino (Citrus College Summer Scholar)� Daniel Lee ! Systems Engineer Associate at Lockheed-Martin Space Systems� Jessica Maldonado (Cal-Bridge scholar) ! Ph.D. student in Physics & Astronomy,Michigan State

� John Derby ! Masters student in Physics, CSU Fullerton� Julian “Zulu” Andrews ! Teaching credential program� Annah Ramones� Anoush Kazarians ! High-School Teacher� N. Nicole Sanchez ! Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program ! Ph.D. stu-dent in Astronomy, U. Washington

� Alec Vinson ! Ph.D. student in Astronomy, UCLA� Mario Cabrera ! Ph.D. student in Physics & Astronomy, U. Rochester� Remington Sexton ! Ph.D. student in Physics & Astronomy, UC Riverside

2012 –

Penn State—Grad students: Michael Kuhn and Heather Busk. Undergrads: RobynWeyandt and Wesley Orbin

2010 – 2012

UW–Madison—Undergrads and post–degree students: Elizabeth Holden, DouglasWatson, Lamarr Parsons, and Daniel Allen

2006 – 2009

Service Grants & Contracts Programmatic Positions� Cross-Cultural Training Lead, CAMPARE HERA Minority Partnership (2016– )� Director, Bringing the Universe to IE and LA Districts (BUILD; 2015– )� Faculty Mentor for four Cal-Bridge Scholars (2014– )� Steering Committee Member, Cal-Bridge program (2014–2017)� Associate Director, CAMPARE (2012– )

2012 –CPP

Physics & Astronomy Departmental Service� Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Astronomy and Astrophysics (2017–2018)� Faculty Search Committee, Biophysics Theory (2016–2017)� Chair, Postdoctoral Research & Teaching Fellow Search Committee (2015–2016)� Outreach Committee (2014–2017)� Webmaster (2013– )� Curriculum Committee (2014–2015)� Faculty Search Committee, Particle Physics/Cosmology Theory (2013–2014)� Seminar Committee (2012–2014, Chair 2013–2014)

2012 –CPP

Faculty Advisor to Student Organizations� CPP Student Telescope Operators (2015– )� Society of Physics Students, CPP Chapter (2012– )� The Planetary Society, CPP Chapter (2014–2017)

2012 –CPP


ServiceContinued

College- and University-level Committees� College of Science Semester Conversion Advising Task Force (2016– )� Academic Senate Standing Committee for Faculty A↵airs (2015–2016)� College of Science Task Force for Grants and Contracts Management (2013)

2013 –CPP

Proposal Review Panelist� NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences (3 panels; 2014 & 2016)� NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory (2 panels; 2012 & 2017–Deputy Chair)

2012 –

Session Chair � 217th, 218th and 227th American Astronomical Society Meetings 2011 & 2016

Referee � The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Astronomy & As-trophysics, and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

2009 –

Undergraduate Admissions Interviewer � Harvard College 2007 –

Training &Workshops

American Association of Physics Teachers new Faculty WorkshopFour-day intensive workshop focusing on pedagogical strategies for e↵ective teachingand professional development for junior faculty.

June 2016College Park, MD

Faculty Workshop on Mentoring Undergraduate Student Research TeamsOne-day workshop focusing on collaborative learning and diversity issues.

Jan. 2014Pomona, CA

CSU Proven Course Redesign eAcademyTwo-day workshop on strategies for “flipping” the classroom using online content de-livery for introductory mechanics and elecricity & magnetism courses.

Aug. 2013Pomona, CA

Center for Astronomy Education Tier II WorkshopOne-day workshop on the integration of technology-based teaching strategies and as-sessments into college introductory astronomy courses for non-science majors.

May 2011Boston, MA

5th NAIC/NRAO Single-Dish Summer SchoolWeek-long program emphasizing general knowledge and hands-on practical experienceof single-dish radio astronomy techniques.

July 2009Arecibo Observatory,

PR

Center for Astronomy Education Tier I WorkshopTwo-day workshop on the implementation of learner-centered teaching strategies andassessments for college introductory astronomy courses for non-science majors. (Re-peated at Penn State, February 2011.)

Jan. 2009Long Beach, CA

United States Peace Corps Volunteer TrainingRigorous, three-month training program encompassing language proficiency (Swahili),cross-cultural adaptability, and practical teaching strategies emphasizing active-learning classroom techniques.

