Curriculum Vitae: Carolin Crawford
Address: / Institute of AstronomyMadingley Road Cambridge CB3 0HA
Email: /
Telephone: / 01223 − 337510 (IoA)
01223 − 742994 (Emmanuel)
Website: / http://www-xray.ast.cam.ac.uk/~csc/
Present Employment:
Oct 2005 / – / Senior Outreach Officer at Institute of Astronomy (at 50% of full-time)Oct 2004 / – / Fellow and College Lecturer, Emmanuel College, Cambridge University (50% of full-time)
Previous Employment:
Oct 1996 / – / Sep 2007 / Royal Society University Research Fellow(working at 80% of full-time from Nov 1998; 50% of full-time from Oct 2005)
Oct 2002 / – / Sep 2004 / Associate Lecturer in Astronomy, Newnham College
Oct 1999 / – / Sep 2004 / Assistant Director of Research at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Oct 1994 / – / Sep 1996 / PPARC Advanced Fellow, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Oct 1991 / – / Sep 1994 / Research Fellow, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
Oct 1991 / – / Sep 1993 / SERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Oct 1988 / – / Sep 1991 / Skynner-Radcliffe Research Fellow in Astronomy at Balliol College, Oxford
Further Education:
1985 − 1988 / PhD; Newnham College and Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge1982 − 1985 / BA Hons in Mathematics; Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Professional Societies:
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Member of the International Astronomical Union
Professional Committee Membership:
2007 / Chair, clusters panel at NASA Chandra X-ray telescope peer review committee2006 – / Royal Society Soiree Committee
2006 / Judging panel for the Royal Society’s Aventis (Junior) Prize for science books
2004, 2006 / NASA Chandra X-ray telescope peer review committee
2003 / PPARC visiting panel for Sussex Rolling Grant
2002 / Scientific organizing committee for the international workshop on ‘X-ray surveys in the light of new observatories’ held in Santander, September 2002
1998 − 2001 / ‘Topic Team' Advisory Panel, Exploring the Universe at the National Space Centre, Leicester
1997 / PPARC ad-hoc Jet-X assessment panel
1996 − 1999 / PPARC JKT and INT time allocation committee
1994, 1997, 1999, 2001−2003 / Graduate student admissions committee, Institute of Astronomy
1994 − 1997 / PPARC Astronomy committee
1992 − 1994 / ROSAT time allocation committee
Recent educational and outreach talks and activities
2008
Title / Audience / Date / Audience NumberHeavenly Music : sounds of the Universe / Talk at the Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton / July / 35
Tour of IoA to students attending the CU Headstart programme / July / 35
Two talks and tours of telescopes to high school students from Oxford Academic Programmes / July / 15
Careers in Astronomy / Two talks to year 10 pupils at Long Road 6th form college science taster day / July / 35
Stars, nebulae and the Galaxy / Talk to KS4 students at Hitchin Girls School / July / 30
Brief tour of IoA telescopes to KS3/4 students from West Monmouth and Canterbury schools / July / 45
Simple Cosmology / Workshop to year 11 students attending the AimHigher Emma/Fitz/New Hall summer school / July / 20
Are we alone? / Two Maths MOTIVATE videoconferences for KS2 students from Parkhill Primary School (Coventry), Liss Junior School (Hampshire), Netherfield CE Primary School (E Sussex), St Margaret’s Clitherow RC Primary School (Redcar & Cleveland) / June
July / ~100
Recent results from the HST / Clacton-on-sea astronomical society / June / 25
Black holes for beginners / Two talks to yr 9 students at the Royal Masonic School, Herts / June / 90
Black holes for beginners / Two Maths MOTIVATE videoconferences for KS3/4 students from Gravesend Grammar School, Cobham Hall Girl’s School and Dane Court Grammar School (Kent), King David High School (Manchester) and Wyvern Technical College (Hants) / June
July / 120
Interacting Galaxies / Luton Astronomical Society / May / 25
X-ray Astronomy / Talk to the BAA, London / May / 60
An Introduction to the Milky Way / Talk to the general public as part of the CAA’s Introduction to Astronomy course / May / 40
Random repeat: reflections on symmetry and shape / Interdisciplinary workshop with artist Claude Heath at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge; part of the Beyond Measure exhibition / May / 6
The science and beauty of nebulae / Two Maths MOTIVATE videoconferences for KS 3 students from Pleckgate High School, Blackburn and St Joseph’s College, London / April, May / 40
The science and beauty of nebulae / Letchworth Astronomical Society / Mar / 40
Recent results from the HST / Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society / Mar / 35
Saturn and its moons / Talk at the IoA Open evening during the Science Festival / Mar / 200
Black holes for beginners / Talk to yr7 students at Sawston Village College as part of the CU Science Roadshow / Mar / 180
