Curriculum Vita
Education
Continuing Education:
1998—2000 University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Computer Science Courses
2001—2005 Management training seminars in communication, project management,
budget development & tracking, staff supervision
2008 NVO Summer School
Graduate Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1985 Ph.D. in Astronomy, Dissertation Advisor: James B. Kaler
1982 M.S. in Astronomy
Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1980 B.S. in Sciences & Letters, with Concentrations in Astronomy & Physics
Appointments
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
2001—2016 Scientist
2001—2006 Manager, Data Products Program
Space Telescope Science Institute
1999—2001 Scientist
1995—1999 Associate Scientist
1990—1995 Assistant Scientist
CSC/IUE Observatory
1988—1990 Astronomer/Senior Member, Technical Staff
1985—1988 Postgraduate Astronomer; Postdoctoral Sponsor: Donald E. Osterbrock
1982—1985 Graduate Research Assistant
1980—1982 Graduate Teaching Assistant
1977—1980 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Scientific/Professional Service
Astronomical Data Analysis Software & Systems (ADASS) conference series
1992—2006 Member, Program Organizing Committee
2000—2003 ADASS POC Chair
Review Panels
HST Time Assignment Committee
NOAO Survey TAC
Keck Observatory Archive Review Panel
NSF Proposal Reviewer
Regular Referee for:
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Post-doctoral Advisor for:
Dr. Eva Villaver (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)
Dr. Ting-Hui Lee (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Western Kentucky Univ.)
External Thesis Examiner for:
Dr. Warren A. Reid (Univ. Western Sydney)
Dr. David A. Frew (Univ. of Hong Kong)
Funded Programs
NASA Astrophysics Data Program
| NAG 5–1432 | CNO Abundance Enrichments in Planetary Nebulae | R. A. Shaw, J. B. Kaler, R. J. Dufour | |
| NAS 5–32697 | A Port of the New IUE Data Reduction Software to IRAF | R. A. Shaw, H. A. Bushouse |
Hubble Space Telescope
| GO 8271: 50 Orbits | A Snapshot Survey of LMC Planetary Nebulae | L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, B. Balick, J. C. Blades | |
| GO 8663: 55 Orbits | Survey of the SMC Planetary Nebulae: Nebular and Stellar Evolution in a Low-Metallicity Environment | L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, B. Balick, J. C. Blades, G. Jacoby, O. De Marco | |
| GO 8702: 20 Orbits | The Most Elusive Nuclei of LMC Planetary Nebulae | R. Shaw, L. Stanghellini, B. Balick, J. C. Blades | |
| GO 9077: 224 Orbits | Survey of the LMC Planetary Nebulae | R. Shaw, L. Stanghellini, B. Balick, J. C. Blades | |
| GO 9120: 28 Orbits | Planetary Nebulae in the LMC: A Study on Stellar Evolution and Populations | L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, B. Balick, J. C. Blades, L. Cawley | |
| GO 10251: 53 Orbits | Snapshot Survey of SMC Planetary Nebulae | R. Shaw, L. Stanghellini, E. Villaver | |
| v | GO 10259: 26 Orbits | Populations in an Extremely Low-Metallicity Environment | L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, E. Villaver, B. Balick |
| GO 11657: 130 Orbits | The Population of Compact Planetary Nebulae in the Galactic Disk | L. Stanghellini, R. Shaw, E. Villaver | |
| GO 12518: 2 Orbits | A New Lead on the White Dwarf Initial-to-Final Mass Relation | Q. Parker, R. Shaw, D. Frew, P. Dobbie | |
| GO 12600: 32 Orbits | Carbon and Nitrogen Enrichment Patterns in Planetary Nebulae | R. Dufour, R. Henry, B. Balick, K. Kwitter, R. Shaw, R. Corradi |
Spitzer Space Telescope
| GO 20443: 15 Hours | Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae: Probing the Effects of Metallicity on Dust Formation, Mass-Loss, and Evolution | L. Stanghellini, P. Garcia-Lario, E. Villaver, J. Perea-Calderon, R. Shaw, A. Manchado | |
| GO 50261: 32 Hours | Dust, Gas, and Metallicity in Compact Galactic Disk Planetary Nebulae: The Missing Evolutionary Link | L. Stanghellini, P. Garcia-Lario, A. Garcia-Hernandez, R. Shaw, E. Villaver, A. Manchado, J. Perea-Calderon |
Professional Associations
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
International Astronomical Union
Commission B.B2: Data and Documentation and Data Representation Working Group (Formally, Commission 5)