Curriculum Vitæ - Duncan Galloway

Contact details:
School of Physics & School of Mathematical Sciences Monash University Victoria 3800, Australia	Tel: +61 (0)3 9902-0393 Fax: +61 (0)3 9905-3637 Mobile: +61 (0)414 139-763
E-Mail: Duncan.Galloway@sci.monash.edu.au WWW: http://users.monash.edu.au/~dgallow

EDUCATION

PhD, University of Tasmania, 2001.
University Medal in Physics, 1991.
Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours, University of Tasmania, 1991.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My primary area of research interest is the nature and properties of Galactic neutron star binaries. Accreting binaries can be studied using a range of techniques:

pulse timing and phase-resolved spectroscopy
analysis of thermonuclear (type-I) bursts
high-resolution X-ray imaging and spectroscopy

My research depends on observational data from four of the major satellite X-ray observatories currently in operation, the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE), INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton and the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Monash Fellow, Monash University, 2007-present
Centenary Fellow, University of Melbourne, 2005-2007
Postdoctoral Associate, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, MIT 2004-2005
Working with the RXTE and Chandra HETG groups
High-resolution spectroscopy and imaging of accreting binaries; thermonuclear burst physics; and rapidly rotating neutron stars as sources of gravitational radiation
Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Space Research, MIT 2000-2003
Advisor: A/Prof. Deepto Chakrabarty
Astrophysics of neutron star binaries, including timing studies of millisecond and long-period accreting pulsars and thermonuclear burst oscillations, and broadband X-ray spectroscopy
PhD in X-ray astronomy, University of Tasmania 1996-2000
Thesis title: Spectrum and Pulse Profile Formation in Strong-Field X-ray Pulsars.
Supervisors: Dr. John Greenhill (University of Tasmania) and Dr. Kinwah Wu (RCfTA, University of Sydney)
Experimental Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science 1992-1996
Numerical oceanographic modeling using hydrodynamic and sediment transport models, and data visualisation
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. consultancy, with laboratory and field marine studies in Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

M4222 Research Topics (Honours) component "Statistics for X-ray Data Analysis", Semester 2, 2009
ASP3231 Observational Astronomy (3rd year) component "Beyond Optical", Semester 1, 2008-9
M4331 Planetary Dynamics/Binary Stars (Honours) component "X-ray Binaries", Semester 1, 2008
ASP2011 Astronomy (2nd year) component "Measurement Techniques", Monash U., Semester 1, 2007
Co-mentoring graduate students At U. Melbourne and MIT I have collaborated with graduate students on projects involving analysis of X-ray data from neutron stars
Mentoring undergraduate students I conceived and managed summer projects for two undergraduate students at U. Melbourne in 2006, and a third project with an undergraduate exchange student from Harvard University, USA
As part of MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) I coordinated projects for two students in 2001-2002.
Laboratory demonstrator for first year physics, University of Tasmania 1999.
Laboratory assistant for first year physics, University of Tasmania 1998-1999

OTHER POSITIONS

Member, Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy (ACIGA), 2007-
Member, Australian National Committee for Astronomy's Decadal Review 2006-15 working groups 2.2 (Nearby Universe) and 3.1 (International Facilities), 2004-2005
Member, International Astronomical Union, 2003-
Associate Member, Australian National Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, 2003-
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer peer reviewer, 2000-2001
Referee, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Astrophysical Journal
Member, American Astronomical Society, 2000-
Member, Australian Institute of Physics, 1999-
Committee member, Australian Institute of Physics, Tasmanian Branch, 1999
Member, Astronomical Society of Australia, 1997 -

PUBLICATIONS

excluding Conference proceedings

1995-1997 | 1998-2000 | 2001-2002 | 2003-2004 | 2005-2006 | 2007-2008

Galloway D.K., Lin J., Chakrabarty D., Hartman J.M. (2009). Discovery of a 552 Hz burst oscillation in the low-mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676. ApJL, submitted
[ arXiv:0910.5546 ]
Bhattacharyya, S., Miller M.C., Galloway D.K. (2009). Systematic variation in the apparent burning area of thermonuclear bursts and its implication for neutron star radius measurement. MNRAS, accepted
[ arXiv:0908.4245 ]

