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CURRICULUM VITAE 10/31/13 Name: Ken Watanabe, Ph.D. Office Mailing Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South Fort Myers, FL 33965 Office Phone:(239) 590-7565 e-mail: k[email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. in (Astro) Physics, CLEMSON University, 1996 MS in (Space) Physics, University of IOWA, 1991 BS in (Solid State) Physics, TOHOKU University (Japan), 1987 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION International Astronomical Union (IAU) Member American Astronomical Society (High Energy Astrophysics Division) Full Member COSPAR (Committee On SPAce Research) Associate EMPLOYMENTS 2011 - Present Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for six semesters. Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (twice) Served as a member of the search commeettee for new Physics faculty 2010 - Present Program Leader, FGCU: Physics & Astronomy, responsible for program coordination (e.g., scheduling), curriculum development, and curriculum review (including program assessment) 2006 - 2011 Assistant Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for ten semesters. Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (a brand new course) Served as a Whitaker Center Leadership Member Served as a member of the search commeettee for the Whitaker Eminent Scholar (three times) as well as for new Physics faculty (three times) 2006 – Present Collaborator at Astroparticle PhysicsLaboratory, Exploration of the Universe Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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CURRICULUM VITAE (3/18/99)Name: Ken Watanabe, Ph.D.
Office Mailing Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South Fort Myers, FL 33965
Office Phone:(239) 590-7565
MS in (Space) Physics, University of IOWA, 1991
BS in (Solid State) Physics, TOHOKU University (Japan), 1987
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
American Astronomical Society (High Energy Astrophysics Division) Full Member
COSPAR (Committee On SPAce Research) Associate
EMPLOYMENTS
2011 - Present Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU
Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for six semesters.
Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (twice)
Served as a member of the search commeettee for new Physics faculty
2010 - Present Program Leader, FGCU: Physics & Astronomy, responsible for program
coordination (e.g., scheduling), curriculum development, and curriculum review
(including program assessment)
2006 - 2011 Assistant Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU
Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for ten semesters.
Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (a brand new course)
Served as a Whitaker Center Leadership Member
Served as a member of the search commeettee for the Whitaker Eminent Scholar
(three times) as well as for new Physics faculty (three times)
2006 – Present Collaborator at Astroparticle PhysicsLaboratory, Exploration of the
Universe Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2003 - 2006 Astrophysicist at Astroparticle PhysicsLaboratory, Exploration of the
Universe Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Job Title: Support Scientist
center, search for unpredicted gamma-ray lines)
Study on the background lines for EXIST (Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey
Telescope: a proposed hard X-ray imaging all-sky deep survey mission)
2002 – 2003 Scientist at NASA/GSFC, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: 0808/
Remote Sensing
Modeling Hyperspectral Canopy Reflectance
Image Processing using the Earth Observing One (EO-1) Satellite and the
LANDSAT data
Support Center (COSSC) at NASA/GSFC
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.)
Archiving/Rearchiving the CGRO data
Cataloging the CGRO Database files
Editing of CGRO WWW pages
New CGRO Software (Ftools) Testing
2000 - 2002 Staff member at the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Guest Observer
Facility (GOF) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.)
Processing the RXTE data
Maintaining the data pipeline
troubleshooting problems and developing solutions
Coordinating all aspects of the data processing with other NASA facilities
Providing technical support to verify the validity of the data
Public User Support
Job Title: Research Scientist (Employer: Universities Space Research Association)
Observational and Theoretical study on the Cosmic Gamma-ray Background
Study on the connection between Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Operating the COSSC
Maintaining the CGRO/BATSE data process pipeline
Maintaining and enlarging libraries of materials, electronic and hard copy, useful for
guest investigator's research and for presentations on CGRO scientific, technical, and
managerial meetings
meetings and scientific conferences
Maintaining the CGRO/BATSE & OSSE archival data on WWW at COSSC
including the BATSE High Level Products
CGRO public users support including answering the questions which were emailed to
the GROHELP
Prepared the CGRO & GLAST outreach web pages for the LHEA
CD-ROM
Made the BATSE FTOOLS so that XSPEC can be used with the BATSE trigger data
Created CGRO/BATSE High Level Products WWW Pages for the Earth Occultation
data and Pulsar data
1991 -1996 Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Physics and
Astronomy, CLEMSON University
Developed detailed models of instrumental backgrounds from prompt effects and
activation by charged particles and neutrons, in order to extract the isotropic cosmic
gamma-ray background using data from NASA’s Solar Maximum Mission (SMM)
Gamma-ray Spectrometer using IDL
Analyzed data from the CGRO/OSSE instrument using IGORE (the OSSE version of
IDL) package to study LMC and SN87A
1987 – 1988 Systems Engineer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
(Employer: FUJITSU Limited, Tokyo Japan)
Converted sophisticated color image analysis software from a minicomputer to a
mainframe with Prof. Okamura
Attended the Japanese National Large Telescope (now named as 'SUBARU')
Technical Development Meetings
Japan.
Title: Measurement of the Diffuse Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM
(Ph. D. work was carried out at Prof. Donald Clayton's group. Thesis advisor: Prof. Mark
D. Leising)
M.S. Thesis
Astrophysical Journal
"Studying the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM",
K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, Second Compton GRO
Symposium (College Park, MD 1993)
"The Preliminary Results of the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM", K.
Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, Third Compton GRO
Symposium (Munich, Germany 1995)
"The MeV Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background from SMM", K. Watanabe, M. D.
Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, AAS HEAD Meeting (San Diego, CA April,1996)
"The Diffuse Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM Between 0.3 MeV and 8
MeV", K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, 189th AAS Meeting
(Toronto, CANADA January,1997)
"The Contribution of Supernovae to the Cosmological MeV Gamma-Ray
Background", K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, 192nd AAS
Meeting (San Diego, CA June,1998)
"Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Cosmic Star Formation History",
D.H. Hartmann, D. Band, K. Hurley, H.-S. Park,K. Watanabe, G. G. Williams,
19th TEXAS SYMPOSIUM (Paris, France December,1998)
"SMM Measurement of the Isotropic Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background", K.