Sept. – Dec. 2000Arusha, Tanzania


Outreach Milky Way Project Citizen SciencePrincipal architect and (since 2015) lead scientist of the Milky Way Project (MWP),one of the original 10 Zooniverse projects. Set science goals and coordinated researchprojects across a multinational team of 30+ scientists. Led design of user interfaceand tutorials, engaged directly with volunteers via MWP talk, and managed socialmedia presence on various platforms. Nearly 50,000 people from 100+ countries haveparticipated in MWP since its inception.

2009 –

BUILD Public Outreach ProgramFounder and director of Bringing the Universe to Inland-empire and LA Districts(BUILD). CPP students and faculty visit local K-12 schools serving large populationsof minority and potential first-generation college students to give astronomy presenta-tions and set up telescopes for night-sky viewing. BUILD attendance to date: 1500+.

2015 –Southern CA

Selected Press Releases/Media Coverage� “Fast-Moving Stars and Interstellar Bow Shocks,” Aternoon Astronomy Co↵ee Hang-out, Deep Astronomy live-streamed video, 9 March 2017:http://deepastronomy.com/video/79/astronomy-co↵ee-hangout-2017-03-09

� “Universal Appeal: Cal Poly Pomona Leads the Milky Way Project,” PolyTrendsmagazine, Winter 2017 issue

� “Cal Poly Pomona needs your help mapping the Milky Way,” 89.3 KPCC publicradio broadcast and web story, 13 Oct. 2016:http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/10/13/65573/your-chance-to-be-a-real-astronomer-

sort-of/

� “Milky Way Project Relaunches Citizen Science Website,” Spitzer Space Telescopeimage release, 21 Sept. 2008

� “Searching for Kardashev Type II and III Civilizations with WISE,” SETI institutelive-streamed video panel discussion (featuring Freeman Dyson and Jill Tarter), 18Sept. 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHTw3WBtoSU

� “Alien megaprojects: The hunt has begun,” New Scientist magazine, 9 April 2013� “Nearby Supernova Factory Ramps Up,” Chandra X-ray Observatory Press Release,24 May 2011

� “New View of the Great Nebula in Carina,” NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory fea-tured image, 24 May 2011

� “Penn State Students Blow Bubbles in the Milky Way,” Penn State Eberly Collegeof Science news article, 15 Feb. 2011

� “Spitzer Spies a ‘Flying Dragon’ Smoldering with Secret Star Birth,” Spitzer SpaceTelescope feature article, 7 July 2010

� “Rivers of Gas Flow Around Stars in New Space Image,” Spitzer Space Telescopeimage release, 8 Dec. 2008

� “Suns of All Ages Possess Comets, Maybe Planets,” CfA Press Release, 5 Jan. 2004

2004 –

Public Talks and PresentationsVenues include CPP Science Cafe, Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers, the UplandRotary Club, the Black Forest Star Party, Central Pennsylvania Observers meeting,Penn State Astro Fest, Penn State Astro Night, University of Wisconsin Space Place,and numerous elementary and middle schools.

2004 –

Universe in the ParkTraveled to Wisconsin State Parks 6–10 times per year to give public lectures on As-tronomy followed by telescope viewing of celestial objects.

2004 – 2008WI

Washburn Observatory Public NightsTreated visitors to views of celestial objects using the historic, 15” refracting telescope.


Astronomy After-School ProgramWith a team of UW Astronomy graduate students, developed and led astronomy-related activities for middle-school students from Boys and Girls Clubs of Madison.

Fall 2006,Spring 2007Madison, WI

Matthew S. Povich: Publications

NOTE: Undergraduate student (co)authors are identified by asterisks*, undergraduates directly supervised in pub-lished research are additionally highlighted in bold.

