Marina Kounkel

Western Washington University, Postdoctoral Scholar

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Education:

• 2012-2017: PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI
  Thesis: Distances, Kinematics, And Structure Of Nearby Star-Forming Regions
  Advisor: Lee Hartmann
• 2008-2012: B.S. in Astrophysics, Summa Cum Laude; University of Toldeo; Toledo, OH
  Thesis: An HST Survey for 100–1000 au Companions around Young Stellar Objects in the Orion Molecular Clouds
  Advisor: Tom Megeath
  

Presentations:

• 2019/09: From Gas to Stars, York UK, Invited Talk
• 2019/06: STARRY Final Conference, Leeds UK, Contributed Talk
• 2019/01: AAS, Seattle, Contributed Talk
• 2018/11: Interstellar Filaments, Japan, Contributed Talk
• 2018/10: University of Arizona, Talk
• 2018/08: Cool Stars 20, Boston, Contributed Talk
• 2018/04: Olympian Symposium, Greece, Poster
• 2018/01: Carnegie, Washington DC, Talk
• 2018/01: AAS, Washington DC, Dissertation Talk
• 2017/11: Herzberg, Victoria, Talk
• 2016/11: Gaia Workshop, Heidelberg, Contributed Talk
• 2016/10: Orion (un)plugged, Invited Talk
• 2016/05: Institude for Astronomy, Hilo, Invited Talk
• 2016/03: Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble, Invited Talk
• 2015/06: Frontiers in Star Formation, Ann Arbor, MI, Contributed Talk

Teaching and Community Outreach:

• 2019: SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, Volunteer
• 2009: Girls in Engineering, Math & Science (GEMS) fair, Volunteer
• 2015-2017: Naked Eye Astronomy (Primary Instructor)
• Fall 2016: Middle school guest lecture
• 2013-2017: Volunteer at the Detroit Observaty open houses
• Spring 2016: Volunteer at FEMMES (Females Excelling More in Math and Science) Event
• Spring 2015: UM Curriculum Committee Graduate Student Representative
• 2013-2015: Introductory Astronomy Teaching Assistant
• 2014-2015: Graduate Employees Organization, Secretary
• 2013-2014: Graduate Employees Organization, Representative from the Astronomy Department
• 2009-2012: Ritter Observatory, Operator
• 2008-2012: Ritter Planetarium, Staff

Awards:

• 2017: Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

Contact:

Marina.Kounkel (at) wwu.edu