Watanabe, M. Leising, G. Share, R. Kinzer, AAS HEAD Meeting (Charleston, SC April
12-15, 1999)
"The Contribution of GRBs to the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background", K. Watanabe
and D.H.Hartmann, AAS HEAD Meeting (Honolulu, HI November 6-10, 2000)
"Constraining the Cosmic Star Formation Rate with the MeV Background", K.
Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, and L. -S. The, Gamma-ray Burst Today and
Tomorrow Workshop (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, NC, August 8-10, 2002)
"Search for Unpredicted Lines", K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, SPI Scientific
Team Meeting (CESR, Toulouse, France, June 7-9, 2004)
"Search For Unpredicted Gamma-Ray Lines with INTEGRAL/SPI", K. Watanabe
and B. J. Teegarden, The 8th HEAD Meeting ( New Orleans, LA,September 8 - 11,
2004))
"An Overview of Gamma-Ray Line Results from the INTEGRAL Spectrometer
(SPI)", B. Teegarden , E. Cisana, B. Cordier, R. Diehl , M. Harris, P. Jean, V. Lonjou, J.
Knödlseder, K. Kretschmer, G. Lichti, J. P. Roques, S. Schanne, V. Schönfelder, G. K.
Skinner, A. Strong, K. Watanabe, M. Valsesia, P. von Ballmoos, A. von Kienlin, and G.
Weidenspointner, The 8th HEAD Meeting ( New Orleans, LA, September 8 - 11, 2004))
“NTEGRAL/SPI Observations of Electron-Positron Annihilation Radiation from
our Galaxy”, B.. J. Teegarden, K. Watanabe, J. Knoedlseder, P. Jean, V. Lonjou, G.
Weidenspointner, G. Skinner, P. von Ballmoos, G. Vedrenne, J. –P. Roques, S. Schanne,
and V. Schoenfelder, American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #84.07 (San Diego,
CA, January 9 – 13, 2005)
“Search for Unpredicted Lines from Point Sources”, K.Watanabe & B.J.Teegarden,
SPI Scientific Team Meeting (CNR, Rome, Italy, March 12-18, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL/SPI”,
K.Watanabe & B.J.Teegarden, Astronomy with Radioactivities Workshop (Clemson,
SC, September 5 – 9, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Lines”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden,
SPI Scientific Team Meeting (CESR, Toulouse, France, October 15-20, 2005)
“INTEGRAL Observations of the Galactic 511 keV Emission and MeV
Gamma-ray Astrophysics”, K.Watanabe, The18th Rironkon Symposium (INVITED
TALK, Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, December 25 –27, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, 207th AAS Meeting (Washington DC, January
8 - 12, 2006)
“Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL /SPI”, K. Watanabe
and B. J. Teegarden, 210th AAS Meeting (Honolulu, HI, May 27 - 31, 2007)
“Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, 5th INTEHRAL Workshop (Copenhagen,
Denmark, September 8 - 11, 2008)
“New Results from Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, HEAD (AAS High Energy Astrophysics
Division) Meeting (Kona, HI, March 1 - 5, 2010)
“Updates from Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL /SPI”,
K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, COSPAR (Committee for SPAce Research) Meeting
(Bremen, Germany, July 18 - 24, 2010)
“Sprite observations by GRT-WF:- Correlative study of Sprites and TGFs-“, T.
Sakamoto (CRESST/GSFC), K. Watanabe, R. Brown, D. Spelman (FGCU), D.
Donato (CRESST/GSFC), T. Okajima, N. Gehrels (GSFC), 2011 TGF Workshop
(Huntsville, AL, July 13-14, 2011)
“Sprite observations by GRT-WF:- Correlative study of Sprites and TGFs-“ #2,
T. Sakamoto (CRESST/GSFC), K. Watanabe, R. Brown, D. Spelman (FGCU), D.
Donato (CRESST/GSFC), T. Okajima, N. Gehrels (GSFC), HEAD (AAS High
Energy Astrophysics Division) Meeting (Newport, Rhode Island, September 7-10, 2011)
Published Papers
"The Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background from Supernovae",
K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, L. -S. The, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer,
1997, Fourth Compton GRO Symposium Proceedings, AIP, p.1223
"The Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Background and Cosmic Chemical Evolution", D.
H. Hartmann, K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, L.- S. The and S. E. Woosley, 1997, Fourth
Compton GRO Symposium Proceedings, AIP, p.1228
"The Extragalactic X-Ray Background due to Cosmological Supernovae", K.
Watanabe, M. D. Leising, D. H. Hartmann and L. -S. The, 1997, Astronomische
Nachrichten, vol. 319, no. 1, p. 67.
"Constraints on Cosmic Chemical Evolution from Gamma-Ray Background
Measurement with SMM", K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, 1997, in the
Proceedings of the IAU Symposium 187: Cosmic Chemical Evolution, pp E53
"Constraints on Association of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae",
J.P. Norris, J.T. Bonnell, and K. Watanabe, ApJ 518:901, 1999 (also astro-ph/9807322)
"Cosmic Chemical Evolution and the MeV Gamma-Ray Background from
Supernovae", D. H. Hartmann, K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, 1998, Nuclei
in the Cosmos V (Volos, Greece) Proceedings edited by N. Prantzos
"Studying the High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sky with GLAST",
T. Kamae, T. Ohsugi, D.J. Thompson and K. Watanabe (on behalf of the GLAST
Collaboration), Advances in Space Research Vol. 25:905, 2000 (also astro-ph/9901187)
"Chasing the Association of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae", J.T.
