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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
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\begin{center}
\textbf{DEBORAH FERGUSON}\\
Department of Physics, Illinois Center for Advanced Studies of the Universe\\
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\\
\end{center}
\begin{flushleft}
Email: [email protected]\\
Webpage: deborahferguson.info\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Education:}\\
Ph.D., Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020\\
M.S., Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017\\
B.S., Physics, University of Kentucky, 2016, \textit{summa cum laude} \\ Mathematics and Computer Science Minors\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Research Positions:}\\
\vspace{4px}
\textit{Postdoctoral Fellow} \hfill \textit{2023-Present} \\
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\\
Research focus: Numerical relativity in General Relativity and beyond with an\\ eye toward next generation detectors\\
Advisor: Helvi Witek\\
\vspace{8px}
\textit{Postdoctoral Fellow} \hfill \textit{2021-2023} \\
University of Texas at Austin\\
Research focus: Optimizing the use of numerical relativity for next generation\\ gravitational wave detectors\\
Advisor: Deirdre Shoemaker\\
\vspace{8px}
\textit{Graduate Research Assistant} \hfill \textit{2016-2020}\\
Georgia Institute of Technology\\
Dissertation title: Strong-Field Numerical Relativity in the Era of Gravitational\\ Wave Astronomy\\
Advisor: Deirdre Shoemaker\\
\vspace{8px}
\textit{Undergraduate Research Assistant} \hfill \textit{2013-2017}\\
University of Kentucky\\
Research focus: Milky Way tomography with K and M dwarf Stars: the vertical\\ structure of the galactic disk\\
Advisor: Susan Gardner\\
\vspace{2px}
Research focus: Using resonant frequencies and overtones to calculate the\\ sound velocity of TIPS Pentacene\\
Advisor: Joseph Brill\\
\vspace{2px}
Research focus: Developing a mobile physics engine modeling two dimensional\\ elastic and inelastic collisions for the educational demonstration of physics phenomena\\
Advisor: Jerzy Jaromczyk\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Honors and Awards:}\\
2022 - Visualizing Science Competition (University of Texas at Austin)\\
2021 - Third Place in Visualizing Science Competition (University of Texas at Austin)\\
2020 - Larry S. O'Hara Graduate Student Fellowship (Georgia Institute of Technology)\\
2020 - Amelio Award for Research Excellence (Georgia Institute of Technology)\\
2019 - Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Oak Ridge and Lindau Committee)\\
2016 - Georgia Tech Institute Fellowship (Georgia Institute of Technology)\\
2016 - Outstanding Senior in Physics (University of Kentucky)\\
2015 - Oswald Award Honorable Mention (University of Kentucky)\\
\vspace{2px}
2015 - First Place in University of Kentucky ACM Chapter Algorithmic Programming Competition\\
\hspace{29px} (University of Kentucky)\\
2015 - Summer Research Grant (University of Kentucky)\\
2015 - Outstanding Junior in Physics (University of Kentucky)\\
2014 - 42nd in United States in IEEEXtreme 24-Hour Programming Competition (IEEE)\\
2013 - Singletary Scholarship (University of Kentucky)\\
2013 - National Merit Finalist (National Merit Scholarship Foundation)\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Teaching:}\\
2024 - Guest Lecturer for Classical Mechanics I\\
2023 - Guest Lecturer for Introduction to General Relativity\\
2017-2023 - Vertically Integrated Projects Mentor\\
Spring 2018 - Head TA for Introductory Physics I\\
Fall 2017 - TA for Honors Introductory Physics II\\
Summer 2017 - TA for Online Introductory Physics I\\
Spring 2017 - TA for Introductory Physics II\\
Fall 2016 - TA for Introductory Physics I\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Mentoring:}\\
Graduate Students Co-advised\\
Noora Ghadiri - expected graduation from UIUC 2027\\
Aasim Jan - expected graduation from UT Austin 2025\\
\vspace{4px}
Undergraduate Students Advised \\
Udit Ohri - current\\
Finny Valorz - graduated 2024 - now a graduate student at UT Austin\\
Evelyn Allsup - graduated 2024\\
Ryan Nowicki - graduated 2023 - now a graduate student at Vanderbilt\\
Erick Martinez - graduated 2023 - now a graduate student at UT Austin\\
Lu Lu - graduated 2022\\
Surendra Anne - expected graduation 2025\\
Filippo Meoni - expected graduation 2025\\
Blake Steadham - expected garduation 2025\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Outreach:}\\
2024-Present - BRIDGE Speaker Program Co-Organizer\\
2022 - Lakeway Breakfast Club Talk\\
2021 - Generated visualizations for LVK announcement of Black-Hole Neutron-Star mergers\\
2020 - Generated visualizations for LVK announcement of Intermediate Mass Black Hole merger\\
