Education

• Ph. D., Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2000.
  Dissertation: Collapsars: Gamma-Ray Bursts and Explosions in Asymmetric Supernovae ,
  supervised by S. E. Woosley.
• M. S., Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1997.
• B. A., Astrophysics, Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, 1987.
• Postbaccalaureate study in physics, mathematics and computer science, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1988-1992.

Publications

1. ``Supernovae, Jets, and Collapsars,'' MacFadyen, A. I., Woosley, S. E. & Heger, A., 2001, Astrophysical Journal, 550, 410 (2001).
2. ``Relativistic Jets from Collapsars,'' Aloy, M.A., Muller, E., Ibanez, J.M., Marti, J.M., MacFadyen, A.I., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 510, 119-122 (2000).
3. ``Collapsars - Gamma-Ray Bursts and Explosions in "Failed Supernovae",'' MacFadyen, A. I. & Woosley, S. E., Astrophysical Journal 524, 262-289 (1999).
4. "Stellar Explosions Powered by Black Hole Accretion," MacFadyen, A. I., Proceedings of the 10th Maryland Conference on Astrophysics, eds, S. Holt and W. Zhang, American Institute of Physics (2000).
5. "Collapsars," MacFadyen, A. I., Fifth Huntsville Conference on Gamma-Ray Bursts eds. R. M. Kippen, R.S. Mallozzi, & V. Connaughton, American Institute of Physics (2000).
6. ``The Collapsar Model for Gamma-Ray Bursts,'' MacFadyen, A. I., First KIAS Astrophysics Workshop - Explosive Phenomena in Astrophysical Compact Objects, American Institute of Physics (2000).
7. ``Collapsars, Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae,'' Woosley, S. E., MacFadyen, A. I. & Heger, A., Supernovae and Gamma Ray Bursts, eds. M. Livio, K. Sahu, & N. Panagia (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), astro-ph/9909034.
8. ``Central engines for gamma-ray bursts,'' Woosley, S. E. & MacFadyen, A. I., Astronomy & Astrophysics Supp., 138, 499 (1999).
9. "The Most Distant Gamma-Ray Bursts," Hartmann, D. H., MacFadyen, A. I. and Woosley, S. E., Fifth Huntsville Conference on Gamma-Ray Bursts eds. R. M. Kippen, R.S. Mallozzi, & V. Connaughton, American Institute of Physics (2000).
10. ``Relativistic Jets from Collapsars,'' Muller, E., Aloy, M. A., Ibanez, J.M., Marti, J.M., MacFadyen, A.I., Fifth Huntsville Conference on Gamma-Ray Bursts eds. R. M. Kippen, R.S. Mallozzi, & V. Connaughton, American Institute of Physics (2000).
11. "Hypernovae, Collapsars and Gamma-Ray Bursts", Hartmann, D. H. and MacFadyen, A. I., Proceedings of the Texas Symposium, Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 80, 135-142 (2000).
12. ``Relativistic Jets from Collapsars,'' Aloy, M.A., Muller, E., Ibanez, J.M., Marti, J.M., MacFadyen, A.I., Godunov Methods: Theory and Applications, Oxford, U.K. (1999).
13. ``A Search for Stars in the Intergalactic Neutral Hydrogen Cloud HI 1225+01: The Star Formation Threshold in Galaxies,'' Turner, N. J. & MacFadyen, A. I., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 285, 125 (1997).

Invited Talks

• Aspen Center for Physics: "Gamma-Ray Bursts In The Afterglow Era," Aspen, Colorado, June, 2001.
• American Astronomical Society 198th Meeting: ``Gamma-Ray Bursts: A Mystery and a Tool,'' Pasadena, California, June, 2001.
• The 18th Jerusalem Winter School in Theoretical Physics: "COSMIC EXPLOSIONS Gamma-Ray Bursts & Related Phenomena,'' directed by R. Narayan and T. Piran, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, January, 2001.
• Astronomy and Astrophysics Colloquium, University of California, Santa Cruz, September, 2000.
• ``Explosive Phenomena in Astrophysical Compact Objects,'' Korea Institue for Advanced Studies, Seoul, Korea, May, 2000.
• ESO Workshop on Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: "Diagnostics, Demography and Formation, In Honour of Prof. R. Giacconi,'' Garching b. Munchen, Germany, September, 1999.
• International Astronomical Union Symposium 195: "Highly Energetic Physical Processes and Mechanisms for Emissions from Astrophysical Plasmas,'' Montana State University, July 1999.

Contributed Papers

• ``5th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium,'' Huntsville, October 1999.
• ``10th Annual October Astrophysics Conference in Maryland: Cosmic Explosions,'' College Park, October 1999.
• ``Institute for Theoretical Physics Workshop, Gamma-Ray Bursts and their Afterglows,'' Santa Barbara, March 1999.
• ``Institute for Theoretical Physics Workshop, Black Holes: Theory Confronts Reality,'' Santa Barbara, February 1999.
• ``American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting 193,'' Austin, January 1999.
• ``American Astronomical Society Summer Meeting 192,'' San Diego, June 1998.
• ``Institute for Theoretical Physics Workshop, Supernova Explosions: Their Causes and Consequences,'' Santa Barbara, August 1997.

Positions

• Lee A. DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar in Astrophysics, Theoretical Astrophysics and Relativity Group, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, starting October, 2001.

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California at Santa Cruz and UCO/Lick Observatory, 2000 - present.

• Systems Administrator, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California at Santa Cruz and UCO/Lick Observatory, 1995 - 2001.

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1992 - 1994.

• Project Associate, Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1988 - 1992.

• Physics Teacher, Thomas Alva Edison High School, Jamaica, New York, 1987 - 1988.