Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. Astronomy, Yale University 2020

B.S. Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University 2014

First-Author Publications

Ryan T. Blackman, Debra A. Fischer, Colby A. Jurgenson, et al. "Performance Verification of the EXtreme PREcision Spectrograph" 2020, The Astronomical Journal, 159, 238, arXiv


Ryan T. Blackman, Joel Ong, & Debra A. Fischer "The Measured Impact of Chromatic Atmospheric Effects on Barycentric Corrections: Results from the EXtreme PREcision Spectrograph" 2019, The Astronomical Journal, 158, 40, arXiv


Ryan T. Blackman, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Debra A. Fischer, & Colby A. Jurgenson "Accounting for Chromatic Atmospheric Effects on Barycentric Corrections" 2017, The Astrophysical Journal, 837, 18, arXiv

Co-Authored Publications

John M. Brewer, Debra A. Fischer, Ryan T. Blackman, et al. "EXPRES I. HD 3651 an Ideal RV Benchmark" 2020, The Astronomical Journal, accepted, arXiv


Ryan R. Petersburg, Joel Ong, Lily L. Zhao, Ryan T. Blackman, et al. "An Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Pipeline: First Radial Velocities from EXPRES" 2020, The Astronomical Journal, 159, 187, arXiv


Rene R. Tronsgaard, Lars A. Buchave, Jason T. Wright, Jason D. Eastman, & Ryan T. Blackman "Photon-weighted Barycentric Correction and its Importance for Precise Radial Velocities" 2019, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 489, 2395, arXiv

Conference and Outreach Presentations

Leitner Family Observatory and PlanetariumYale University, 2019

NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group Seattle, 2019

Network of Young Researchers in Instrumentation for Astrophysics Leiden University, 2018

Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science IV Penn State, 2018

Lowell Observatory Colloquium Lowell Observatory, 2018

Extremely Precise Radial Velocities III Penn State, 2017

Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science IIIYale University, 2017

Observing Experience

Magellan, Las Campanas Observatory, Chile

Discovery Channel Telescope, Happy Jack, AZ

W. M. Keck Observatory, Mauna Kea, HI

Teaching Experience

Warrior-Scholar Project, STEM Research MentorYale University 2019

Planets and StarsYale University 2017

Origins and Search for Life in the UniverseYale University 2016

Galaxies and CosmologyYale University 2015

Data Mining and AstrostatisticsYale University 2015

Computational PhysicsNorthern Arizona University 2014

University Physics INorthern Arizona University 2013

General Physics INorthern Arizona University 2012

Quantitative ReasoningNorthern Arizona University 2011

College AlgebraNorthern Arizona University 2011

Honors and Awards

Bedwell Astronomy Scholar2014

Senior Vesto M. Slipher Scholar2013

Sigma Pi Sigma2013