Curriculum Vitae
Christopher Gordon De Pree
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Agnes Scott College
141 East College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 471 6266
cdepree@agnesscott.edu
Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 1996,
"Multifrequency Imaging Spectroscopy of Four Galactic Star Forming Regions"
M.S., Physics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 1992,
"Theory, Design and Fabrication of an X and β ray Bolometer"
B.S., cum laude, Physics, Duke University, May 1988
New College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, Summer 1987
Teaching Experience
June 2003-present
Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
Courses taught include introductory physics, introductory and advanced astronomy, scientific computing, modern physics, dynamics, classical mechanics, and non-lab science courses
May-June 2004, June-July 2005
Visiting Associate Professor, Physics Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Taught intensive summer introductory physics lecture course (daily meetings) for a six week term. Class size was 105.
June 2002
Lecturer in Astronomy, Green Bank, WV
Taught a two week short course in astronomy for high school science teachers through the RARECATS program at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site in Green Bank, WV
July 1998 May 2003
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
August 1996 June 1998
Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
August 1996 May 1997
Lecturer in Physical Science, Department of Physics, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA
Taught introductory courses in physics and astronomy
August 1990 April 1993
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNC Chapel Hill
Fall 1991
Recitation Instructor, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNC Chapel Hill
September 1989 June 1990
Physical Science and Computer Science Instructor, Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, NC
September 1988 June 1989
Physics and Chemistry Instructor, King and Low Heywood Thomas Schools, Stamford, CT
Professional Service
June 2003-present
Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College
August 2004-present
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Emory University
November 2001-present
American Astronomical Society (AAS) Small Research Grants Review Panel
June 2001-present (reappointed through June 2004)
Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy (CAPP), American Astronomical Society
August 1997-present
Director, Bradley Observatory, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College
September 2001
Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) Proposal Referee
June 2001-June 2002
Chair, National Radio Astronomy Observatory User's Committee
June 1999 June 2001
National Radio Astronomy Observatory User's Committee
July 1996 present
Referee, The Astrophysical Journal
January 1999 January 2001
Very Large Array (VLA) Proposal Referee
Research Experience
June 1996 May 1997
Research Associate, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
June 1994 May 1996
Junior Research Associate, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM
September 1993 May 1994
Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNC Chapel Hill
May 1993 August 1993
Summer Research Intern, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM
May 1992 August 1992
Summer Research Intern, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro, NM
Grants
1. Spitzer Science Center (SSC) at the California Institute of Technology Grant, C. G. De Pree, co-I, “IRAC and MIPS Imaging of High Mass Outflows: Probing the Role of Accretion and Clustering in Massive Star Formation”, June 2004