Bonnell, J.P. Norris and K. Watanabe, A & AS 138:471, 1999
"The Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background from Supernovae",
K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, ApJ 516:285,1999
(also astro-ph/9809197)
"On the Connection of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae", K.
Watanabe, J.T. Bonnell and J.P. Norris, 1999,in the Proceedings of the Space Telescope
Science Institute May Symposium "The Greatest Explosions since the Big Bang:
Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts, pp 76
"The MeV Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background Measured with SMM",
K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G.H Share and R. L. Kinzer, 1999, in the Proceedings of the
Fifth COMPTON Symposium , pp 471
"Tracing Cosmic Chemical Evolution", D. H. Hartmann, T. M. Kneiske, K. Mannheim
and K. Watanabe, in the Proceedings of the 10th Nuclear Astrophysics Conference, MPA
Publication, eds. E. Mueller and W. Hillebrandt, 2000
"Can the INTEGRAL-Spectrometer SPI Detect Supernova Signatures in the
Cosmic-Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background?",
G.G. Lichti, R. Georgii, A. von Kienlin, V. Schonfelder, K. Watanabe and G.
Weidenspointer , to appear in the Proceedings of the 4th INTEGRAL Workshop
"Exploring the Gamma-ray Universe"
"Contributions of GRBS and CEN A-Like Radio Galaxies to the Cosmic Gamma-
Ray Background", K. Watanabe and D.H. Hartmann, 2001, in the proceedings of the
GAMMA 2001 Symposium, AIP, pp 442 (also astro-ph/0105180)
"Gamma-Ray Bursts and Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds",
D. H. Hartmann, T. M. Kneiske, K. Mannheim, and K. Watanabe, 2001, In the
proceedings of Gamma Ray Burst and Afterglow Astronomy (Woods Hole, MA
November 5-9, 2001) (also astro-ph/0201299)
"Constraining the Cosmic Star Formation Rate with the MeV Background", K.
Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, and L. -S. The, 2003, Nuclear Physics
A718:425c - 427c (also astro-ph/0306113)
"Tracing Galactic Star Formation in the MeV Band",
D. H. Hartmann, J. Johnson, M. Leising, B. Meyer, L.-S. The, R. Diehl, K. Kretschmer,
G. Lichti, V. Schönfelder, D. Smith, C. Wunderer, A. Heger, S. Woosley, R. Hoffman,
U. Oberlack, K. Watanabe, J. Knödlseder, and G. Vedrenne, 2004, The 5th INTEGRAL
Workshop - The Integral Universe - (Munich, Germany, February 16 - 20, 2004)
"Characterization and Prediction of the SPI Background",
B. J. Teegarden, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder, G. K. Skinner, G. Weidenspointer, C. Shrader, S.
Sturner , and K. Watanabe, 2004, The 5th INTEGRAL Workshop - The Integral Universe
- (Munich, Germany, February 16 - 20, 2004)
“INTEGRAL/SPI Limitation Electron-Positron Annihilation Radiation from the
Galactic Plane”, B. J. Teegarden, K. Watanabe, P. Jean, J. Kn¨odlseder,V. Lonjou, J. P.
Roques, G. K. Skinner, P. von Ballmoos, G. Weidenspointner, A. Bazzano, Y. M. Butt,
A. Decourchelle, A. C. Fabian, A. Goldwurm, M. G¨udel, D. C. Hannikainen, D. H.
Hartmann, A. Hornstrup, W. H. G. Lewin, K. Makishima, A. Malzac, J. Miller, A. N.
Parmar, S. P Reynolds, R. E. Rothschild, V Sch¨onfelder, J. A. Tomsick, and J. Vink,
ApJ 621:296, 2005 (also astro-ph/0410354)
“A Comprehensive Search for Gamma-Rays Lines in the First Year of Data from
the INTEGRAL Spectrometer”, B. J. Teegarden and K. Watanabe, ApJ646:965, 2006
“IGR J17497-2821: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL.” Soldi, S.,
Walter, R., Eckert, D., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T., Boggs, S.,
Capitanio, F., Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I., Goldoni, P.,
Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A., Pottschmidt, K., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A.,
Tueller, J., Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G., ATel 885, 2006
“NTEGRAL hard X-ray observations of the outburst of the AXP CXOU J164710.2-
455216”, Gotz, D., Israel, G. L., Mereghetti, S., Balman, S., Belloni, T., Santo, M. Del,
Tarana, A., Bazzano, A., Fiocchi, M., Ferrigno, C., Leyder, J.-C., Paizis, A., Sidoli, L.,
Pottschmidt, K., Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 953, 2006
“INTEGRAL observation of a bright X-ray outburst of XTE J1739-302 / IGR
J17391-3021”, Turler, M., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T.,
Boggs, S., Capitanio, F., Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I.,
Eckert, D., Goldoni, P., Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C.., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A.,
Pottschmidt, K., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A., Tueller, J. ,Walter, R., Watanabe, K.,
Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1019, 2007
“IGR J17191-2821: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL”,
Turler, M., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T., Boggs, S., Capitanio, F.,
Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I., Eckert, D.,
Ferrigno, C., Goldoni, P., Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C.., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A.,
Pottschmidt, K., Sanchez-Fernandez, C., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A., Tueller, J. ,Walter, R.,
Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1021, 2007
“SAX J1810.8-2609 displays increasing hard X-ray activity”, Galis, R.,
Beckmann, V., Chenevez, J., Brandt, S., Belanger, G., Kuulkers, E., Bel, M. Cadolle,
Sanchez-Fernandez, C., Bazzano, A., Donnarumma, I., Fiocchi, M., Natalucci, L.,
Götz, D., Hermsen, W., Leyder, J.-C., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Shaposhnikov, N.,
Paizis, A., Sidoli, L., Tomsick, J., Walter, R., Watanabe, K. , ATel 1227, 2007
“IGR J18175-1530: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL”, Paizis, A.,
Beckmann, V., Gotz, D., Sidoli, L., Bazzano, A., Belanger, G., Cadolle-Bel, M.,
Chenevez, J., Rosa, A. De, Kuulkers, E., Falanga, M., Fiocchi, M., Kuiper, L.,
Leyder, J. C., Mereghetti, S., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Shaw, S., Tomsick, J.,
Watanabe, K., Walter, R., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1248, 2007
“XTE J1810-189 measurements by INTEGRAL and Swift.”, Neronov, A.,
Beckmann, V., Krimm, H., Markwardt, C. B., Tueller, J., Kuiper, L., Bazzano, A.,
Donnarumma, I., de Rosa, A., Fiocchi, M., Natalucci, L., Cadolle-Bel, M., Falanga, M.,
Goldwurm, A., Leyder, J.-C., Mereghetti, S., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Tomsick, J.,
Walter, R., Watanabe, K. , ATel 1430, 2008
“INTEGRAL detection of the outburst of SAX J1750.8-2900”, L. Natalucci, V.
