Curriculum Vitae for Helen Buttery

Name Helen Jane Buttery
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Previous Employment

Assistant Editor for Advanced Materials, Wiley-VCH.

Previously I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri. This work involved carrying out multiwavelength studies of the emission from distant galaxies.

Between 2000 and 2004 I completed a PhD at the Cavendish Astrophysics Group at Cambridge University, UK.

Qualifications

PhD - Cambridge Univerity - New methods for detecting high-redshift clusters of galaxies

MSci - Cambridge University - 2:1

Major Options

- Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Physics of the Earth as a Planet
- Structure and Evolution of Stars

Minor Options

- Frontiers of Experimental Astrophysics
- General relativity
- Geometric (Clifford) Algebra and Physics

Degree - BA (Hons), MA - Cambridge University - 1st Class

First Year - Natural Sciences - Chemistry, Physics, Material and Mineral Sciences, Mathematics.

1st

Second Year - Advanced Physics, Mathematics.

1st

Third Year - Experimental and Theoretical Physics (Theoretical Options).

1st

A-Levels

Mathematics

A

French A
Physics A
Chemistry A

Computer Programming

My PhD and post-doc work has required a large amount of software development. My recent work has created a J- and K-band source catalogue from NTT observations of the ELAIS-S1 field. I have also carried out statistical analysis on the data. In addition, I created catalogues from GOODS field infrared observations and in combination with the GOODS optical catalogues used the data to search for z-band dropouts (z = 7 galaxies). During my PhD I carried out statistical analysis of radio catalogues in order to find statistically significant overdensities. I also created catalogues from optical and infrared images and used the data to search for galaxies of similar colours (and therefore at similar photometric redshifts).

I have two years experience of C, two years experience of Perl as well as several years experience of Fortran 90 (and 77). I have a few months experience of IDL. I am familiar with HTML and LaTeX. I have used many different astronomical software packages including AIPS, miriad, iraf, DS9, karma, SExtractor and HyperZ.

Observing Experience

I have observed at the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) (radio imaging), at ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) using FORS2 (optical spectroscopy), at the ANU's 2.3-m telescope at Siding Spring (optical imaging) and at ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla, Chile using SofI (infrared imaging). In addition, I have used data from the Ryle Radio telescope in Cambridge and had service time on the Anglo-Australian telescope (AAT). I therefore have experience with optical, infrared and radio observations (imaging and spectroscopy) and data reduction.

Languages

I have A-level French (A grade) and GCSE German (A grade). I know some Dutch (having lived there for one year) and have a good knowledge of Italian (having lived there for two years). I am currently learning more German.

Papers and Conference Proceedings

The contribution of very massive high-reshift SWIRE galaxies to the stellar mass function Berta, S., Lonsdale, C. J., Polletta, M., Cimatti, A., Dias, J., Buttery, H. J., Feruglio, C., Fiore, F., Franceschini, A., Held, E. V., La Franca, F., Maiolino, R., Marconi, A., Matute, I., Oliver, S. J., Ricciardelli, E., Rubele, S., Sacchi, N., Savage, R. S., Shupe, D., Surace, J., in prep.

A Near-IR survey of the ELAIS-S1 field Buttery, H. J., Dias, J. E., Cimatti, A., Maiolino, R., Marconi, A., in prep.

Evidence for strong evolution of the cosmic star formation density at high redshifts Mannucci, F., Buttery, H., Maiolino, R., Marconi, A., Pozzetti, L. 2007, A&A, 461, 423. astro-ph/0607143

The XMM-Newton survey of the ELAIS-S1 field. I. Number counts, angular correlation function and X-ray spectral properties Puccetti, S., Fiore, F., D'Elia, V., Pillitteri, I., Feruglio, C., Grazian, A., Brusa, M., Ciliegi, P., Comastri, A., Gruppioni, C., Mignoli, M., Vignali, C., Zamorani, G., La Franca, F., Sacchi, N., Franceschini, A., Berta, S., Buttery, H., Dias, J. E. 2006, A&A, 457, 501. astro-ph/0607107

The ESO-Spitzer Imaging extragalactic Survey (ESIS). I. WFIB, V, R deep observations of ELAIS-S1 and comparison to Spitzer and GALEX data Berta, S., Rubele, S., Franceschini, A., Held, E. V., Rizzi, L., Lonsdale, C. J., Jarrett, T. H., Rodighiero, G., Oliver, S. J., Dias, J. E., Buttery, H. J., Fiore, F., La Franca, F., Puccetti, S., Fang, F., Shupe, D., Surace, J., Gruppioni, C. 2006, A&A, 451, 881. astro-ph/0602252

New methods for detecting high-redshift clusters of galaxies Buttery, H. J., July 2004.

Searching for clusters with SUMSS Buttery, H. J., Cotter, G., Hunstead, R. W., Sadler, E. M. 2003, New Astronomy Reviews, 47, 329. astro-ph/0302390

SUMSS: A wide-field radio imaging survey of the southern sky. II. The Source Catalogue Mauch, T., Murphy, T., Buttery, H. J., Curran, J., Hunstead, R. W., Piestrzynski, B., Robertson, J. G., Sadler, E. M. 2003, MNRAS, 342, 1117.