2. National Science Foundation (NSF) Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Grant, AST-0206103, C. G. De Pree (PI), “HII Region Evolution in Extreme Environments”, July 2002
3. American Astronomical Society (AAS) Small Research Grant, "Ionized Gas Velocities of the Hypercompact HII Regions in W49", January 2001
4. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Chandra X Ray Observatory, "Mapping High Velocity Shocks along the Jets of NGC 4258", April 2000
5. Ocean Optics Innovations in Educational Spectroscopy Grant, "Spectroscopy in Astronomy for Beginning and Intermediate Undergraduates", May 1999
6. American Astronomical Society (AAS) Small Research Grant, "Ionized Gas in W49A on Scales of 0.03" (360 A.U.)", June 1998
7. American Astronomical Society (AAS) Small Research Grant, "Broad Recombination Line Emission in Two Southern Giant HII Regions", June 1997
8. Space Telescope Science Institute, Hubble Space Telescope, "The Helical Jet/ISM Interaction in NGC 4258", February 1997
9. Theodore Dunham, Jr. Grant for Research in Astronomy, "The Lifetime and Evolution of Ultracompact HII Regions", December 1996
10. American Astronomical Society (AAS) Small Research Grant, "Ultracompact HII Regions and the Lifetime Paradox", June 1996
Publications
Papers in Refereed Journals
2001-2006
1. VLA Observations of C91α Recombination Line Emission in W49A North, A. Roshi, C. G. De Pree, W. M. Goss, K. R. Anantharamaiah, 2006, 644, 279
2. Morphologies of Ultracompact HII Regions in W49A and Sgr B2: Prevalence of Shells and a Modified Classification Scheme, 2005, C. G. De Pree, D. J. Wilner, J. DeBlasio, A.J. Mercer, L.E. Davis, ApJ, 624, 101
3. An 8.5 GHz Arecibo survey of Carbon Recombination Lines toward UC HII Regions: Physical properties of the dense molecular material, 2005, A. Roshi, D. Balser, T. Bania, M. Goss, and C. G. De Pree, ApJ, 625, 181
4. Spatial and Temporal Variations in Small-Scale Galactic HI Structure Toward 3C 138, 2005, C. L. Brogan, B. A. Zauderer, T. J. Lazio, W. M. Goss, C. G. De Pree and M. D. Faison, AJ, 130, 698
5. H2O Masers in W49 North and Sagittarius B2, E. J. McGrath, W. M. Goss, and C. G. De Pree, 2004, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 155, 577
6. Broad Recombination Line Objects in W49N on 600 AU Scales, C. G. De Pree, D. J. Wilner, A. J. Mercer, L. E. Davis, W. M. Goss, and S. Kurtz, 2004, The Astrophysical Journal, 600, 286
7. Hot Cores in W49N and the Timescale for Hot Core Evolution, D.J. Wilner, C. G. De Pree, W.J. Welch, W.M. Goss, 2001, The Astrophysical Journal, 550, L81
8. VLA High Sensitivity 4He Imaging of Galactic HII Regions, D.S. Balser, W.M. Goss, C. G. De Pree, 2001, The Astronomical Journal, 121, 371
9. WSRT and VLA Observations of the 6 cm and 2 cm lines of H2CO in the direction of W58 C1 (ON3) and W 58 C2, H. R. Dickel, W.M. Goss, C. G. De Pree, 2001, The Astronomical Journal, 121, 391
1996-2000
10. Ultracompact HII Regions in W49N at 500 AU Scales: Shells, Winds and the Water Maser Source, C. G. De Pree, D. J. Wilner, W.M. Goss, W. J. Welch, E. McGrath, 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 540, 308
11. The Active Jet in NGC 4258 and its Associated Shocks, G. Cecil, L. J. Greenhill, C. G. De Pree, Nagar, N., Wilson, A.S., Dopita, M.A., Perez Fournon, I., Argon, A.L., & Moran, J.M., 2000, The Astrophysical Journal, 536, 675-696
12. NGC 3576 and NGC 3603: Two Luminous Southern HII Regions Observed at High Resolution with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, C. G. De Pree, M. Nysewander, W. M. Goss, 1999, The Astronomical Journal, 117, 2902
13. Ionized Gas in Sagittarius B2 Main on Scales of 0.065 Arcsecond (600 AU), C. G. De Pree, W. M. Goss, R. A. Gaume, 1998, The Astrophysical Journal, 500, 847
14. A High Resolution VLA Study of M17 UC1, C. Olivia Johnson, C.G. De Pree, W.M. Goss, 1998, The Astrophysical Journal, 500, 302