Beckmann, A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana, P. Ubertini, A. De Rosa,, R. Walter, M.
Cadolle-Bel, M. Falanga, D. Gotz, A. Goldwurm, S. Mereghetti, L. Sidoli, J. Leyder, S.
Piraino, K. Pottschmidt, and K. Watanabe, ATel 1434, 2008
“XTE J1701-407 INTEGRAL and Swift observations”, S. Soldi, V. Beckmann, D.
Eckert, C. Ferrigno, G. Belanger, E. Kuulkers, M. D. Caballero-Garcia, J. Chenevez , M.
Falanga, L. Prat, J.-C. Leyder, J. M. Miller, S. Piraino, K. Pottschmidt, L. Sidoli, A.
Bazzano, L. Natalucci, P. Ubertini, K. Watanabe, ATel 1791, 2008
” IGR J01054-7253: a new INTEGRAL source discovered in the SMC”, C.
Ferrigno (IAAT, Tuebingen, Germany & ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland) , M.J Coe
(University of Southampton, UK), P. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), A.J Bird
(University of Southampton, UK), P. Lubinski (ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland) , T. J.
Maccarone (University of Southampton, UK) ,V. Beckmann (ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland),
P. Ubertini (Iasf-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA). ATel
2079, 2009
“A new hard X-ray source discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J16442-554”, E. Bozzo
(ISDC), C.Ferrigno (IAAT/ISDC), J. Chenevez (DTU-NSI), M. Del Santo, A. De Rosa,
M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana, P. Ubertini (INAF/IASF-Roma), S. Corbel, D. Goetz, L. Prat, J.-
A. Zurita-Heras (CEA-Saclay), M. Renaud (APC/Univ-Paris7), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis,
L. Sidoli (INAF/IASF-Mi), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), L. Kuiper
(SRON), I. Negueruela (Universidad de Alicante), S. Piraino (IASF-Pa-INAF), Georg
Weidenspointner (MPI), K. Watanabe (FGCU). ATel 2185, 2009.
“INTEGRAL observes further hard X-ray activity of IGR J17586-2129”, C.
Sanchez-Fernandez, E. Kuulkers (ESAC/ESA), A.J. Bird (Southampton), C. Ferrigno
(ISDC/IAAT), G. Belanger (ESAC/ESA), A. Bazzano, M. Del Santo, L. Natalucci, P.
Ubertini (INAF/IASF Roma), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), D. Gotz, L. Prat
(CEA Saclay), J.-C. Leyder (IAG, Liege), A. Lohfink (UMCP/CRESST/NASA-GSFC),
T. Oosterbroek (ESTEC/ESA), S. Piraino (INAF/IASF Palermo), K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/CRESST/NASA-GSFC) & K. Watanebe (Florida Gulf Coast). ATel 2194, 2009.
“INTEGRAL upper limit on AGL J2206+6203”, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC/Unige)
P. Martin (Mpe-Garching) V. Beckmann (APC/University Paris 7) V. Bianchin (IASF-
Bo/INAF) I. Caballero (Cea Saclay) P. den Hartog (Standford University) F. Panessa, P.
Ubertini (IASF-Roma/INAF) K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University)
(APC/University Paris 7) V. Bianchin (IASF-Bo/INAF) I. Caballero (Cea Saclay) P. den
Hartog (Standford University) F. Panessa, P. Ubertini (IASF-Roma/INAF) K. Watanabe
(Florida Gulf Coast University). ATel 2405, 2010
“INTEGRAL catches an exceptional bright outburst from the HMX XTE J1855-
026”, K. Watanabe (FGCU), E. Bozzo (ISDC/University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti
(IASF-Mi/INAF), C. Baldovin (ISDC/University of Geneva) Diego Gotz (Ces-Saclay).
Atel 2482 2010
“INTEGRAL observations of XTEJ17522-223”, Manousakis A., Ferrigno C. (ISDC-
University of Geneva), Weidenspointner G. (MPE), Kuulkers E. (ESA/ESAC) Bozzo E.
(ISDC-University of Geneva), Mereghetti S. (IASF-Mi/INAF), Gotz D. (CEA), Fiocchi M.
(IASF-Rm/INAF), Watanabe K. (FGCU) Rothschild R. (UCSD), Kuiper L.M. (SRON),
Chenevez J. (DTU Space), Caballero I. (CEA), Ducci L. (IASF-Mi/INAF) Bird A.J.
(Southampton, UK), Puehlhofer G. (IAA Tuebingen), Sanchez C. (ESA/ESAC), Del Santo
M (IASF-Rm/INAF) Negueruela I. (Alicante), Bianchin V. (IASF-Bo/INAF), Prat L.