Lead- and Two-Author Refereed Papers

14. B. A. Binder and M. S. Povich. A Multiwavelength Look at Galactic Massive Star Forming Regions. 2018,ApJ, 864, 136

13. M. S. Povich, H. A. Busk, E. D. Feigelson, L. K. Townsley, and M. A. Kuhn. Candidate X-Ray-emitting OBStars in MYStIX Massive Star-forming Regions. 2017, ApJ, 838, 61

12. M. S. Povich, L. K. Townsley, T. P. Robitaille, P. S. Broos, W. T. Orbin*, R. R. King, T. Naylor, andB. A. Whitney. Rapid Circumstellar Disk Evolution and an Accelerating Star Formation Rate in the InfraredDark Cloud M17 SWex. 2016, ApJ, 825, 125

11. M. S. Povich, M. A. Kuhn, K. V. Getman, H. A. Busk, E. D. Feigelson, P. S. Broos, L. K. Townsley, R. R.King, and T. Naylor. The MYStIX InfraRed-Excess Source Catalog. 2013, ApJS, 209, 31

10. L. Chomiuk and M. S. Povich. Toward a Unification of Star Formation Rate Determinations in the MilkyWay and Other Galaxies. 2011, AJ, 142, 197

9. M. S. Povich, N. Smith, S. R. Majewski, K. V. Getman, L. K. Townsley, B. L. Babler, P. S. Broos, R.Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, T. P. Robitaille, K. G. Stassun, B. A. Whitney, Y. Yonekura, and Y. Fukui.A Pan-Carina YSO Catalog: Intermediate-Mass Young Stellar Objects in the Carina Nebula Identified ViaMid-Infrared Excess Emission. 2011, ApJS, 194, 14

8. M. S. Povich, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, M. Gagne, B. L. Babler, K. V. Getman, R. Indebetouw, S. R.Majewski, M. R. Meade, T. P. Robitaille, and R. H. D. Townsend. Candidate X-ray-Emitting OB Stars in theCarina Nebula Identified Via Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions. 2011, ApJS, 194, 6

7. M. S. Povich and B. A. Whitney. Evidence for Delayed Massive Star Formation in the M17 Proto-OBAssociation. 2010, ApJ, 714, 285L

6. M. S. Povich, E. Churchwell, B. A. Whitney, M. Kang, J. H. Bieging, C. L. Brogan, M. Cohen, B. L. Babler,R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, and T. P. Robitaille. The Extended Environment of M17: A Star FormationHistory. 2009, ApJ, 696, 1278

5. M. S. Povich, R. A. Benjamin, B. A. Whitney, B. L. Babler, R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, and E. Churchwell.Interstellar Weather Vanes: GLIMPSE Mid-Infrared Stellar-Wind Bow Shocks in M17 and RCW 49. 2008,ApJ, 689, 242

4. M. S. Povich, J. M. Stone, E. Churchwell, E. G. Zweibel, M. G. Wolfire, B. L. Babler, R. Indebetouw, M.R. Meade, and B. A. Whitney. A Multiwavelength Study of M17: The Spectral Energy Distribution and PAHEmission Morphology of a Massive Star-Formation Region. 2007, ApJ, 660, 346

3. M. S. Povich, J. C. Raymond, A. Lobel, and K. Menou. Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Observationsof the Dwarf Nova SW Ursae Majoris during Quiescence. 2004, ApJ, 617, 500

2. M. S. Povich, J. C. Raymond, G. H. Jones, M. Uzzo, Y.-K. Ko, P. D. Feldman, P. L. Smith, B. G. Marsden,and T. N. Woods. Doubly-Ionized Carbon Observed in the Plasma Tail of Comet Kudo-Fujikawa. 2003, Science,302, 1949

1. M. S. Povich*, M. S. Giampapa, J. A. Valenti, T. Tilleman, S. Barden, D. Deming, W. C. Livingston, andC. Pilachowski. Limits on Line Bisector Variability for Stars with Extrasolar Planets. 2001, AJ, 121, 1136

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Other Refereed Papers

39. L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, G. P. Garmire, G. E. Anderson, E. D. Feigelson, T. Naylor, and M. S. Povich.The Massive Star-Forming Regions Omnibus X-Ray Catalog, Second Installment. 2018, ApJS, 235, 43

38. R. J. Hanes, M. V. McSwain, and M. S. Povich. Stellar Parameters and Radial Velocities of Hot Stars in theCarina Nebula. 2018, AJ, 155, 190

37. A. J. W. Richert, K. V. Getman, E. D. Feigelson, M. A. Kuhn, P. S. Broos, M. S. Povich, M. R. Bate, andG. R. Garmire. Circumstellar disc lifetimes in numerous Galactic young stellar clusters. 2018, MNRAS, 477,5191

36. H. A. Kobulnicky, W. T. Chick, and M. S. Povich. Demonstration of a Novel Method for Measuring Mass-lossRates for Massive Stars. 2018, ApJ, 856, 74