15. Detection of 7 mm Sources Near Cometary HII Regions, P. Carral, S. Kurtz, L.F. Rodriguez, C.G. De Pree, P. Hofner, 1997, The Astrophysical Journal, 486, L103
16. Multifrequency, High Resolution Radio Recombination Line Observations of the Massive Star Forming Region W49A, C.G. De Pree, W.M. Goss, & D.M. Mehringer, 1997, The Astrophysical Journal, 482, 307
17. Galactic Temperature and Metallicity Gradients from UC HII Regions, A. Afflerbach, E. Churchwell, J.M. Acord, P. Hofner, S. Kurtz, C.G. De Pree, 1996, The Astrophysical JournalS, 106, 423
18. The Sagittarius B2 Star Forming Region: III. High Resolution H52α and H66α Observations of Sgr B2 Main, C.G. De Pree, R.A. Gaume, W.M. Goss, & M. J. Claussen, 1996, The Astrophysical Journal, 464, 788
19. A Near Infrared Study of the K3 50 Region of High Mass Star Formation, M. Howard, Judith L. Pipher, William J. Forrest, & C.G. De Pree, 1996, The Astrophysical Journal, 460, 744
1992-1995
20. Vibrational Ground State SiO (J=1 0) Emission in Orion IRc2 Imaged with the VLA, C.C. Chandler, C.G. De Pree, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 455, 67
21. The Sagittarius B2 Star Forming Region: Il. High Resolution H66α Observations of Sgr B2 North, C.G. De Pree, R.A. Gaume, W.M. Goss, & M. Claussen, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 451, 284
22. VLA Spectral Line Observations of a Shocked Cold HII Region in G70.7+1.2, Joseph 0. Onello, C.G. De Pree, J.A. Phillips, & W.M. Goss, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 449, L127
23. The Sagittarius B2 Star Forming Region: 1. Sensitive 1.3 cm Continuum Observations, R. A. Gaume, M. Claussen, C.G. De Pree, W.M. Goss, & D. Mehringer, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 449,663
24. Rotation and Outflow in Compact HII Regions: VLA Observations of the Ionized and Molecular Gas in NGC 6334A and NGC 6334F, C.G. De Pree, L.F. Rodriguez, L. Dickel, & W.M. Goss, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 447,220
25. Ultracompact HII Regions: Are their Lifetimes Extended by Dense, Warm Environments?, C.G. De Pree, L.F. Rodriguez, & W.M. Goss, 1995, Rev. Mex. Astron. Af., 31, 39
26. Very Hot Ionized Material in Sagittarius B2 F, David M. Mehringer, C.G. De Pree, Ralph A. Gaume, W.M. Goss, & Mark J. Claussen, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 442, L29
27. Hot Shocked Gas Along the Braided Jets of NGC 4258 (M106), G. Cecil, A. Wilson, & C.G. De Pree, 1995, The Astrophysical Journal, 440,181
28. A Bipolar Outflow of Ionized Gas in K3 50A: H76α Radio Recombination Line and Continuum Observations of K3 50, C.G. De Pree, W.M. Goss, Patrick Palmer, & Robert Rubin, 1994, The Astrophysical Journal, 428,670
29. Discovery of a Synchrotron Emitting Halo around NGC 253, C.L. Carilli, M.A. Holdaway, P.T.P. Ho, C.G. De Pree, 1992, The Astrophysical Journal, 399, L59
Books
1. De Pree, Christopher, Physics Made Simple, New York: Doubleday, 2005
2. De Pree, Christopher, and Axelrod, Alan, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy 3/e (2004), 2/e(2001), 1/e(1998), New York: Alpha Books
3. De Pree, Christopher G., Marvel, Kevin, and Axelrod, Alan, Recent Issues and Advances in Astronomy, Westport: Greenwood Press, 2003
4. De Pree, Christopher G., and Axelrod, Alan (Editors), Van Nostrand Concise Scientific Encyclopedia, Hoboken: Wiley Interscience, 2003
Book Reviews
Review of Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium by Lyman Spitzer, 1998, The Planetarian, 28, 1
Review of The Visual Dictionary of the Universe The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries, 1998, The Planetarian, 27, 4
Review of Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar System by Ivars Peterson, 1997, The Planetarian, 26, 3
Conference Abstracts and Proceedings