(CEA), Paizis A. (IASF-Mi/INAF), Tarana A. (IASF-Rm/INAF), Panessa F. (IASF-
Rm/INAF), Fiamma C. (IASF-Rm/INAF), Kreykenbohm I. (Dr. Karl Remeis Sternwarte
Bamberg)) Terrier R. (APC). ATel 2530, 2010
“INTEGRAL detection of high energy emission from XMMSL1 J171900.4-353217”,
W. Ishibashi, E. Bozzo (ISDC), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis,
L. Ducci (INAF-IASF Milano), D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De
Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del Santo, L. Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF,
Rome), V. Sguera, V. Bianchin (INAF-IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper
(SRON), L. Barragan (FAU), J. Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader
(GSFC/USRA), A. Bird (Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-
Fernandez (ESAC), G. Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog
(HEPL/KIPAC), K. Pottschmidt (UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat
(CEA Saclay), ATel 2803, 2010
“NTEGRAL and Swift follow-up observations of XMMSL1 J171900.4-353217”, L.
Pavan (ISDC-University of Geneva), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), E. Bozzo, C.
Ferrigno (ISDC-University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis, L. Ducci (INAF-IASF
Milano), D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del
Santo, L. Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF, Rome), V. Sguera, V.
Bianchin (INAF-IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper (SRON), L. Barragan
(FAU), J. Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader (GSFC/USRA), A.
Bird (Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC), G.
Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC) K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat (CEA Saclay). ATel 2807,
2010
“The INTEGRAL discovery of a new transient source: IGR J16374-5043”, L. Pavan
(ISDC-University of Geneva), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo
(ISDC-University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis, L. Ducci (INAF-IASF Milano),
D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del Santo, L.
Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF, Rome), V. Sguera, V. Bianchin (INAF-
IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper (SRON), L. Barragan (FAU), J.
Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader (GSFC/USRA), A. Bird
(Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC), G.
Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC), K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat (CEA Saclay). ATel 2809,
2010.
“INTEGRAL detects renewed activity from IGR J19294+1816”, E. Bozzo (ISDC,
University of Geneva), J. Rodriguez (CEA, Saclay), J. Wilms (Dr. Karl Remeis-
Observatory), C. Ferrigno (ISDC, University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti (IASF/INAF,
Milano), J. Tomsick (SSL, Berkeley), D. Gotz, I. Caballero, L. Prat (CEA, Saclay), P.
Ubertini, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana (IASF/INAF Roma), D. Klochkov (IAAT), K. Watanabe
(FGCU), V. Sguera (INAF/IASF, Bologna), G. Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), I.
Kreykenbohm (Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC). ATel 2983,
2010
“INTEGRAL observations of the BHC IGR J17091-3624 in outburst”, Capitanio F.
(INAF/IASF-Roma), Tramacere A. (ISDC), Del Santo M. (INAF/IASF-Roma), Bozzo E.
(ISDC), Watanabe K. (FGCU), Caballero I. (CEA-AIM Saclay), Chenevez J. (DTU
Space, Denmark) , Paizis A. (INAF/IASF-Milano), Pottschmidt K. (UMBC/NASA
GSFC), Sanchez-Fernandez C. (ESA/ESAC, Spain), Sguera V. (INAF/IASF- Bologna),
Tarana A. (INAF/IASF-Roma), ATel 3159, 2011
“INTEGRAL discovery of a new hard X-ray transient: IGR J17177-3656”, A.
Frankowski, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, A. Tramacere (ISDC,
Switzerland), J. Chenevez, S. Brandt (DTU Space, Denmark), E. Kuulkers, M. Cadolle
Bel, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Rodriguez, I. Caballero (CEA- AIM,
France), S. Zhang (IHEP, China), V. Beckmann (APC, France), M. Kuehnel, L.
Barragan, I. Kreykenbohm (ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (IASF-Mi, Italy), M. Fiocchi, F.
Capitanio, L. Natalucci, M. Del Santo (IASF-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA),
G. Puehlhofer (IAAT, Germany), P. Jonker, L. Kuiper (SRON, the Netherlands), K.
Pottschmidt (Cresst/UMBC/GSFC, USA), S. P. Drave (University of Southampton, UK),
A. Malizia, V. Sguera, R. Landi (IASF-Bo, Italy), S. Migliari (Univ. of Barcelona, Spain)
and P. R. den Hartog (Stanford U. HEPL-KIPAC, USA), ATel 3223, 2011
“POSSIBLE COUNTERPART OF THE NEW INTEGRAL TRANSIENT
SOURCE IGR J17177-3656”, A. Malizia, R. Landi, V. Sguera, N. Masetti (IASF-Bo,
Italy), A. Bazzano (IASF- Roma, Italy), A. J. Bird (University of Southampton, UK), C.
Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Cadolle Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K. Watanabe
(FGCU, USA), ATel 3224, 2011
“Swift/XRT follow-up observation on IGR J17177-3656 at soft X-rays”, S. Zhang,
Y.P. Chen, J. Li, J.M. Wang, S.N. Zhang (IHEP, China), D. F. Torres, D. Hadasch, N.
Rea (IEEC-CSIC, Spain), C. Sanchez-Fernandez, E. Kuulkers, M. Cadolle Bel, P.
Kretschmar (ESA/ESAC, Spain), C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland), I.
Caballero, J. Rodriguez(CEA-AIM, France), V. Beckmann (APC, France), P. Jonker, L.
Kuiper (SRON, The Netherlands), K. Pottschmidt (Cresst/UMBC/GSFC, USA), S.
Migliari (Univ. of Barcelona, Spain), F. Capitanio, L. Natalucci, M. Del Santo
(INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast Univ., USA), R. Wijnands
(Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), P. R.