35. H. A. Kobulnicky, D. P. Schurhammer*, D. J. Baldwin,* W. T. Chick, D. M. Dixon*, D. Lee*, and M. S.Povich. Infrared Photometric Properties of 709 Candidate Stellar Bowshock Nebulae. 2017, AJ, 154, 201

34. H. A. Kobulnicky, W. T. Chick, D. P. Schurhammer*, J. E. Andrews*, M. S. Povich, S. A. Munari*, G. M.Olivier*, R. L. Sorber*, H. N. Wernke*, D. A. Dale, and D. M. Dixon*. A Comprehensive Search for StellarBowshock Nebulae in the Milky Way: A Catalog of 709 Mid-infrared Selected Candidates. 2016, ApJS, 227, 18

33. G. Romine, E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, M. A. Kuhn, and M. S. Povich. Young Stellar Populations inMYStIX Star-forming Regions: Candidate Protostars. 2016, ApJ, 833, 193

32. M. J. Alexander, R. J. Hanes, M. S. Povich, and M. V. McSwain. A Catalog of New SpectroscopicallyConfirmed Massive OB Stars in Carina. 2016, ApJ, 825, 142

31. S. Kendrew, H. Beuther, R. Simpson, T. Csengeri, M. Wienen, C. J. Lintott, M. S. Povich, C. Beaumont,and F. Schuller. The Milky Way Project and ATLASGAL: The Distribution and Physical Properties of ColdClumps Near Infrared Bubbles. 2016, ApJ, 825, 142

30. R. L. Gri�th, J. T. Wright, J. T. Maldonado*, M. S. Povich, S. Sigurksson, and B. Mullan, The G InfraredSearch for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies. III. The Reddest Extended Sources inWISE. 2015, ApJ, in press

29. R. O. Sexton*, M. S. Povich, N. Smith, B. L. Babler, M. R. Meade, and A. L. Rudolph. Extended redobjects and stellar-wind bow shocks in the Carina Nebula. 2015, MNRAS, 446, 1047

28. J. T. Wright, R. L. Gri�th, S. Sigurksson, M. S. Povich, and B. Mullan. The G Infrared Search for Ex-traterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies. II. Framework, Strategy, and First Result, ApJ, 792,27

27. J. T. Wright, B. Mullan, S. Sigurksson, and M. S. Povich. The G Infrared Search for ExtraterrestrialCivilizations with Large Energy Supplies. I. Background and Justification, 2014, ApJ, 792, 26

26. M. A. Kuhn et al. (M. S. Povich 8th author). The Spatial Structure of Young Stellar Clusters. I. Subclusters,2014, ApJ, 787, 107

25. K. V. Getman, E. D. Feigelson, M. A. Kuhn, P. S. Broos, L. K. Townsley, T. Naylor, M. S. Povich, K. L.Luhman, and G. P. Garmire. Age Gradients in the Stellar Populations of Massive Star Forming Regions Basedon a New Stellar Chronometer, 2014, ApJ, 787, 108

24. L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, G. P. Garmire, J. Bouwman, M. S. Povich, E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, andM. A. Kuhn. The Massive Star-forming Regions Omnibus X-ray Catalog, 2014, ApJS, 213, 1

23. P. S. Broos, K. V. Getman, M. S. Povich, E. D. Feigelson, L. K. Townsley, T. Naylor, M. A. Kuhn, R. R.King, and H. A. Busk. Identifying Young Stars in Massive Star-Forming Regions for the MYStIX Project.2013, ApJS, 209, 32


22. M. A. Kuhn, M. S. Povich, K. L. Luhman, K. V. Getman, H. A. Busk, and E. D. Feigelson. A MassiveYoung Star-Forming Complex Study in Infrared and X-ray: Mid-Infrared Observations and Catalogs. 2013,ApJS, 209, 29

21. E. D. Feigelson, et al. (M. S. Povich 9th author). Overview of the Massive Young Star-Forming ComplexStudy in Infrared and X-ray (MYStIX) Project, 2013, ApJS, 209, 26

20. S. Kendrew, R. Simpson, E. Bressert, M. S. Povich, R. Sherman, C. J. Lintott, T. P. Robitaille, K. Schawinski,and G. Wolf-Chase. The Milky Way Project: A Statistical Study of Massive Star Formation Associated withInfrared Bubbles. 2012, ApJ, 755, 71

