Curriculum Vitae
Full CV (PDF)
Office Address
Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of California, Santa Cruz
275 ISB (Interdisciplinary Sciences Building)
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
tel: 831-502-7285, fax: 831-459-7285
web: http://www.ucolick.org/~jfortney
E-mail: jfortney@ucolick.org
Current Position
January 2008-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UCO/Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Previous Research Positions
August 2006-December 2007, Spitzer Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center and Principal Investigator, Carl Sagan Center, the SETI Institute
March 2004-July 2006, NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Research Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center
Education
2004 – Ph.D., Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona. Dissertation Title: “The Evolution of Giant Planets,” Advisor: W. B. Hubbard
1999 – B.S., Physics, Iowa State University, with Distinction and Honors Program
Major Fields of Interest
Atmospheres and spectra of extrasolar giant planets, giant planet thermal evolution, planetary interiors, extrasolar planet characterization through transit photometry, formation of giant planets, atmospheres and evolution of brown dwarfs
Memberships
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
AAS Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Pearl Jam Fan Club