Prof. Karen M. Leighly

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Classroom Teaching:

I have taught five different courses while I have been at OU. The course level ranged from introductory general education to graduate level.

Student and postdoc research supervised:

I have supervised the research projects of 17 undergraduate and graduate students and a postdoc.  My group typically consists of 3-5 students.

Kimberly Prescott, OU graduate student, December 2005-July 2006

Supervised Masters thesis research. Thesis title: Photometry and Spectrophotometry of a Heterogeneous Sample of Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies.

Jason King, OU undergraduate student, Fall 2005-Spring 2006

Supervised capstone (senior thesis). Thesis title: Locally Optimally-Emitting Cloud Models of Active Galactic Nuclei Emission Spectra.

Bobby Fleshman, OU graduate student, Summer 2005-Spring 2006

Supervised analysis of XMM-Newton data from the luminous Narrow-line quasar RX J0439-45.

Caitlin Finley, OU undergraduate student, January 2005 – present

Supervised analysis of SDSS spectra that will ultimately yield a catalog of near-UV spectral properties of intermediate redshift narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (with Randi Worhatch).

Randi Worhatch, OU undergraduate student, January 2005 – present

Supervised analysis of SDSS spectra that will ultimately yield a catalog of near-UV spectral properties of intermediate redshift narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (with Caitlin Finley).

Ryan Biesemeyer OU undergraduate student, Summer 2004 – Spring 2005

Supervised REU and Capstone project consisting of principal components analysis of SDSS spectra.

Jiehae Choi, OU undergraduate student, Spring 2004 – Summer 2005

Supervised REU and Capstone project consisting of reduction and time series analysis of ASCA data from the long observation of NGC 4395, and analysis of XMM-Newton data from the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 quasar PHL 1811.

Andrea Crews, OU REU student from Carnegie Mellon, Summer 2003

Supervised analysis of XMM-Newton data from the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0707-495.

Boon-kuan Woo, OU graduate student, Summer 2003 – Spring 2004

Supervised construction of a database of photoionization results.

Larry Maddox, OU graduate student, Fall 2002 – Fall 2004

Supervised analysis of the extended X-ray emission and extra-nuclear point sources in the XMM-Newton data from the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6300.

Aida Nava, OU graduate student, Summer 2002

Supervised analysis of XMM-Newton data from the Seyfert 2 nucleus NGC 6300.

John Moore, OU undergraduate, Spring 2002 – July 2005

Supervised reduction and analysis of HST UV spectra, SDSS spectra from a large sample of quasars, and Chandra data.

Darrin Casebeer, OU graduate student, Fall 2001 – Present

Supervised dissertation research (with Eddie Baron), including analysis and modeling of FUSE data from the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy RE 1034+39, PHOENIX modeling of optical—UV spectra of FeII Low-ionization Broad Absorption-line Quasars, and PHOENIX modeling of wind acceleration in AGN.

Toshihiro Kawaguchi, visiting Kyoto University graduate student, Summer 2001 – Fall 2001

Facilitated construction of accretion disk models.

Chiho Matsumoto, OU postdoctoral research associate, May 2001 – June 2004

Supervised analysis of Chandra and XMM-Newton data from Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies including Ark 564 , a sample of high-luminosity NLS1s, and the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6300.

Miranda Jackson, Columbia University graduate student, June 1999 – December 2000

Supervised analysis of 10 coordinated RXTE and ASCA observations of Mrk 509.

Karl Forster, Columbia University graduate student, January 1997 – July 1998

Partial thesis supervision (with J. Halpern).  Supervised analysis of ASCA observations of intermediate-type Seyfert galaxies.

Dissertation Committee Membership:

Melissa Brucker , OU Ph.D. candidate, committee member

Kimberly Prescott , OU M.S. candidate, committee chair

Darrin Casebeer, OU Ph.D. candidate, committee chair

Larry Maddox, OU Ph.D candidate, committee member

Chris Stockdale, Ph. D. 2002, committee member

Instructional Development Activities:

• OU Instructional Development Program Faculty Discussion Group “How to Design Courses for More Significant Student Learning”, Spring 2003
• OU Professional Development Seminar for New Faculty Members, Fall 2000
• Workshop on Astro 101 at Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, June 15, 2001
• AAS New Faculty Workshop, Rochester, NY, June 2000