19. R. J. Simpson, M. S. Povich, S. Kendrew, C. J. Lintott, E. Bressert, K. Arvidsson, C. Cyganowski, S.Maddison, K. Schawinski, R. Sherman, A. M. Smith, and G. Wolf-Chase. The Milky Way Project First DataRelease: A Bubblier Galactic Disk. 2012, MNRAS, 424, 2442

18. E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, M. S. Povich, et al. X-ray Star Clusters in theCarina Complex. 2011, ApJS, 194, 9

17. M. Gagne, G. Fehon*, M. R. Savoy*, D. H. Cohen, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, M. S. Povich, et al. CarinaOB Stars: X-ray Signatures of Wind Shocks and Magnetic Fields. 2011, ApJS, 194, 5

16. P. S. Broos, K. V. Getman, M. S. Povich, L. K. Townsley, E. D. Feigelson, and G. P. Garmire. A NaiveBayes’ Source Classifier for X-ray Sources. 2011, ApJS, 194, 4

15. K. V. Getman, P. S. Broos, E. D. Feigelson, L. K. Townsley, M. S. Povich, G. P. Garmire, T. Montmerle, Y.Yonekura, and Y. Fukui. Source Contamination in X-ray Studies of Star-Forming Regions: Application to theChandra Carina Complex Project. 2011, ApJS, 194, 3

14. L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, M. F. Corcoran, E. D. Feigelson, M. Gagne, T. Montmerle, M. S. Oey, N. Smith,G. P. Garmire, K. V. Getman, M. S. Povich, et al. An Introduction to the Chandra Carina Complex Project.2011, ApJS, 194, 1

13. N. Smith, M. S. Povich, B. A. Whitney, E. Churchwell, B. L. Babler, M. R. Meade, J. Bally, R. D. Gehrz, T.P. Robitaille, and K. G. Stassun. Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the Carina nebula: the steady marchof feedback-driven star formation. 2010, MNRAS, 406, 952

12. M. Kang, J. H. Bieging, M. S. Povich, and Y. Lee. Embedded Young Stellar Object Candidates in the ActiveStar-Forming Complex W51: Mass Function and Spatial Distribution. 2009, ApJ, 706, 83

11. E. Churchwell, B. L. Babler, M. R. Meade, B. A. Whitney, R. A. Benjamin, R. Indebetouw, T. P. Robitaille,M. Povich, C. Watson, and S. Bracker. The Spitzer/GLIMPSE Surveys: A New View of the Milky Way.2009, PASP, 121, 213

10. C. Watson, T. Corn*, E. B. Churchwell, B. L. Babler, M. S. Povich, M. R. Meade, and B. A. Whitney.IR Dust Bubbles II: Probing the Detailed Structure and Young Massive Stellar Populations of Galactic H IIRegions. 2009, ApJ, 694, 546

9. C. J. Cyganowski, B. A. Whitney, E. Holden*, C. L. Brogan, E. Churchwell, R. Indebetouw, D. F. Watson, B.L. Babler, R. Benjamin, M. Gomez, M. R. Meade, M. S. Povich, T. P. Robitaille, and C. Watson. A Catalogof Extended Green Objects (EGOs) in the GLIMPSE Survey: A New Sample of Massive Young Stellar ObjectOutflow Candidates. 2008, AJ, 136, 2391

8. B. A. Whitney, M. Sewilo, R. Indebetouw, T. P. Robitaille, M. Meixner, K. Gordon, M. R. Meade, B. L. Babler,J. Harris, J. L. Hora, S. Bracker, M. S. Povich, et al. Spitzer Sage Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud.III. Star Formation and ⇠1000 New Candidate Young Stellar Objects. 2008, AJ, 136, 18

7. T. P. Robitaille, M. R. Meade, B. Babler, B. A. Whitney, K. G. Johnston, R. Indebetouw, M. Cohen, M. S.Povich, M. Sewilo, R. A. Benjamin, and E. Churchwell. Intrinsically Red Sources Observed By Spitzer in theGalactic Mid-Plane. 2008, AJ, 136, 2143


6. C. Watson, M. S. Povich, E. B. Churchwell, G. Chunev*, M. Hoare, R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, T. P.Robitaille, and B. A. Whitney. IR Dust Bubbles: Probing the Detailed Structure and Young Massive StellarPopulations of Galactic H II Regions. 2008, ApJ, 681, 1341