2007-2008

Chung C.T.Y., Galloway D.K., Melatos A. (2008). Does the accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1814-338 precess? MNRAS 391, 254
[ ADS | arXiv:0808.3820 ]
Galloway D.K., Muno M.P., Hartman J.M., Savov P., Psaltis D., Chakrabarty D. (2008). Thermonuclear (type-I) X-ray bursts observed by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. ApJS 179, 360
[ ADS | astro-ph/0608259 ]
Thompson T.W.J., Galloway D.K., Rothschild R.E., Homer L. (2008). Deviations from the Flux-Recurrence Time Relationship in GS 1826-238: Potential Transient Spectral Changes. ApJ 681, 506
[ ADS | arXiv:0712.3874 ]
Galloway D.K., Ozel F., Psaltis D. (2008). Biases for neutron-star mass, radius and distance measurements from Eddington-limited X-ray bursts. MNRAS 387, 268
[ ADS | arXiv:0712.0412 ]
Schulz N.S., Kallman T.E., Galloway D.K., Brandt W.N. (2008) The variable warm absorber in Circinus X-1. ApJ 672, 1091
[ ADS | arXiv:0709.3336 ]
McNamara A.L., Kuncic Z., Wu K., Galloway D.K., Cullen J.G. (2008) Compton scattering of Fe Kα lines in magnetic cataclysmic variables. MNRAS 383(3), 962
[ ADS | arXiv:0704.1516 ]
Heger A., Cumming A., Galloway D.K., Woosley S.E. (2007). Models of type-I X-ray bursts from GS 1826-24: a probe of rp-process hydrogen burning. ApJ 671, 141L
[ ADS | arXiv:0711.1195 ]
Krimm H.A., Markwardt C.B., Deloye C.J., Romano P., Chakrabarty D., Campana S., Cummings J.C., Galloway D.K., Gehrels N., Hartman J.M., Kaaret P., Morgan E.H., Tueller J. (2007). Discovery of the accretion-powered millisecond pulsar Swift J1746.9-2508 with a low-mass companion. ApJ 668, 147L
[ ADS | arXiv:0709.1693 ]
Heinz, S., Schulz, N.S., Brandt, W.N., Galloway D.K. (2007) Evidence of a parsec scale X-ray jet from the accreting neutron star Circinus X-1 ApJ 663, 93L
[ ADS | arXiv:0706.3881 ]
Galloway D.K., Morgan E.H., Krauss M.I., Kaaret P., Chakrabarty D. (2007) Intermittent pulsations in an accretion-powered millisecond pulsar. ApJ 654, 73L
[ ADS | astro-ph/0609693 ]

2005-2006

Galloway D.K., Cumming A. (2006). Helium-rich thermonuclear bursts and the distance to the accretion-powered millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658. ApJ 652, 559
[ ADS | astro-ph/0607213 ]
Galloway D.K., Psaltis D., Muno M.P., Chakrabarty D. (2006). Eddington-limited X-ray Bursts as Distance Indicators. II. Possible Compositional Effects in Bursts from 4U 1636-536. ApJ 639, 1033
[ ADS | astro-ph/0511380 ]
Galloway D.K., Wang Z., Morgan E.H. (2005). Discovery of pulsations in the X-ray transient 4U 1901+03. ApJ 635, 1217
[ ADS | astro-ph/0506247 ]
Tiengo A., Galloway D.K., di Salvo T., Mendez M., Miller J.M., Sokoloski J., van der Klis M. (2005). Discovery of a redshifted X-ray emission line in the symbiotic neutron star binary 4U 1700+24. A&A, 441, 283.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0506590 ]
Jonker P., Campana S., Steeghs D., Torres M.A.P., Galloway D.K., Markwardt C.B., Chakrabarty D., Swank J. (2005). Chandra observations of the millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence. MNRAS, 361, 511
[ ADS | astro-ph/0505120 ]
Galloway D.K., Markwardt C.B., Morgan E.H., Chakrabarty D., Strohmayer T.E (2005). Discovery of the accretion-powered millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934. ApJ, 622, 45L
[ ADS | astro-ph/0501064 ]

2003-2004

Galloway D.K., Sokoloski J.L. (2004). An X-Ray Jet from a White Dwarf - Detection of the Collimated Outflow from CH Cygni with Chandra. ApJL 613, L61
[ ADS | astro-ph/0405436 ]
Jonker P.G., Galloway D.K., McClintock J.E., Buxton M., Garcia M., Murray S. (2004). Optical and X-ray observations of the neutron star soft X-ray transient XTE J1709-267. MNRAS, 354(3), 666-674
[ ADS | astro-ph/0406208 ]
Galloway D.K., Morgan E.H., Levine A.M. (2004). A Frequency Glitch in an Accreting Pulsar. ApJ, 613, 1164-1172
[ ADS | astro-ph/0401476 ]
Muno M.P., Galloway D.K., Chakrabarty D. (2004). The Effect of Neutron Star Rotation on the Properties of Thermonuclear X-ray Bursts. ApJ, 608, 930-934.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0310726 ]
Galloway D.K., Cumming A., Kuulkers E., Bildsten L., Chakrabarty D., Rothschild R.E. (2004). Periodic Thermonuclear X-ray Bursts from GS 1826-24 and the Fuel Composition as a Function of Accretion Rate. ApJ, 601, 466-473.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0308122 ]
Chakrabarty D., Morgan E.H., Muno M.P., Galloway D.K., Wijnands R., van der Klis M., Markwardt C.B. (2003). Nuclear-powered millisecond pulsars and the maximum spin frequency of neutron stars. Nature, 424 no. 6944, 42-44.
[ Nature (PDF) | ADS | astro-ph/0307029 ]
Lazendic J.S., Slane P., Gaensler B., Plucinsky P., Hughes J.P., Galloway D.K., Crawford F. (2003). X-ray Observations of the Compact Central Object in the Supernova Remnant G347.3-0.5. ApJ 593, 27L
[ ADS | astro-ph/0306057 ]
Galloway D.K., Psaltis D., Chakrabarty D., Muno M.P. (2003). Eddington-limited X-ray Bursts as Distance Indicators. I. Systematic Trends and Spherical Symmetry in Bursts from 4U 1728-34. ApJ 590, 999-1007.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0208464 ]
Juett A.M., Galloway D.K., Chakrabarty D. (2003). X-ray Spectroscopy of the Accreting Millisecond Pulsar XTE J0929-314 in Outburst. ApJ 587, 754-760.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0208543 ]