Hartog (Stanford Univ. HEPL- KIPAC, USA), I. Kreykenbohm (ECAP, Germany), G.
Puehlhofer (IAAT, Germany), V. Sguera (INAF/IASF-Bo, Italy), A. Frankowski (CAMK
Warsaw, Poland & ISDC, Switzerland), ATel 3226, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGRJ17498-2921”, L.
Gibaud (ISDC, Switzerland), A. Bazzano (INAF/IASF Rome, Italy), E. Bozzo (ISDC,
Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Chenevez (DNSC, Denmark), S.P.
Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), C. Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), D. Gotz (CEA,
France), M. Kadler (Institut fur Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik Universitat
Wurzburg, Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory and ECAP, Germany), I. Kreykenbohm (Dr.
Karl Remeis Observatory and ECAP, Germany), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen,
Germany), J. Rodriguez (CEA, France), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K.
Watanabe (FGCU, USA). ATel 3551, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17361-4441”, L.
Gibaud (ISDC, Switzerland) A. Bazzano (INAF/IASF Rome, Italy), E. Bozzo (ISDC,
Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), F. Capitanio, M. Del Santo (IASF-
Roma, Italy) P.R. den Hartog (Stanford University HEPL, USA), C. Ferrigno (ISDC,
Switzerland), I. Kreykenbohm (Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Germany), A.
Paizis (IASF-Milano, Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen, Germany), J. Rodriguez
(CEA, France), C. Sanchez (ESA/ESAC, Spain) K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), ATel 3565,
2011
“INTEGRAL Observations of MAXI J1836-194”, M. Del Santo (INAF/IASF-Roma,
Italy), E. Kuulkers (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France), C. Baldovin,
E. Bozzo (ISDC/University of Geneva), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay, France), M. Cadolle
Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), F. Capitanio (INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), J. Chenevez (DTU
Space, Denmark), I. Kreykenbohm (IAA Tuebingen/ISDC), M. Kuehnel (ECAP &
Remeis Observatory Bamberg), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K. Watanabe
(FGCU, USA), G. Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), ATel 3652, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J18179-1621”, M.
Tuerler (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU Space, Denmark); E.
Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, A. Tramacere (ISDC, U. of Geneva, Switzerland); I. Caballero, J.
Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle-Bel, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC,
Spain); M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana (INAF/IAPS, Roma, Italy), P. R. den Hartog
(Stanford Univ. HEPL-KIPAC, USA), I. Kreykenbohm, M. Kuehnel (Dr. Karl Remeis
Obs. and ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF-Milano, Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-
Tuebingen, Germany), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast Univ., USA), G.
Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), S. Zhang (IHEP, China), ATel 3947,
2012
“Swift/XRT follow-up observation of IGR J18179-1621”, J. Li, S. Zhang, Y. P. Chen
(IHEP, China), M. Tuerler (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU
Space, Denmark); E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, A. Tramacere (ISDC, U. of Geneva,
Switzerland); I. Caballero, J. Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle-Bel, C.
Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain); M. del Santo, A. Tarana, M. Fiocchi
(INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), P. R. den Hartog (Stanford, USA), I. Kreykenbohm, M.
Kuehnel (Dr. Karl Remeis Obs. and ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF-Milano,
Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen, Germany), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), G.
Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), ATel 3950, 2012
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17494-3030”, R.
Boissay (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU Space, Denmark); E.
Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC, U. of Geneva, Switzerland); V. Grinberg, J. Wilms (Dr. Karl
Remeis Obs. and ECAP, Germany); I. Caballero (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle- Bel
(ESA/ESAC, Spain); M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi (INAF/IAPS, Roma, Italy); L. Kuiper
(SRON, NL); A. Paizis, L. Sidoli (INAF/IASF-Milano, Italy); G. Puehlhofer (IAA-
Tuebingen, Germany); V. Sguera (INAF/IASF Bologna); K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf
Coast Univ., USA); J. Enright, E. Graham, K. Jacob, D. Rusk (Dublin City University),
ATel 3984, 2012
“INTEGRAL detects the recurrent transients XTE J1709-267 and XTE J1739-285
in outburst” C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Chenevez (DTU Space,
Denmark), L. Pavan, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Cadolle Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain),
L. Natalucci (INAF-IASF, Italy), L. Sidoli (INAF-IASF, Italy) K. Watanabe (FGCU,
USA), ATel #4304; 2012
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17559-2612” V.
Esposito, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC - University of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez
(DTU Space, Denmark) , S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), M. Del Santo
(INAF/IAPS, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA), ATel #4309;
2012
“Swift/XRT localization of IGRJ17559-2612”, E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, V. Esposito
(ISDC - University of Geneva, Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC), M. Del Santo
(INAF/IAPS, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA), ATel #4322;
2012
“INTEGRAL observation of the Galactic transient Swift J174510.8-262411”, I.
Vovk, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland) S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton,
UK), C. Sanchez, E. Kuulkers (ESAC/ESA, Spain), A. Bazzano, M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi,
L. Natalucci, A. Tarana (IAPS/INAF, Italy), I. Caballero, D. Goetz (CEA Saclay,
France), J. Chenevez (DTU, Denmark), P. den Hartog (Stanford University
HEPL/KIPAC, USA), L. Kuiper (SRON, The Netherlands), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf
Coast University, USA), ATel #4381; 2012
“IGR J18245-2452: a new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL”, D.
Eckert (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Del Santo, A. Bazzano (INAF/IAPS Rome, Italy), K.
Watanabe (FGCU, USA), A. Paizis (INAF-Milano, Italy), E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC,
Switzerland), I. Caballero (CEA, France), L Sidoli (INAF-IASF Milano, Italy), L. Kuiper
(SRON, Netherlands), ATel #4925; 2013
“INTEGRAL detection of hard X-ray emission from MAXI J1828-249”,; E.