2019 - Atlanta Science Tavern Talk\\
2018 - Served on Undergraduate Research Panel at the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics\\
2017-2019 - Graduate Association of Physics Mentor\\
2013-2016 - Presented at University of Kentucky Engineering Fair\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Leadership and Professional Service: }\\
2024-Present - Chair of Seminar Committee for APS Division of Gravitational Physics\\
2024-Present - Co-Chair of LISA Early Career Scientists\\
2023-Present - Member-at-large on Executive Committee of APS Division of Gravitational Physics\\
2020-2023 - LISA Working Group White Paper Coordinator for Accuracy and Numerical Relativity\\ \hspace{58px}Sections \\
%2023 - Chair for Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves Session\\
%2022 - Chair for APS April Meeting Session\\
2021-2023 - Co-organizer of UT Austin Theory Group Seminar\\
Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review D, and General Relativity and Gravitation\\
Scribe for NASA Review Panel\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Collaboration Membership: }\\
2020-Present - LISA Consortium\\
2016-Present - LIGO Scientific Collaboration\\
2016-Present - Einstein Toolkit\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Open-Source Software:}\\
\fullcite{Ferguson_mayawaves_2024}\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Grants:}\\
XSEDE TG-PHY120016 - 300,200 SU on Stampede2 - coordinator\\
TACC Template-Placement - 20,160 SU on Stampede2 - PI\\
TACC NR-Catalog - 5,000 SU on Stampede2 - PI\\
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Invited Talks:}
\begin{enumerate}
\item ``Numerical Relativity Challenges,'' Plenary at 15th International LISA Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, July 10, 2024
\item ``Using Numerical Relativity Waveforms For Gravitational-Wave Observation,'' North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, June 3, 2024
\item ``Numerical Relativity for Next-Generation Gravitational-Wave Observation,'' Seminar at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, March 1, 2024
\item ``Numerical Relativity for High-Sensitivity Gravitational Wave Observation,'' Seminar at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, October 25, 2023
\item ``Numerical Relativity for High-Sensitivity Gravitational Wave Observation,'' Seminar at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, October 18, 2023
\item ``Binary Black Hole Numerical Relativity Codes,'' American Physical Society April Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2023
\item ``Optimizing the Placement of Numerical Relativity Simulations using a Mismatch Predicting Neural Network,'' Webinar for the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes Collaboration, November 21, 2022
\item ``Numerical Relativity with an Eye Toward Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors,'' Seminar at the Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam Germany, October 12, 2022
\item ``Waveforms for Gravitational Wave Astronomy,'' Lecture for Petnica Summer Institute, August 9, 2022
\item ``Gravitational Wave Data Analysis,'' North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, July 29, 2021
\item ``Assessing the Preparedness of Numerical Relativity for Current and Future Gravitational Wave Detectors,'' Seminar at Gravity Group, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, March 18, 2021
\item ``Assessing the Preparedness of Numerical Relativity for Current and Future Gravitational Wave Detectors,'' Seminar at Astrophysics/Gravity/Cosmology Group, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, November 11, 2020
\end{enumerate}
\textbf{Contributed Talks:}
\begin{enumerate}
\item D. Ferguson, ``Optimizing Numerical Relativity Placement using Neural Networks,'' 14th International LISA Symposium, Virtual, July 2022
\item D. Ferguson, ``Predicting Match to Optimize Numerical Relativity Template Placement,'' American Physical Society April Meeting, New York City NY, April 2022
\item D. Ferguson, D.Shoemaker, ``Impact of Secondary Spin in Black Hole Binaries with Increasing Mass Ratio,'' 14th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Virtual, July 2021
\item D. Ferguson, D.Shoemaker, ``Impact of Secondary Spin in Black Hole Binaries with Increasing Mass Ratio,'' American Physical Society April Meeting, Virtual, April 2021
\item D. Ferguson, K. Jani, P. Laguna, D. Shoemaker, ``Assessing the Readiness of Numerical Relativity for LISA,'' 13th International LISA Symposium, Virtual, September 2020
\item D. Ferguson, K. Jani, D. Shoemaker, ``Assessing the Readiness of Numerical Relativity for Future Gravitational Wave Detections,'' American Physical Society April Meeting, Virtual, April 2020