2001-2002

Galloway D.K., Sokoloski J.L., Kenyon S.J. (2002). Correlated radial velocity and X-ray variations in HD 154791/4U 1700+24. ApJ 580, 1065-1069.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0207594 ]
Muno M.P., Chakrabarty D., Galloway D. K., Psaltis D. (2002). The frequency stability of millisecond oscillations in thermonuclear X-ray bursts. ApJ 580, 1048-1059.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0204320 ]
Galloway D.K., Chakrabarty D., Morgan E.H., Remillard R.A. (2002). Discovery of a high-latitude accreting millisecond pulsar in an ultracompact binary. ApJ 576, L137-L140.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0206493 ]
Wijnands R., Muno M.P., Miller J.M., Franco L.M., Strohmayer T., Galloway D.K., Chakrabarty D. (2002). The burst behavior of the eclipsing low-mass X-ray binary MXB 1659-298. ApJ 566, 1060-1068.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0109193 ]
Muno M.P., Chakrabarty D., Galloway D.K., Savov P. (2001). Millisecond oscillations and photospheric radius expansion in thermonuclear X-ray bursts. ApJ 553, L157-L160.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0105042 ]
Galloway D.K., Giles A.B., Wu K., Greenhill J.G. (2001). Accretion column eclipses in the X-ray pulsars GX 1+4 and RX J0812.4-3114. MNRAS, 325, 419-425.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0010523 ]
Galloway D.K., Chakrabarty D., Muno M.P., Savov P. (2001). Discovery of a 270 Hz X-ray burst oscillation in the X-ray dipper 4U 1916-053. ApJ 549, L85-L88.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0010072 ]

1998-2000

Galloway D.K. (2000). Accretion column disruption in GX 1+4. ApJ 543, L137-L140.
[ ADS | astro-ph/0007294 ]
Galloway D.K., Giles A.B., Greenhill J.G., Storey M.C. (2000). Spectral variation in the X-ray pulsar GX 1+4 during a low-flux episode. MNRAS 311 (4), 755-761.
[ ADS | astro-ph/9909388 ]
Giles A.B., Galloway D.K., Greenhill J.G., Storey M.C. (2000) Pulse profiles, accretion column eclipses and a flare in GX 1+4 during a faint state. ApJ 529, 447-452.
[ ADS | astro-ph/9909412 ]
Greenhill J.G., Galloway D.K., Murray J.R. (1999). Angular momentum transfer in the binary X-ray pulsar GX 1+4. PASA 16 (3), 240-246.
[ ADS | http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pasa/16_3/greenhill/paper/ ]
Soria R., Wu K., Galloway D.K. (1999). A Study of the Newly Discovered X-ray Transient RXTE J2123-058 during its Post-Outburst State. MNRAS 309, 528-532.
[ ADS | astro-ph/9906267 ]
Greenhill J.G., Galloway D.K. Storey M.C. (1998). Luminosity Dependent Changes of Pulse Profiles in the X-ray Binary GX 1+4. PASA, 15 (2), 254-258.
[ ADS | http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pasa/15_2/greenhill/paper ]

1995-1997

Wolanski E., King B., Galloway D.K. (1997). Salinity Intrusion in the Fly River Estuary, Papua New Guinea. J. Coastal Research, 13, 983-994.
Wolanski E., King B., Galloway D.K. (1995). Dynamics of the Turbidity Maximum in the Fly River Estuary, Papua New Guinea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 40, 321-337.
Galloway D.K., Collins P., Wolanski E., King B., Doherty, P. (1995). Visualisation of Oceanographic and Fisheries Biology data for Scientists and Managers. Communiqué Data Explorer Newsletter 3/2, 1-3.
[ http://www.aims.gov.au/ibm/reports/communique/communique.html ]

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