5. E. Churchwell, D. F. Watson*, M. S. Povich, M. G. Taylor*, B. L. Babler, M. R. Meade, R. A. Benjamin, R.Indebetouw, and B. A. Whitney. The Bubbling Galactic Disk. II. The Inner 20�. 2007, ApJ, 670, 428

4. B. Uzpen et al. (M. S. Povich 23rd author). The Frequency of Mid-Infrared Excess Sources in GalacticSurveys. 2007, ApJ, 658, 1264

3. D. S. Shepherd, M. S. Povich, B. A. Whitney, T. P. Robitaille, D. E. A. Nurnberger, L. Bronfman, D. P.Stark, R. Indebetouw, M. R. Meade, and B. L. Babler. Molecular Outflows and a Mid-Infrared Census of theMassive Star Formation Region Associated with IRAS 18507+0121. 2007, ApJ, 669, 464

2. E. Churchwell, M. S. Povich, D. Allen*, et al. The Bubbling Galactic Disk. 2006, ApJ, 649, 759

1. A. S. Cotera, B. A. Whitney, E. Young, M. J. Wol↵, K. Wood, M. Povich*, G. Schneider, M. Rieke, and R.Thompson. High-Resolution Near-Infrared Images and Models of the Circumstellar Disk in HH 30. 2001, ApJ,556, 958

Selected Conference Proceedings and Poster Presentations

47. E. H. Nunez*, M. S. Povich, B. A. Binder, P. Broos, and L. K. Townsley. Characterizing Intermediate-Mass, Pre-Main-Sequence Stars via X-Ray Emission 2018, American Astronomical Society Meeting #231, id.339.07 (Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award Winner)

46. C. Vides*, B Macintosh, J-B. Ru�o, E. Nielsen, and M. S. Povich. Modeling an Optical and Infrared Searchfor Extraterrestrial Intelligence Survey with Exoplanet Direct Imaging. 2018, American Astronomical SocietyMeeting #231, id.246.10

45. M. S. Povich and B. A. Binder. Global InfraredRadio Spectral Energy Distributions of Galactic MassiveStar-Forming Regions. 2018, American Astronomical Society Meeting #231, id.230.03

44. M. S. Povich, J. T. Maldonado*, E. H. Nunez*, and T. P. Robitaille. Probing Stellar Ages in ObscuredMassive Galactic Star-Forming Regions. 2017, Ages2: Taking Stellar Ages to the Next Power, La Biodola,Isola d’Elba, Italy

43. M. S. Povich, B. Binder, E. H. Nunez*, L. K. Townsley, and P. S. Broos. Chasing Elusive IMPS: X-rayEmission Properties of Intermediate-Mass, Pre–Main-Sequence Stars. 2017, American Astronomical Society,HEAD meeting #16, id.108.01

42. D. Dixon*, T. Jayasinghe*, and M. S. Povich. The Milky Way Project: A Citizen Science Catalog ofInfrared Bow Shock Nebulae. 2017, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #229, id.340.09

41. T. K. Jayasinghe*, M. S. Povich, D. Dixon*, J. Velasco*, and the Milky Way Project Team. The MilkyWay Project: Mapping star formation in our home Galaxy, one click at a time. 2017, American AstronomicalSociety, AAS Meeting #229, id.340.08

40. W. T. Chick, H. A. Kobulnicky, M. S. Povich, D. Dixon* and D. Lee*. Spectral Classification of CentralStars of Bowshock Nebulae. 2017, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #229, id.151.10

39. M. S. Povich Calibrating Star Formation Rates in the Milky Way’s Biggest, Baddest Young Star-FormingRegions. 2016, The Role of Feedback in Star Cluster Formation and Evolution, Sexten Center for AstrophysicsConference, Sexten, Italy

38. M. S. Povich et al. An X-ray and Infrared Hunt for New Candidate Galactic OB Stars. 2016, AmericanAstronomical Society, AAS Meeting #227, id.409.06

37. J. Maldonado* and M. S. Povich. Probabilistic HR Diagrams: A New Infrared and X-ray Chronometer forVery Young, Massive Stellar Clusters and Associations. 2016, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting#227, id.236.13


36. W. T. Chick, J. E. Andrews*, H. A. Kobulnicky, M. S. Povich, D. A. Dale, +5 undergrad* studentco-authors*. Discovering Massive Runaway Stars with Infrared Bowshock Nebulae: Identifying Twelve NewEarly-Type Stars using SMOG. 2016, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #227, id.143.05