\item D. Ferguson, K. Jani, D. Shoemaker, ``Assessing the Readiness of Numerical Relativity for Future Gravitational Wave Detections,'' 235th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Honolulu HI, January 2020
\item D. Ferguson, ``Using Machine Learning to Optimize Placement of Numerical Relativity Simulations,'' Machine Learning in Science and Engineering Conference, Atlanta GA, June 2019
\item D. Ferguson, K. Jani, D. Shoemaker, poster, ``Numerical Relativity Errors in LISA,'' LISA Waveform Working Group Meeting, Golm Germany, May 2019
\item D. Ferguson, et al., ``Revealing the Final Black Hole from Signal at Maximum Amplitude,'' American Physical Society April Meeting, Columbus OH, April 2018
\item D. Ferguson, et al., ``Apparent Horizon Dynamics of Binary Black Hole Systems,'' Georgia Regional Astronomers Meeting, Athens GA, October 2017
\item D. Ferguson, C. Powell, ``A Mobile Physics Engine Modeling Two Dimensional Elastic and Inelastic Collisions for the Educational Demonstration of Physics Phenomena,'' National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lexington KY, April 2014
\end{enumerate}
\vspace{8px}
\textbf{Short Author Publications:}
\begin{enumerate}
\item \fullcite{Jan:2023raq}
\item \fullcite{Ferguson:2023vta}
\item \fullcite{Ferguson:2023mks}
\item \fullcite{Ferguson:2022qkz}
\item \fullcite{Ferguson:2020xnm}
\item \fullcite{Evans:2020lbq}
\item \fullcite{Ferguson:2019slp}
\item \fullcite{Heal:2017abq}
\item \fullcite{2017ApJ...843..141F}
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\end{enumerate}
\textbf{Collaboration Publications with Direct Involvement:}
\begin{enumerate}
\setcounter{enumi}{\value{papers}}
\item \fullcite{LISAConsortiumWaveformWorkingGroup:2023arg}\\
- Coordinator for Numerical Relativity and Accuracy Requirement sections
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021sio}\\
- Internal reviewer for ringdown analysis
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020tif}\\
- Internal reviewer for ringdown analysis
\setcounter{papers}{\value{enumi}}
\end{enumerate}
\textbf{Collaboration Publications:}
\begin{enumerate}
\setcounter{enumi}{\value{papers}}
\item \fullcite{Swift-BATGUANO:2024vbh}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2024elc}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2024ipf}
\item \fullcite{FermiGamma-RayBurstMonitorTeam:2023mtr}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2023lpe}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2023bwz}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2023pio}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2022hai}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2022sts}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2022enz}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2022osp}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2022jpr}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2022twx}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2022dqk}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2022dwb}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021quq}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021rnv}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021inr}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021hvc}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021duu}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021iyk}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021vkt}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021aug}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021rmt}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021job}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021ozr}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021usb}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021bhs}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021tnv}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021una}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021qlt}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021ffg}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021mwx}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021izm}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021yby}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021mth}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2021nrg}
\item \fullcite{KAGRA:2021kbb}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020lkw}
\item \fullcite{Abbott:2020mev}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020lst}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020kqk}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020ibl}
\item \fullcite{Abbott:2020mjq}
\item \fullcite{Abbott:2020tfl}
\item \fullcite{Abbott:2020khf}
\item \fullcite{LIGOScientific:2020stg}
\item \fullcite{Abbott:2019ebz}
\item \fullcite{Salemi:2019ovz}
\end{enumerate}
\end{flushleft}
\end{document}