Vita (Breve) - as at December 2009

John Berian James
Australian / European citizen, b. 1983 in Canberra, Australia

2009 -	Brahe Fellow in Astrophysics, University of Copenhagen & UC Berkeley
2006 - 2009	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh
2006 - 2007	Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
2005	First Class Honours (BSc Hons I), University of Sydney
2002 - 2004	Bachelor of Science (BSc), Australian National University

I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Member of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Publications

11.	Kwan, J., Lewis, G.F. & James, J.B. (2009), PASA, in press
10.	James, J.B., Colless, M.M., Lewis, G.F. & Peacock, J.A. (2009), MNRAS 394 454
9.	Lewis, G.F., Francis, M.J., Barnes, L.A., Kwan, J. & James, J.B. (2008), MNRAS 388 960
8.	Lewis, G.F., Francis, M.J., Barnes, L.A. & James, J.B. (2007), MNRAS 381 50
7.	Francis, M.J., Barnes, L.A., James, J.B. & Lewis, G.F. (2007), PASA 24 95
6.	H. J. McCracken, J. A. Peacock, L. Guzzo, P. Capak, C. Porciani, N. Scoville, H. Aussel, A. Finoguenov, J. B. James, M. G. Kitzbichler, A. Koekemoer, A. Leauthaud, O. Le Fevre, R. Massey, Y. Mellier, B. Mobasher, P. Norberg, J. Rhodes, D. B. Sanders, S. S. Sasaki, Y. Taniguchi, D. J. Thompson, S. D. M. White & A. El-Zant (2007), ApJS 172 314
5.	Davis, T.M., James, J.B., Schmidt, B.P. & Kim, A.G. (2007), AIPC 924 330
4.	James, J.B., Lewis, G.F & Colless, M.M. (2007) MNRAS 375 128
3.	Barnes, L.A., Francis, M.J., James, J.B. & Lewis, G.F. (2006) MNRAS 373 382
2.	James, J.B., Davis, T.M., Schmidt, B.P. & Kim, A.G. (2006) MNRAS 370 933
1.	Honours Dissertation, The Topology of Large-Scale Structure in the Universe

Selected Awards and Presentations

2009	Structure topology: puzzles and trajectories, Stobie Talk, ROE, Edinburgh, U.K
2008	Large-scale structure of galaxy clusters, Stromlo Xmas Seminars, Canberra, Australia
(pdf)	Three things you should know about the Universe, Student Talk, ROE, Edinburgh, U.K.
	Modelling the COSMOS, Röntgenastronomie Group Meeting, MPE, Deutschland
	Clusters, galaxies, haloes, modelling, bias, redshift, mass; COSMOS, IAP, Paris, France
	Tales of clustering from the Cosmic Evolution Survey, RSE, Edinburgh, U.K.
	In the future, everyone will drink Pan-STARRS, Coffee Talk, ROE, U.K.
	Integral Transforms for You & Me, Pedagogical Seminar, ROE, U.K.
2007	The Construction of the Universe at Large, PIPC Seminar, School of Physics
	LOC (Chair), RAS YAM, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, U.K.
	Clustering in the COSMOS field, Röntgenastronomie Group Meeting, MPE
	Dark Matter and Dark Energy, IfA Winter Talk, Edinburgh
	Clusters & their Galaxies, Dark Conference, University of Sydney
	Galaxies, Clusters & the COSMOS, IoA Seminar, Univ. of Sydney
	Clusters & Their Galaxies, MAGPOP Summer School, Bavaria
	The Galaxy Profile of Clusters, COSMOS Group Meeting, New York
	The Galaxy-Group Cross-Correlation, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
	Scottish International Education Trust Grant Awardee
	CISRA Publication Prize, School of Physics, The University of Sydney
2006	Testing Inflation with Donuts and Coffee Cups, Royal Astronomical Society
	Principal's Scholar, The University of Edinburgh
	Henry Chamberlain Russell Prize, School of Physics, University of Sydney
	W S Robertson Prize, St Andrew's College within The University of Sydney
	Powering Australia, (with Campbell Anderson), St Andrew's College
	Active Citizenship, Kinross Society, St Andrew's College
2005	Honours Scholarship, School of Physics, University of Sydney
	Merit Scholar, St Andrew's College within The University of Sydney
	Topology of Large-Scale Structure in the Universe, University of Sydney
	The Nuclear Imperative, Kinross Society, St Andrew's College
2004	Distinguished Scholar, Australian National University
	4th Place (Experimental), Australian National Physics Competition
	PPARC International Undergraduate Summer School
	Chancellor's Letter of Commendation, Australian National University

Teaching Positions

08/09	N.B. I will not be teaching through this academic year while preparing my dissertation
07/08	Tutor, General Relativity, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
06/07	Tutor, Astrophysical Cosmology, IfA, University of Edinburgh
	Tutor, Astrophysics 3: The Physics of Stars, IfA, University of Edinburgh
	Tutor, General Relativity, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
	Tutor, Radiation and Matter, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
2006	Tutor, Dynamics & Relativity, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh
	Dean of Students, St Andrew's College within The University of Sydney
2005	Laboratory Demonstrator and Tutor, School of Physics, U. Syd.
	Resident Tutor, St Andrew's College within The University of Sydney
2003	Guitar Teacher, Music Learning Centre, Canberra
	Private Tutor in Mathematics, Physics and Japanese, Action Coaching, Canberra

Referees

Professor John A. Peacock FRS FRSE Professor of Cosmology Institute for Astronomy Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, U.K. +44 131 668 8390 (p) +44 131 668 8264 (f)	Professor Matthew Colless FAA Director Anglo-Australian Observatory PO Box 296 Epping NSW 1710 Australia +61 2 9372 4812 (p) +61 2 9372 4880 (f)
Professor Geraint F. Lewis Professor of Astrophysics School of Physics The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia +61 2 9351 5184 (p) +61 2 9351 7726 (f)	Professor Alan F. Heavens FRSE Professor of Astrophysics Institute for Astronomy Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, U.K. +44 131 668 8352 (p) +44 131 668 8264 (f)
Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn Federation Fellow School of Physics The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia +61 2 9351 2621 (p) +61 2 9351 7726 (f)	Professor Brian P. Schmidt Federation Fellow Mount Stromlo Observatory Cotter Rd, Weston Creek ACT 2611 Australia +61 2 6125 8042 (p) +61 2 6125 0260 (f)

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