Filippova (ISDC, Switzerland), E. Kuulkers, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC, Spain), J.
Wilms, V. Grinberg (ECAP, Germany), M. Cadolle-Bel (TUM, Germany), J. Chenevez
(DTU, Denmark), R. Wijnands (UVA, Netherlands), M. Del Santo, A. Tarana, F.
Capitanio (INAF/IAPS, Italy), E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), J. Rodriguez
(CEA, France), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF, Italy), V. Beckmann (APC, France), K.
Pottschmidt (CRESST-UMBC/NASA-GSFC, USA), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), ATel
#5476; 2013
INVITED TALKS
Seminar at RIKEN, Wako, Japan, December, 1995
Seminar at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, December, 1996
Seminar at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, May,
2000
Seminar at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center & National Space Science and
Technology Center, Huntsville, AL, June, 2002
Seminar at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, August, 2003
Seminar at TOHOKU University, Sendai, Japan, December, 2005
Rironkon Symposium at Kyoto University, Japan, December, 2005
Southwest Florida Astronomical Society, Fort Myers, FL , April, 2008
“Scientific Aspects of Cosmology and Cosmogenesis”, Lamb of God Church, Fort
Myers, FL , June, 2009
Research Grants Awarded
Amount Awarded: $35,000
Amount Awarded: $50,000
Title: “Continuation of Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “More Continuation of Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “Additional Observation to Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “Optical Coordination with Fermi by GRT and GRT-WF Investigation of Paticle
Acceleration in AGNs, GRBs and TGFs”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Some Highlights
I have been studying the Cosmic diffuse Gamma-ray Background (CGB) radiation since
1992. Although the CGB has been studied both theoretically and observationally for more
than four decades, the radiation spectrum characteristics and the origin of it are still not
well known. I analyzed data obtained from the NASA's Solar Maximum Mission (SMM)
satellite that operated 10 years. The extraction of the CGB spectrum from the SMM data
requires accurate understanding of nature of space radiation because SMM was not
designed to make this measurement. My collaborators and I have shown the spectrum of
the CGB that agrees with result from observation of CGRO COMPTEL. We confirmed
that the MeV bump, which had been claimed by some old observations, does not exist.
The results have been presented at various conferences and have been quoted and shown
in several papers (ex. Sreekumar et al. ApJ 494:523) and books (ex. "Gamma-Ray
Astrophysics" by Fichtel and Trombka, NASA Reference Publication 1386, October
1997).
I am also pursuing a theoretical study for the most plausible origin of the CGB in the
MeV region that would be cosmological supernovae. We showed that radioactive decay
in high redshifted supernovae could produce significant amount of radiation for the
CGB. Since our model depends on the star formation rate (SFR), both new observational
and theoretical studies on SFR in high redshift are quite important.
Our theoretical model and the well-measured CGB spectrum allow us to study not only
past star formation but also its associated cosmic chemical evolution. This is a good
example that the gamma-ray astrophysics can provide the similar studies the optical
people can. I am interested in the multi-wavelength approach to this subject.
Dr. Bonnard Teegarden (NASA/GSFC) and I are currently studying the 511 keV
annihilation radiation from the galactic center using the INTEGRAL(SPI) data. We are
also searching for the unpredicted Gamma-ray lines from diffuse sources as well as point
sources with the unprecedented energy resolution provided by SPI. This research
continues as INTEGRAL collects more data.
We have constructed all sky monitoring system on the FGCU Library roof. This system
consists of eight optoical cameras, each covering 60 o x 60
o of the sky, which are
connected computers individually. We use both comercial & self-developed software to
manage/analyze data. Some of FGCU undergraduate students and Astrophysicsists at
NASA/GSFC are involved with this research project. We have detected aver 300 Sprites
withing six months of operation.
Office Mailing Address: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South Fort Myers, FL 33965
Office Phone:(239) 590-7565
MS in (Space) Physics, University of IOWA, 1991
BS in (Solid State) Physics, TOHOKU University (Japan), 1987
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
American Astronomical Society (High Energy Astrophysics Division) Full Member
COSPAR (Committee On SPAce Research) Associate
EMPLOYMENTS
2011 - Present Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU
Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for six semesters.
Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (twice)
Served as a member of the search commeettee for new Physics faculty
2010 - Present Program Leader, FGCU: Physics & Astronomy, responsible for program
coordination (e.g., scheduling), curriculum development, and curriculum review
(including program assessment)
2006 - 2011 Assistant Professor in Physics and Astronomy, FGCU
Taught General Physics I/II and College Physics I/II for ten semesters.
Taught Essentials of Astrophysics (a brand new course)
Served as a Whitaker Center Leadership Member
Served as a member of the search commeettee for the Whitaker Eminent Scholar
(three times) as well as for new Physics faculty (three times)
2006 – Present Collaborator at Astroparticle PhysicsLaboratory, Exploration of the
Universe Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2003 - 2006 Astrophysicist at Astroparticle PhysicsLaboratory, Exploration of the
Universe Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Job Title: Support Scientist
center, search for unpredicted gamma-ray lines)
Study on the background lines for EXIST (Energetic X-ray Imaging Survey
Telescope: a proposed hard X-ray imaging all-sky deep survey mission)
2002 – 2003 Scientist at NASA/GSFC, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: 0808/
Remote Sensing
Modeling Hyperspectral Canopy Reflectance
Image Processing using the Earth Observing One (EO-1) Satellite and the
LANDSAT data
Support Center (COSSC) at NASA/GSFC
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.)
Archiving/Rearchiving the CGRO data
Cataloging the CGRO Database files
Editing of CGRO WWW pages
New CGRO Software (Ftools) Testing
2000 - 2002 Staff member at the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Guest Observer
Facility (GOF) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Job Title: Senior Staff Scientist (Employer: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.)