Saturn and its moons / Talk to the physics Society at Hills Road Sixth Form College / Mar / 30
Black holes for beginners / Talk to yr 9 students at Linton Village College as part of the CU Science Roadshow / Mar / 35
Black holes for beginners / Talk to KS4 students from the Campion School, Northampton, as part of the CU Masterclasses in the Science Festival / Mar / 35
Clusters of galaxies / Continuing education students, Cambridge / Mar / 6
Dark Energy / Talk at Kettering Astronomical Society’s 25th anniversary / Mar / 30
Talk and visit from the Cambridge Scouts Fellowship / Feb / 13
Active Galactic Nuclei / Continuing education students, Cambridge / Feb / 5
The Planets / Talk to and visit from years 5 and 6 of St Philip’s school, Cambridge / Feb / 95
Stargazing session for the 14th Cambridge beavers / Feb / 30
The Science and Beauty of Nebulae / Cafe scientifique at Caffé Nero in Bishop Stortford / Feb / 45
Talk and tour at IoA for the Hardwick and Highfield cub pack and their parents / Feb / 40
Astronomy evening for the 28th Cambridge Beavers, and 28th Cambridge Cubs / Feb / 12 + 25
The Expanding Universe / KS4 students at Bottisham Village College, Cambridgeshire / Jan / 90
Recent results from the Hubble Space Telescope / IoA public open evening / Jan / 150
The Planets / Talk and tour at IoA for the 4th Soham Brownies (and their parents) / Jan / 30
The Planets / Observing session at IoA, and talk for the 2nd Duxford Brownies / Jan / 40
Recent results from the Hubble Space Telescope / Breckland Astronomical Society / Jan / 40
Talk and observing session for members of the Bury St Edmund’s WI / Jan / 31
Jan 2006 – Dec 2007
Over 120 presentations given to an estimated non-specialist audience of over 7850 people; with a further 980 school pupils attending another 60 shorts (15 min) talks.
Recent Media Appearances:
What on in the World? Quiz Channel 5 / 26 Sep 2008 / Contestant on science quiz panelWoman’s Hour BBC R4 / 10 Sep 2008 / Guest on programme discussing Women in Science
British Satellite news / Sept 2008 / Video interview discussing the HST results on NGC1275
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Star Radio and BBC Radio Scotland / 21 Aug 2008 / Interviews (two live, one pre-recorded) discussing the press release on the HST image of NGC1275
Home Planet BBC R4 / 5 Aug 2008
Home Planet BBC R4 / 1 July 2008
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 29 Jan 2008 / Brief live phone interview discussing the close approach of the asteroid 2007 TU 24 that morning
Home Planet BBC R4 / 29 Jan 2008
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 14 Nov 2007 / Brief live phone interview discussing Pluto
Star Radio / 27 Sep 2007 / Interview discussing the Invisible exhibition at the Institute of Astronomy
BBC World Service / 26 Sep 2007 / Interview discussing the Invisible exhibition at the Institute of Astronomy
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 24 Sep 2007 / Brief live phone interview discussing the Invisible exhibition at the Institute of Astronomy
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 12 Aug 2007 / Brief live phone interview discussing the Perseid meteor shower
Home Planet BBC R4 / 30 Jul 2007 / www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/homeplanet_20070730.shtml
Home Planet BBC R4 / 17 Jul 2007 / www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/homeplanet_20070717.shtml
Naked Scientists BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 27 May 2007
Newsnight BBC2 / 21 May 2007
In our Time BBC R4 / Gravitational Waves / 17 May 2007 / www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_20070517.shtml
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire / 25 Mar 2007 / live phone interview discussing the Spring Equinox
Home Planet BBC R4 / 6 Mar 2007 / www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/homeplanet_20070306.shtml
Home Planet BBC R4 / 6 Feb 2007 / www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/homeplanet_20070206.shtml
Current participation in activities promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology:
2002 − / STFC ‘Women in SET' Focus Group looking at ways to improve the representation and participation of women in Astronomy and Particle Physics2001 – / Springboard undergraduate steering committee for Cambridge University
2000 − / Qualified Springboard trainer running regular undergraduate programmes for Cambridge University. Springboard is a career and personal development course for women based on four one-day workshops spread over two university terms http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/staffdev/springboard/intro.html
1999 − / Departmental representative for the Cambridge University Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative (WiSETI). http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/wiseti/