VITAE Prof. Helene R. Dickel Last updated 2011 July 3 EDUCATION 1959 A.B. Magna cum Laude (Mathematics) Mount Holyoke College 1961 M.A. (Astronomy) University of Michigan 1964 Ph.D. (Astronomy) University of Michigan PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Current position: 2005-present Adjunct Professor, Physics & Astronomy, U of NM 2001-present Emerita Research Professor of Astronomy, U of IL Former positions: 1992-2001 Research Professor of Astronomy, U of IL 1999-2000 Visiting Astronomer at Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy and Visiting Professor at the Astronomical Institute of the U of Amsterdam. 1992-1993 Visiting Astronomer, Australia Telescope Nat. Facility 1977-1992 Research Associate Professor of Astronomy, U. of IL 1985-1986 Collaborator, Los Alamos National Laboratory 1984-1985 Visiting Associate Professor of Astronomy, U of IL 1983 Visiting Associate Professor, U of IL (Spring) 1980 Visiting Lecturer, U of IL (Spring) 1979 Visiting Lecturer, U of IL (Summer) 1977-1979 Visiting Astronomer, Sterrewacht te Leiden,Holland 1971-1977 Research Associate in Astronomy, Univ. of Illinois 1970-1971 Visiting Research Fellow at Division of Radiophysics, C.S.I.R.O., in Australia 1965-1970 Research Associate in Astronomy, Univ. of Illinois 1960-1963 Research Assistant, University of Michigan Summer 1960 Research Assistant, High Altitude Obs., U of CO 1959-1960 University Scholar & Research Assistant, U. of Mich. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Introductory Astronomy (Astronomy 100), U of IL, 1979 Introductory Astronomy (Astronomy 101), U of IL, 1980, 1984-5 Introductory Astronomy (Astronomy 102), U of IL, 1983 January Term Career Exploration Supervisor for Visiting Students from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (1974-76, 1984-85, 1988, 1990); University of Massachusetts (1980); Wheaton College, Norton, MA (1984-85,1991); Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (1987-88, 1990), Carroll College, Waukesha, WI(1990-91) Supervisor of 2 Masters candidates Co-supervisor of one Ph.D., 1977 Molecular Clouds (for Seniors/Grads) U. Amsterdam, 2000 RESEARCH SUPPORT Co-Principal Investigator of BIMA NSF grants (1991-2001) Principal Investigator of NSF grants (1972-1980,1991-94) Principal Investigator of U. of I. Research Board Grant (summer 1981) Principal Collaborator on NATO Research Grant (1980-83) Principal Investigator of International NSF Grant (1985-86) Principal Investigator of AAS Small Research Grant (1982-85,1990) PROFESSIONAL/PUBLIC SERVICES Professional and Honorary Societies: International Astronomical Union (Commissions 5,33,34,40) American Astronomical Society Astronomical Society of the Pacific Phi Beta Kappa Sigma Xi International Scientific Radio Union (Commission J) Association for Women in Science Academic Honors: Sophomore honors, 1957 Mount Holyoke College University Scholar Fellowship, 1959-60 University of Michigan Rackham dissertation fellowship, 1964 University of Michigan Professional Services: American Astronomical Society Nominating Committee 1991-1994 (chair 1992) Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturer 1981-2007 (retired) American Chemical Society Tour Speaker 1986-2008 (retired) American Physical Society Women Speaker Program ~1990-present Sigma Xi, Lecturer 1980-present Society of Physics Students, Lecturer 1980-present See January Term Career Exploration under "Teaching Experience" International Astronomical Union Representative for IAU Commission 34 to joint discussion on Nomenclature 1979-1982 Member of IAU Working Groups on Nomenclature: Commission 05 1982-present (Chair 97-2003) Commission 34 1982-1991 Commission 28 1982-1988 Commission 40 1982-1985 Chair, Multi-Commission Meeting on Designations of Stellar Companions at IAU GA 2000 Member of IAU Comm. 40 Scientific Organizing Committee 