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Curriculum vitae (Last update: June 2012)
| Research interests |
Technical interests |
• Extragalactic stellar populations
• Elliptical galaxies (near and far)
• Stars above the TRGB
• Host stars of exoplanets
• Digital stellar libraries |
• Observatory operations & management
• Queue observing
• Astronomical data processing and quality control
• End-to-end data management systems |
Recent service activities
President (2012 - 2015), Division B: Facilities, Technologies, and Data Science
Member (2012 - 2014), Kepler User Panel
Member (2010 - 2013), AAS Nomination Committee
Member (permanent), LSST Board of Directors
Member (2013 - TBD), TMT Board of Directors
Member (2013 - 2015, Gemini Board of Directors
Publications
Refereed Publications (ADS)
Non-refereed publications (ADS)
Recent external preprints (astro-ph via ADS)
Career path
BSc: U. of Arizona (1984)
PhD: U. of Michigan (1991)
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory (1991 – 1996)
[Tucson/AZ, USA]
- European Southern Observatory (1997 – 2005)
[Garching bei München, Germany]
- Astronomer (indefinite contract, de facto tenure, 2000 - 2005)
- Deputy Division Head, Data Management & Operations Division (2000 – 2005)
- Head, User Support Department (1997 – 2001)
- Head, Data Flow Operations Department (2002 – 2005)
- Co-leader, ALMA Operations Working Group (2003 – 2005)
- Thirty Meter Telescope Project (2006 – 2008)
[Pasadena/CA, USA]
- AURA Senior Scientist
- TMT Observatory Scientist
- Interim head, Operations Design (DEOPS) department
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory (2008 – present)
[Tucson/AZ, USA]
- AURA Senior Scientist
- Director
Recent research activity
- Digital stellar libraries
- Next Generation Spectral Library (NGSL)
- XSL: The X-Shooter Spectral Library
- Characterizing near-IR spectral features in late-type galaxies
- A new approach to the study of stellar populations in early-type galaxies:
K-band spectral indices and an application to the Fornax cluster
- Central K-band kinematics and line strength maps of NGC 1399
- Evidence for intermediate-age stellar populations in early-type galaxies
from K-band spectroscopy
- Mármol-Queraltó, Cardiel, Sanchez-Blazquez, Trager, Peletier, Kunstchner,
Silva, Cenarro, Vazdekis, & Gorgas 2009, ApJ, 705, 199
- Preprint: arXiv:0909.538
- Integrated K-band spectra of old and intermediate-age globular clusters in
the Large Magellanic Cloud
- Lyubenova, Kuntschner, Rejkuba, Silva, Kissler-Patig, Tacconi-Garmin
& Larsen, A&A, 2010, A19
- Preprint: arXiv:0910.2714
- Integrated J- and H-band spectra of globular clusters in the LMC:
implications for stellar population models and galaxy age dating
- Lyubenova, Kuntschner, Rejkuba, Silva, Kissler-Patig, & Tacconi-Garmin.
A&A, 2012, in press
- Preprint: arXiv:1205.52
- Radial gradients in K-band spectral features in Fornax late-type galaxies
- Silva & Kuntschner, in preparation
- Massive stars evolution in Local Group Galaxies
- Red supergiants in the Andromeda galaxy (M31)
- Massey, Silva, Levesque, Plez, Olsen, Clayton, Meynet & Maeder
2009, ApJ, 420
- Preprint: arXiv:0907.376
- Spectral classification of massive stars in M31 and M33
- Miscellaneous
- The infrared light curve of SN 2011fe in M101 and the distance to M101
- Matheson, Allen, Joyce, Saha, Silva, et al. 2012, ApJ, in press.
- Preprint: arXiv:1205:5269
- Kepler-21b: A 1.6 R_Earth planet transiting the bright oscillating
F subgiant star HD 179070
Former Ph.D. students
End matter
Despite scientific claims to the contrary, the destiny or meaning
of the human race, and of the cosmic order, cannot be ascertained by a
study of discrete biological or historical events. It is no more
logical to argue that the world has no ultimate cause or purpose than
to argue that it does – in both cases the empirical or scientific
evidence for deciding the matter is inadequate. - Robert Jastrow,
2000, God and the Astronomers.
Outdoor actvities page (with ski links)
Updated: 7 December 2012 – dsilva@noao.edu
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