SUMSS - Exploring the Faint Radio Sky Mauch, T., Murphy, T., Buttery, H. J., Curran, J., Hunstead, R. W., Piestrzynski, B., Robertson, J. G.,Sadler, E. M. 2003, Maps of the Cosmos, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 216, held 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia, IAUS, 216E, 163M.

High-Z Clusters Traced by Groups of Radiosources Cotter, G., Buttery, H. J., Croft, S., Hill, G. J., Hunstead, R. W., Rawlings, S., Sadler, E. M. 2003, The Cosmic Cauldron, 25th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 10, 18 July 2003, Sydney, Australia, IAUJD, 10E, 72C.

Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey (SUMSS) (Mauch+ 2003) Mauch, T., Murphy, T., Buttery, H. J., Curran, J., Hunstead, R. W., Piestrzynski, B., Ropbertson, J. G., Sadler, E. M. 2003, VizieR On-line Data Catalog: VIII/70A.

Early optical emission from the gamma-ray burst of 4 October 2002 Fox, D. W.,Yost, S., Kulkarni, S. R.,Torii, K., Kato, T., Yamaoka, H., Sako, M., Harrison, F., A., Sari, R., Price, P. A., Berger, E., Soderberg, A. M., Djorgovski, S. G., Barth, A. J., Pravdo, S. H., Frail, D. A., Gal-Yam, A., Lipkin, Y., Mauch, T., Harrison, C., Buttery, H. 2003, Nature, 422, 284.

ATCA imaging of Clusters of Galaxies found in SUMSS Buttery, H. J., Cotter, G., Hunstead, R. W., Sadler, E. M. Feb 2003, ATNF News, Issue no. 48.

Absorption Redshift Fox, D. W., Barth, A. J., Soderberg, A. M., Price, P. A., Buttery, H., Mauch, T. 2002, GRB Circular Network, 1569, 1 (2002).

Searching for Clusters with SUMSS. Buttery, H. J., Cotter, G., Hunstead, R. W., Sadler, E. M. 2003, RevMexAA (SC), vol. 17, eds. V. Avila-Reese, C. Firmani, C.S. Frenk & C. Allen (August 2003).

Searching for Clusters of Galaxies with SUMSS. Buttery, H. J., Cotter, G., Hunstead, R. W., Sadler, E. M. 2002, A New Era in Cosmology, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 283.Edited by Nigel Metcalfe and Tom Shanks. ISBN: 1-58381-126-5. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2002., p.245, nec conf 245B. astro-ph/0112129

Dealing with point source contamination in AMI Cluster Surveys. Buttery, H. Clusters of galaxies and the high redshift universe observed in X-rays, Recent results of XMM-Newton and Chandra, XXXVIth Rencontres de Moriond, XXIst Moriond Astrophysics Meeting, March 10-17, 2001 Savoie, France. Edited by D.M. Neumann & J.T.T. Van. 2001, cghr confE 3B.

Detection of a CMB decrement towards a cluster of distant mJy radiogalaxies. Cotter, G., Buttery, H., Croft, S., Rawlings, S., Hill, G., Das, R., Grainge, K., Grainger, W.F., Jones, M., Pooley,G.G., Saunders, R. 2002, MNRAS, 331, 1. astro-ph/0109506

Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in the z = 0.78 cluster - MS1137.5+6625. Cotter, G., Buttery, H., Das, R., Jones, M., Grainge, K., Grainger, W.F., Pooley, G.G., Saunders, R. 2002, MNRAS, 334, 323.

Teaching

Supervising 1A Mathematics for Natural Sciences, Cambridge, 2000-2002

Demonstrating 1A Physics for Natural Sciences, Cambridge, 2000-2002

Undergraduate Projects

4th year project:

I used time-domain electromagnetic sounding techniques in order to resolve the structure of an ancient buried volcano, by measuring the resistance of the ground as a function of depth. This was in the Geophysics department at the Bullard Laboratories, Cambridge.

4th year field trip:

This was to Greece with the Geology department. We were looking at continental deformation and the varying rates of uplift due to small and large faults - how one large fault may dominate the motion over many smaller faults sloping in varying directions, even to a depth where plastic deformation of the lithosphere may occur.

3rd year literature review:

This was about comparing the velocity of radio trail sources, determined from the synchrotron spectra in their trails, with that determined from their redshifts. This was in the Astrophysics department of the Cavendish, Cambridge.

Other Awards

Marion Kennedy Research Studentship (01)

Edith Harland Entrance Research Studentship (99)

Beard Fourth Year Scholarship (98)

L M Mott Prize (98)

Helen Gladstone Third Year Scholarship (97)

L M Mott Prize (97)

Beard Second Year Scholarship (96)

Anne Jemima Clough Prize (96)

Sidcot Leaving Scholarship (95)

Sixth Form Scholarship (93)

Other Courses

I was chosen for a weeks Insight course at Bath University for Women In Science and Engineering (WISE).

Other writing

Galileo Galilei, Nexus news, the Student Letter of the Institue of Physics, May 2002.

J. J. Thompson, Nexus news, the Student Letter of the Institue of Physics, June 2004.



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