1995-2000 Member of IAU Comm. 5 Scientific Organizing Committee 1997-2003 Member of IAU Comm. 5 WG on Astronomical Data 1985-2003 HST peer review panel 4 for Cycle 13: March 2004 BIMA Array Scheduler: 1994-1998 BIMA Array Statistics: 1994-2000 BIMA AIPS++ USERS GROUP: member 2000-2001 Collaborator: Los Alamos National Laboratory 1983-1992 NSF REU Review Panel 1990 NRAO VLA Observing Proposal Reviewer 1987-1991 NRAO Scientific Advisory Committee on National Millimeter Array 1985 Consultant to Aerospace Corporation 1975-1977 Astronomy Advisory Panel, Wheaton College, Norton, MA 1969 UI Faculty Friends program 1989-2005; with Snyder Hall 1994-2005 PUBLICATIONS (for past ~15 years) 77. "The NGC 7538 IRS 1 Region of Star Formation: Observations of the H66 alpha Recombination Line with a Spatial Resolution of 300 AU," ApJ 438, 776-783, 1995 (R.A. Gaume, W.M. Goss, H.R. Dickel, K.J. Johnston, and T.L. Wilson). 79. "Rotation and Outflow in Compact HII Regions: VLA Observations of the Molecular and Ionized Gas in NGC 6334 A and F," Ap. J, 117, 220-235 1995 (C.G. De Pree, L.F. Rodriguez, H.R. Dickel, and W.M. Goss). 80. "High Resolution Observations of C18O and 2.7 mm Continuum Toward NGC 2024," Astron. & Astrophys. 303, 840-850, 1995 (T. L. Wilson, David M. Mehringer, and Helene R. Dickel). 81. "WSRT and VLA Observations of the 6 centimeter and 2 centimeter Lines of H2CO in the Direction of W 3," Ap.J, 460, 716-728 1996 (Helene R. Dickel, W. Miller Goss, and G. R. Condon). 82. "The Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland_Association Millimeter Array", PASP, 108, 93-103 1996 (W. J. Welch et al. - includes H.R. Dickel). 83. "Stars and Protostars in NGC 2024," IAU Symp. 170 (CO: Twenty-five Years of Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy), Eds. W.B. Latter, S.J.E. Radford, P.R. Jewell, J.G. Mangum, and J. Bally, (Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, The Netherlands), p. 437 1997 poster abstract (D.M. Mehringer, H .R. Dickel, and T .L. Wilson. 84. "DR 21: Highlights over 25 years," IAU Symp. 170 (CO: Twenty-five Years of Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy), Eds. W.B. Latter, S.J.E. Radford, P.R. Jewell, J.G. Mangum, and J. Bally, (Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, The Netherlands), p. 413 1997 poster abstract (Helene R. Dickel, Douglas A. Roberts, and W. Miller Goss). 85. "Recombination Line Observations of the 30 Dor Nebula with the Australia Telescope," BAAS, 28, 923 1996 abstract (Alison Peck, W. Miller Goss, and Helene R. Dickel) 86. "BIMA Array Observations of the 107 GHz Methanol Masers in Cepheus A," ApJ Letters, 475, L57-L60 1997 (Mehringer, D.M., Zhou, S., and Dickel, H.R.) 87. "High Resolution Observations of HI Zeeman Absorption toward DR 21," Ap.J, 476, 209-220, 1997 (D. A. Roberts, H. R. Dickel, and W. M. Goss). 88. "Inner Part of the DR 21 Bipolar Outflow," IAU Symp. 178 (Molecules in Astrophysics: Probes & Processes), Ed. E. F. van Dishoeck (Kluwer Academic Pulishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands), 565 1997 [p. 103 at URL http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~symp96] (Helene R. Dickel, Douglas A. Roberts, W. Miller Goss, Michael P. Rupen, and David M. Mehringer). 89. "Recombination Line Observations of the 30 Dor Nebula with the Australia Telescope," Ap.J, 486, 329 1997 (A. B. Peck, W. M. Goss, H. R. Dickel, P.R. Roelfsema, M. J. Kestiven, J. R. Dickel, D. K. Milne, and S. Points). 90. "Nomenclature of Extrasolar Substellar Objects: A New Challenge" in "Brown Dwarfs and Extrasolar Planets", Eds. R. Rebolo, E. L. Martin, and M. R. Z. Osorio, ASP Conf. Series 134, 327, 1998 (Wayne H. Warren Jr. , Helene R. Dickel, and IAU TG on Designations). 