35. J. E. Andrews*, M. S. Povich, H. A. Kobulnicky, W. T. Chick, D. A. Dale, +5 undergrad* student co-authors*. Discovering Massive Runaway Stars with Infrared Bow Shock Nebulae: First Results. 2016, AmericanAstronomical Society, AAS Meeting #227, id.143.04

34. G. M. Olivier*, H. A. Kobulnicky, M. S. Povich, W. T. Chick, D. A. Dale, J. E. Andrews* +4 undergrad*student coauthors. Discovering Massive Runaway Stars with Infrared Bow Shock Nebulae: Four New OBRunaway Candidate Stars Found in WISE Atlas Images. 2016, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting#227, id.143.03

33. H. N. Wernke*, H. A. Kobulnicky, D. A. Dale, M. S. Povich, J. E. Andrews*, W. T. Chick, +4 undergrad*student coauthors. Discovering Massive Runaway Stars with Infrared Bow Shock Nebulae: Four OB StarsFound in WISE. 2016, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #227, id.143.02

32. J. Maldonado*, M. S. Povich, J. Wright, R. Gri�th, S. Sigurksson, and B. L. Mullan. The G Search forAdvanced Extraterrestrial Civilizations: The Reddest Extended WISE Sources. 2015, American AstronomicalSociety, AAS Meeting #225, #336.27

31. J. Derby*, J. E. Chiar, M. S. Povich, M. P. Egan, A. P. Jones, and X. Tielens. Modeling the Carbon DustAround Evolved Carbon Stars. 2015, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #225, #256.15

30. A. L. Rudolph, C. D. Impey, C. B. Phillips, M. S. Povich, E. E. Prather, and T. A. Smecker-Hane. CAMPAREand Cal-Bridge: Two Institutional Networks Increasing Diversity in Astronomy. 2015, American AstronomicalSociety, AAS Meeting #225, #233.09 and #239.06

29. M. J. Alexander, M. V. McSwain, M. S. Povich, and R. J. Hanes. Identifying new massive stars in Carina.2015, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #225, #230.05

28. M. S. Povich. Calibrating Star Formation Rates on the Galactic Mesoscale. 2014, From Galactic to Extra-galactic Star Formation, Marseille, France

27. M. S. Povich, T. P. Robitaille, K. V. Getman, M. A. Kuhn, E. D. Feigelson, P. S. Broos, and L. K. Townsley.pHRDs vs. AgeJX: X-ray/Infrared Chronometers for Very Young Star Clusters and Associations. 2014, TheOlympian Symposium on Star Formation, Paralia Katerini’s, Greece

26. M. S. Povich, J. T. Wright, R. Gri�th, S. Sigurdsson, J. T. Maldonado*, and B. Mullan. The G Mid-Infrared Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Power Supplies: First Results, 2014, Exoplanets,Biosignatures, and Instruments, Tucson, AZ

25. A. L. Rudolph, C. D. Impey, J. H. Bieging, C. B. Phillips, J. Tieu, and M. S. Povich. The CAMPARE Pro-gram: A New Model Promoting Minority Participation in Astronomy Research and Education, 2014, AmericanAstronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223, #445.03

24. S. Sigurdsson, J. Wright, R. Gri�th, and M. S. Povich. A Mid-Infrared Search for Kardashev Civilizations,2014, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223, #349.01

23. N. Sanchez* and M. S. Povich. The Brood of the Swan: A Multigenerational Stellar Population in M17?,2014, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223, #345.01

22. M. A. Kuhn, et al. (M. S. Povich 7th author). MYStIX: Subclusters of Young Stars in Massive Star FormingRegions, 2013, Protostars and Planets VI, Heidelberg, Poster #1B030

21. K. Getman, E. Feigelson, M. Kuhn, P. Broos, L. Townsley, T. Naylor, M. Povich, K. Luhman, and G. Garmire.A New X-ray/Infrared Age Estimator For Young Stellar Clusters, 2013, Protostars and Planets VI, Heidelberg,Poster #1B029


20. R. Sexton*, M. S. Povich, N. Smith, and A. L. Rudolph. Extended Red Objects and Stellar Wind BowShocks in the Carina Nebula. 2013, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 221, #349.22