1. Spitzer IRAC and MIPS Observations toward High-mass Star Forming Regions, Qiu, Keping, Zhang, Q., Gutermuth, R. A., Megeath, T. S., Beuther, H., Sridharan, T. K., Shepherd, D. S., Testi, L., De Pree, C. G., 209th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Seattle, WA, January 2007
2. Broad Line Sources on 1000 AU Scales in Sgr B2 Main, De Pree, C., Alexander, E., Deblasio, J., Wilner, D., American Astronomical Society, 205th Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2005
3. Hydrodynamic Simulations of Ultracompact HII Regions, Mercer, A., Blondin, J., De Pree, C. G., American Astronomical Society, 203d Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2004
4. Properties of 100 UC HII Regions, De Pree, C. G., Deblasio, J., Mercer, A., American Astronomical Society, 203d Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2004
5. Morphologies and Physical Parameters of a Large Sample UCHII Regions, De Pree, C. G., Davis, L. E., Mercer, A., Wilner, D., American Astronomical Society, 201st Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 2003
6. W49N from 3.6 cm to 3 mm: Ionized Winds on 600AU Scales?, 2002, C.G. De Pree, D.J. Wilner, W.M. Goss, Hot Star Workshop III: The Earliest Stages of Massive Star Birth, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 267. Edited by Paul A. Crowther, p.363
7. Broad Recombination Line Objects (BRLOs) in W49A North: The Youngest Ionized Sources?, De Pree, C. G., Wilner, D. J., Goss, W. M., Welch, W. J., American Astronomical Society, 199th Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2002
8. Subarcsecond Observations of High Mass Star Formation in W49N, Wilner, David J., De Pree, Chris G., Goss, W. M., Welch, W. Jack, McGrath, Elizabeth, 2001, Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, ASP Conference Proceeding Vol. 235. Edited by Alwyn Wootten., p.175
9. Ionized Gas in W49N at 500 AU Scales: Winds, Shells and the Water Maser Source, C.G. De Pree, D.J. Wilner, W.M. Goss, E. McGrath, W.J. Welch, American Astronomical Society, 195th Meeting, Atlanta, GA January 2000
10. VLA 4He Imaging in Galactic HII Regions, D. Balser, W.M. Goss, C.G. De Pree, American Astronomical Society, 195th Meeting, Atlanta, GA January 2000
11. H2O Maser Emission in W49N, E.J. McGrath, W.M. Goss, C.G. De Pree, American Astronomical Society, 195th Meeting, Atlanta, GA January 2000
12. Subarcsecond Observations of High Mass Star Formation in W49N, Wilner, David J., De Pree, Chris G., Goss, W. M., Welch, W. Jack, McGrath, Elizabeth, Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), Associated Universities, Inc., Carnegie Institution of Washington, October 1999
13. Bow shock Associated with the Active Jet in NGC 4258, G. Cecil, C.G. De Pree, L.J. Greenhill, J.M. Moran, M.A. Dopita, American Astronomical Society, 193rd Meeting, Austin, TX, January 1999
14. NGC 3576 and NGC 3603: Two Luminous Southern HII Regions Observed at High Resolution with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, M. Nysewander, C. G. De Pree, W. M. Goss, American Astronomical Society, 193rd Meeting, Austin, TX, January 1999
15. Ionized Gas in Sagittarius B2 on 0.06"(500 AU) Scales, C. G. De Pree, W. M. Goss, R. A. Gaume, American Astronomical Society, 190th Meeting, Winston Salem, NC, June 1997
16. A High Resolution VLA Study of M17 UC1, C.O. Johnson, C. G. De Pree, W. M. Goss, American Astronomical Society, 189th Meeting, Toronto, Canada, January 1997
17. Detection of 7 mm Sources Near Cometary HII Regions, P. Carral, S. Kurtz, L.F. Rodriguez, C.G. De Pree, P. Hofner, American Astronomical Society, 189th Meeting, Toronto, Canada, January 1997
18. Massive Star Formation in the Galaxy: An Evolutionary Picture, C.G. De Pree, American Astronomical Society, 187th Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 1995, BAAS, 27, 4, 1376