91. "Recent Developments of the IAU TG on Designations as a Resource for Electronic Publishing", poster paper at JD12 on "Electronic Publishing" at the IAU GA in Kyoto 1997 (see Highlights of Astronomy Vol 11, Ed. J. Andersen, Kluwer Acad. Publ. 1998) (H. R. Dickel and IAU TG on Designations). 92. "Nomenclature for Extrasolar Planets; A New Challenge" poster paper at JD13 on "Detection and Study of Planets outside the Solar System" at the IAU GA in Kyoto 1997 (see Highlights of Astronomy Vol 11, Ed. J. Andersen, Kluwer Acad. Publ. 1998) (Wayne H. Warren Jr and Helene R. Dickel). 93. "Measurements of the J=2-1 Lines of CS and C^18O toward the Star-Forming Region W 49 A North", Ap.J Suppl. 125, 413-426 1999 (Helene R. Dickel, John A. Williams, David E. Upham, William J. Welch, Melvyn C. H. Wright, T. L. Wilson, and Rainer Mauersberger). Preprint available at http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/department/preprints/hdickel/ Data available at http://adil.ncsa.uiuc.edu/document/99.HD.01 94. "W 49 A North: J=2-1 Lines of CS and C(18)O American Astronomical Society Meeting 194, abstract #109.02 BAAS 31, No. 4 1999 (H. R. Dickel, J. A. Williams, D. E. Upham, Wm. J. Welch, M. C. H. Wright, T. L. Wilson, R. Mauersberger, L. H. Auer) 95. "Where is SMC1? A Cautionary Tale: Recommendations about Astronomical Objects Designation" in "Galactic Evolution: Connecting the distant Universe with the local fossil record" Astrophys. & Space Science, 265, 567-568, 1999 (H. R. Dickel, F. Spite and IAU TG on Designations). 96. "SMC 1 or What's in a name?" in IAU Symposium 190 (New Views of the Magellanic Clouds), Eds. Y-H Chu, N. Suntzeff, J.E. Hesser, and D. A. Bohlender, (San Francisco, ASP), 17, 2000 (H. R. Dickel and IAU TG on Designations) 97. "W 49 A North: J=2-1 Lines of CS and C18O - Collapse, Colliding Clouds, or ?" in "Star Formation from the Small to Large Scale", Proceedings of the 33rd ESLAB Symposium, Nov 2-5, 1999 in Nordwijk, Netherlands. Ed. F. Favata A. Kaas & A. Wilson, ESA SP-445, 359-360, 2000 (H. R. Dickel, J. A. Williams, D. E. Upham, Wm. J. Welch, M. C. H. Wright, T. L. Wilson, R. Mauersberger, and L. H. Auer) 98. "New IAU Concepts of Binary/Multiple Star Designation", Birth and Evolution of Binary Stars, Poster Proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 200 on The Formation of Binary Stars, held 10-15 April, 2000, in Potsdam, Germany. Edited by Bo Reipurth and Hans Zinnecker, Poster 76, p. 220, 2000 and in the Proceedings, Eds. H. Zinnecker and R.D. Mathieu (Publ. ASP) IAU Symposium 200, 587, 2001 (Helene R. Dickel and Oleg Yu. Malkov) 99. "Designations of Astronomical Sources and the IAU Task Group on Designations", in "Astronomical Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage: Modern Facitities", Proceedings of Section 11 of the Joint European and National Astronomical Meeting, held May 29 - June 3, 2000 in Moscow, Russia. Baltic Astronomy 9 No. 4, 564-568, 2000 (H. R. Dickel) 100. "WSRT and VLA Observations of the 6 cm and 2 cm lines of H2CO in the direction of W 58 C1(ON3) and W 58 C2", AJ 121, 391-398, 2001 (Helene R. Dickel, W. Miller Goss, and Christopher G. DePree) Preprint available at http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/department/preprints/hdickel/ Data available at http://adil.ncsa.uiuc.edu/document/00.HD.01 101. "Interstellar Molecules in Star Forming Regions", in "Astronomy in Ukraine - 2000 and Beyond (Impact of International Cooperation)" Ed. Ya. S. Yatskiv, Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies, Suppl. Ser., 2000 N3, 80-84 (H.R. Dickel). Reprint available at http://www.mao.kiev.ua/mao-2000/ contents.htm (click on Section 2.02) 102. "W 49 A North - Global, Local, or No Collapse", poster paper in "IAU Symposium 221, Star Formation at High Angular Resolution, Eds. M. Burton, R. Jayawardhana, & T. Bourke, electronically published at www.phys.unsw.edu.au/iau221, poster paper #385, 2003 (Helene R. Dickel, John A. Williams, and Lawrence H. Auer). pdf file