19. N. Sanchez*, J. H. Bieging, M. S. Povich, and A. L. Rudolph. Pulling the Trigger on Star Formation:Expanded CO (J = 2 ! 1) Maps of M17 and Vicinity. 2013, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,221, #349.06

18. M. S. Povich, M. Kuhn, K. V. Getman, E. Feigelson, P. S. Broos, L. K. Townsley, and T. Naylor. TheMYStIX YSO Catalog: The Dark Art of Finding young Stellar Objects Via Infrared Excess Emission. 2013,Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 221, #256.03

17. A. L. Rudolph, C. D. Impey, J. H. Bieging, C. B. Phillips, J. Tieu, E. E. Prather, and M. S. Povich. TheCalifornia–Arizona Minority Partnership for Astronomy Research and Education (CAMPARE): A New Modelfor Promoting Minority Participation in Astronomy Research and Education. 2013, Bulletin of the AmericanAstronomical Society, 221, #115.03

16. M. A. Kuhn, A. Baddeley, E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, P. S. Broos, L. K. Townsley, M. S. Povich, T.Naylor, R. R. King, H. A. Busk, and K. L. Luhman. MYStIX First Results: Spatial Structures of MassiveYoung Stellar Clusters. 2012, The Labyrinth of Star Formation, eds. D. Stamatellos, S. Goodwin, and D.Ward-Thompson, Springer (arXiv:1208.3492)

15. M. S. Povich. Beyond Stromgren Spheres and Wind-Blown Bubbles: An Observational Perspective on H IIRegion Feedback. 2012, Proceedings of the Frank N. Bash Symposium 2011: New Horizons in Astronomy

14. M. S. Povich, L. K. Townsley, and W. Orbin*. X-raying A Cold, Dark Dragon To Find A Hot, GlowingHeart. 2012, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 219, #327.02

13. M. Gagne, G. Fehon*, M. R. Savoy*, D. H. Cohen, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, M. S. Povich, et al.The Chandra survey of Carina OB stars. 2011, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAUSymposium, 272, 608

12. M. S. Povich. The Chandra Carina Complex Project: Finding Oases in the X-Ray Desert of Intermediate-Mass Stars. 2011, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 218, #228.11

11. M. S. Povich. New Frontiers in Intermediate-Mass Star Formation for ALMA. 2011, Spectroscopy 2011:Extending the Limits of Astrophysical Spectroscopy

10. M. S. Povich, L. K. Townsley, P. S. Broos, N. Smith, and S. R. Majewski. Highlights from the ChandraCarina Complex Project: Connecting X-ray and Mid-Infrared Observations of the Great Nebula in Carina.2011, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 43, #409.05

9. M. S. Povich. Evidence for Delayed massive Star Formation in the M17 Proto-OB Association. 2010, FromStars to Galaxies, ed. J. Tan, Gainesville, FL, 77

8. M. S. Povich, P. S. Broos, E. D. Feigelson, K. V. Getman, and L. K. Townsley. Toward a New Calibrationof Star Formation Rates in Galactic H II Regions. 2010, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 42,#414.14

7. M. S. Povich. The Extended Star-Forming Environments of Galactic H II Regions. 2009, Bulletin of theAmerican Astronomical Society, 41, #356.02

6. M. S. Povich, E. Churchwell, B. A. Whitney, M. Kang, and J. H. Bieging. On the Star Formation History ofM17. 2008, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 40, 212

5. M. S. Povich, E. Churchwell, and B. A. Whitney. Distributed Star Formation in the M17 Giant MolecularCloud. 2007, Spitzer 4th Conference: The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies

4. M. S. Povich, GLIMPSE Team. Scenes from GLIMPSE. 2005, IAU Symposium 227: Massive Starbirth


3. M. S. Povich, GLIMPSE Team. GLIMPSE: A Panoramic View of a Segment of the Galactic Midplane. 2004,Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 36, #137.04

2. M. S. Povich, J. C. Raymond, G. H. Jones, M. Uzzo, Y.-K. Ko, P. D. Feldman, P. L. Smith, B. G. Marsden,and T. N. Woods. Discovery of Doubly-Ionized Carbon in the Ion Tail of Comet Kudo-Fujikawa. 2003, Bulletinof the American Astronomical Society, 35, 1231

1. M. S. Povich*, M. S. Giampapa, J. A. Valenti, and T. Tilleman. Line Bisector Variations in Stars withExtrasolar Planets. 1999, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 31, #109.01

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