19. An Ionized Outflow and Rotating Molecular Disk in K3 50A, C.G. De Pree, T.R. Geballe, W.M. Goss, D.M. Mehringer, & G. Cecil, American Astronomical Society, 185th Meeting, Tucson, AZ, 1994, BAAS, 26, 4, 1459
20. Autoionizing Shocks along the Twisted Jets of NGC 4258, G. Cecil, C. De Pree, & J. Morse, American Astronomical Society, 185th Meeting, Tucson, AZ, 1994, BAAS, 26, 4, 1502
21. High Resolution Radio Recombination Line Observations of Compact HII Regions: Kinematics of the Ionized Gas in the Core of Sgr B2, C.G. De Pree, R. A. Gaume, M.J. Claussen, & W.M. Goss, American Astronomical Society, 183rd Meeting. Washington, D.C., 1993, BAAS, 25, 4, 1308
22. Hot, Entrained Gas in the 5 arcmin long X Ray Jet of the Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4258, Gerald Cecil, Chris De Pree, & Andrew Wilson, American Astronomical Society, 183rd Meeting. Washington, D.C., 1993, BAAS, 25, 4, 1418
23. PKS 1413+135: A BL Lacertae Object with a Parsec Scale Counterjet?, E.S. Perlman, C. Carilli, J.T. Stocke, & C. De Pree. American Astronomical Society, 181st Annual Meeting, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 1992, BAAS, 24, 4, 1134
24. Spatially Resolved Gas Excitation Gradients Associated with Radio Continuum Structures in the LINER NGC 6951, C.G. De Pree, G. Cecil, & S. Veilleux, American Astronomical Society, 179th Annual Meeting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1991, BAAS, 23, 4, 1335
Seminars, Colloquia, Invited Talks
Shells, Comets and Peanuts: What Ultracompact HII Region Morphologies Tell Us About the Formation of Massive Stars, Department of Physics, Emory University, February 2005
The Possible Origin of Broad Recombination Line Sources, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, November 2004
Ultracompact HII Region Evolution in Extreme Environments, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Georgia at Athens, April 2004
The Future of Bradley Observatory, Atlanta Astronomy Club, Emory University, July 21, 2000
High Resolution Radio Observations of Galactic Star Formation, Georgia State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, April 1999
Beyond Orion: Exploring Star Formation at Radio Frequencies, Atlanta Astronomy Club, Emory University, January 1999
Radio Astronomy at the Very Large Array, Atlanta Astronomy Club, Emory University, September 1996
Massive Star Formation Near the Galactic Center: Ionized and Molecular Gas in Sagittarius B2, US Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., March 15, 1995
VLA Observations of Massive Star Forming Regions at 7 mm, C.G. De Pree, NRAO Visiting Committee Meeting, Socorro, NM, March 4, 1995
Papers/Books in Preparation
1. High Resolution H52α Observations of Sgr B2 Main: More Broad Recombination Line Objects Revealed, C. G. De Pree, E. Alexander, D. Wilner, J. Deblasio
2. The End of the World as We Know It, C. G. De Pree
Honors
• Junior Research Associate, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, June 1994 May 1996
• President, UNC Physics & Astronomy Graduate Student Association, 1993 1994
• Outstanding Research Award, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, UNC Chapel Hill, May 1993
• Phi Eta Sigma, 1985
• Dean's List, 1985, 1988
• Angier B. Duke Scholar, Four year, merit based, full scholarship, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1984 1988
Memberships
• American Astronomical Society, May 1991 present
• American Physical Society, May 1991-present
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific, September 2000-present
• International Dark Sky Association, April 2001-present
• Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) Board, 2006
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, September 2004-present