available at http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~lanie/W49_symp221.pdf 103. "W 49 A North - Global, Local, or No Collapse", ApJS 153 (August) 463-499 2004 ApJS 161 (erratum) 183 2005 (John A. Williams, Helene R. Dickel, and Lawrence H. Auer). Preprint at http://arXiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0405085 104. "BIMA Array Detections of HCN in Comets LINEAR (C/2002 T7) and NEAT (C/2001 Q4)", ApJ 630, 623-630, 2005 (D.N. Friedal, A. Remijan, L.E. Snyder, M.F. A'Hearn, G.A. Blake, Imke de Pater, Helene R. Dickel, J.R. Forster, M.R. Hogerheijde, C. Kraybill, L.W. Looney, Patrick Palmer, and M.C.H. Wright) 105. "A BIMA Array Survey of Molecules in Comets LINEAR (C/2002 T7) and NEAT (C/2001 Q4)", ApJ 643, 567-572, 2006 (Anthony J. Remijan, D. N. Friedel, Imke de Pater, M. R. Hogerheijde, L. E. Snyder, M. F. A'Hearn, Geoffrey A. Blake, H. R. Dickel, J. R. Forster, C. Kraybill, L.W. Looney, Patrick Palmer, and M. C. H. Wright) 106. "The W49A Connection", in "Revealing the Molecular Universe: One Antenna Is Never Enough", Eds. Plambeck, D.; Backer, D.C.; Turner, J.L; Moran, J.M., ASPC 356, 197, 2006 (H.R. Dickel) 107. "The Long Wavelength Array (LWA): A Multi-Disciplinary Educational Opportunity", 26th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 12, 21 August 2006, Prague, Czech Republic, JD12, Poster Paper/Abstract #59 IAU JD..12E..59, 2006 (Dickel, H. R.; Pihistrom, Y. M.; Gaussiran, T. L.; Henning, P. A.; Kerkhoff, A.; Junor, W.; Kassim, N. E.; Taylor, G. B.) 108. Virtual CARMA paper on Comets LINEAR (C/2002 T7) and NEAT (C/2001 Q4)", in preparation, 2006-7 (M. R. Hogerheijde et al.) Bulletins or Reports 1. "Avoid Applying Ackward Acronyms", "The Nomenclature Nook", and "Nomenclature 'No, No' No. 1 - 7", Special to IAU Today, Ed. S.P. Maran (XX IAU General Assembly) volumes 1-7 , 1988 (H. R. Dickel) 2. "Specifications concerning names, designations and nomenclature for astronomical radiation sources outside the Solar System" created by IAU Commission 5 WG on Designations and published in the following journals: PASP 102, 1231-1233, 1990; A&A 230 (May Supplementary issue ) A11-13, 1991, AJ 102, iv, 1991 and subsequent years in A&A. Updated version (1995) appears on the internet World Wide Web with URL address http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/iau-spec.html and companion article "How to refer to a source or designate a new one" at URL address http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/how.html 3. "Astronomical Acronyms," Cruz del Sur, Ed. P. Moore (XXI IAU General Assembly in Buenos Aires, Argentina) 9, 3, 1991 (F. Spite and H. Dickel) 4. "Decoding Designations" series, Special to IAU special newspaper "The Sidereal Times" Ed. S. Shostak (XXII IAU General Assembly, in The Hague, Netherlands) issues No. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9, 1994 (H. Dickel and Comm. 5 WG) 5. "Accent on Acronyms" column, Special to IAU special newspaper "The Sidereal Times, Eds. Jun Jugaku, Seth Shostak, and Masahide Takada-Hidai (XXIII IAU General Assembly in Kyoto, Japan) issues No. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 1997, H. Dickel (Chair, TG on Designations) 6. "The Naming Game" series, Special to IAU Daily Newspaper "Northern Lights" Ed. J. Mason (XXIV IAU General Assembly in Manchester UK) in issues No. 2 - 10, 2000, H. R. Dickel (Chair, WG on Designations) 7. "Common Causes of Confusion" series, Special to IAU Daily Newspaper "The Magellanic Times" Ed. S. Shostak (XXV IAU General Assembly in Sydney Australia) for Days 2, 7, 10, 2003, H. Dickel (out-going Chair) & M. Schmitz (in-coming Chair) [WG on Designations] 8. "From Confusion to Clarity" series, Special to IAU Daily Newspaper 2006 "Nuncius Sidereus" (XXVI IAU General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic) by H. Dickel[WG on Designations]