Processing the RXTE data
Maintaining the data pipeline
troubleshooting problems and developing solutions
Coordinating all aspects of the data processing with other NASA facilities
Providing technical support to verify the validity of the data
Public User Support
Job Title: Research Scientist (Employer: Universities Space Research Association)
Observational and Theoretical study on the Cosmic Gamma-ray Background
Study on the connection between Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Operating the COSSC
Maintaining the CGRO/BATSE data process pipeline
Maintaining and enlarging libraries of materials, electronic and hard copy, useful for
guest investigator's research and for presentations on CGRO scientific, technical, and
managerial meetings
meetings and scientific conferences
Maintaining the CGRO/BATSE & OSSE archival data on WWW at COSSC
including the BATSE High Level Products
CGRO public users support including answering the questions which were emailed to
the GROHELP
Prepared the CGRO & GLAST outreach web pages for the LHEA
CD-ROM
Made the BATSE FTOOLS so that XSPEC can be used with the BATSE trigger data
Created CGRO/BATSE High Level Products WWW Pages for the Earth Occultation
data and Pulsar data
1991 -1996 Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Physics and
Astronomy, CLEMSON University
Developed detailed models of instrumental backgrounds from prompt effects and
activation by charged particles and neutrons, in order to extract the isotropic cosmic
gamma-ray background using data from NASA’s Solar Maximum Mission (SMM)
Gamma-ray Spectrometer using IDL
Analyzed data from the CGRO/OSSE instrument using IGORE (the OSSE version of
IDL) package to study LMC and SN87A
1987 – 1988 Systems Engineer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
(Employer: FUJITSU Limited, Tokyo Japan)
Converted sophisticated color image analysis software from a minicomputer to a
mainframe with Prof. Okamura
Attended the Japanese National Large Telescope (now named as 'SUBARU')
Technical Development Meetings
Japan.
Title: Measurement of the Diffuse Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM
(Ph. D. work was carried out at Prof. Donald Clayton's group. Thesis advisor: Prof. Mark
D. Leising)
M.S. Thesis
Astrophysical Journal
"Studying the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM",
K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, Second Compton GRO
Symposium (College Park, MD 1993)
"The Preliminary Results of the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM", K.
Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, Third Compton GRO
Symposium (Munich, Germany 1995)
"The MeV Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background from SMM", K. Watanabe, M. D.
Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, AAS HEAD Meeting (San Diego, CA April,1996)
"The Diffuse Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background with SMM Between 0.3 MeV and 8
MeV", K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer, 189th AAS Meeting
(Toronto, CANADA January,1997)
"The Contribution of Supernovae to the Cosmological MeV Gamma-Ray
Background", K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, 192nd AAS
Meeting (San Diego, CA June,1998)
"Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Cosmic Star Formation History",
D.H. Hartmann, D. Band, K. Hurley, H.-S. Park,K. Watanabe, G. G. Williams,
19th TEXAS SYMPOSIUM (Paris, France December,1998)
"SMM Measurement of the Isotropic Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background", K.
Watanabe, M. Leising, G. Share, R. Kinzer, AAS HEAD Meeting (Charleston, SC April
12-15, 1999)
"The Contribution of GRBs to the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background", K. Watanabe
and D.H.Hartmann, AAS HEAD Meeting (Honolulu, HI November 6-10, 2000)
"Constraining the Cosmic Star Formation Rate with the MeV Background", K.
Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, and L. -S. The, Gamma-ray Burst Today and
Tomorrow Workshop (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, NC, August 8-10, 2002)
"Search for Unpredicted Lines", K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, SPI Scientific
Team Meeting (CESR, Toulouse, France, June 7-9, 2004)
"Search For Unpredicted Gamma-Ray Lines with INTEGRAL/SPI", K. Watanabe
and B. J. Teegarden, The 8th HEAD Meeting ( New Orleans, LA,September 8 - 11,
2004))
"An Overview of Gamma-Ray Line Results from the INTEGRAL Spectrometer
(SPI)", B. Teegarden , E. Cisana, B. Cordier, R. Diehl , M. Harris, P. Jean, V. Lonjou, J.
Knödlseder, K. Kretschmer, G. Lichti, J. P. Roques, S. Schanne, V. Schönfelder, G. K.
Skinner, A. Strong, K. Watanabe, M. Valsesia, P. von Ballmoos, A. von Kienlin, and G.
Weidenspointner, The 8th HEAD Meeting ( New Orleans, LA, September 8 - 11, 2004))
“NTEGRAL/SPI Observations of Electron-Positron Annihilation Radiation from
our Galaxy”, B.. J. Teegarden, K. Watanabe, J. Knoedlseder, P. Jean, V. Lonjou, G.
Weidenspointner, G. Skinner, P. von Ballmoos, G. Vedrenne, J. –P. Roques, S. Schanne,
and V. Schoenfelder, American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #84.07 (San Diego,
CA, January 9 – 13, 2005)
“Search for Unpredicted Lines from Point Sources”, K.Watanabe & B.J.Teegarden,
SPI Scientific Team Meeting (CNR, Rome, Italy, March 12-18, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL/SPI”,
K.Watanabe & B.J.Teegarden, Astronomy with Radioactivities Workshop (Clemson,
SC, September 5 – 9, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Lines”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden,
SPI Scientific Team Meeting (CESR, Toulouse, France, October 15-20, 2005)
“INTEGRAL Observations of the Galactic 511 keV Emission and MeV
Gamma-ray Astrophysics”, K.Watanabe, The18th Rironkon Symposium (INVITED
TALK, Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, December 25 –27, 2005)
“A Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, 207th AAS Meeting (Washington DC, January
8 - 12, 2006)
“Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL /SPI”, K. Watanabe
and B. J. Teegarden, 210th AAS Meeting (Honolulu, HI, May 27 - 31, 2007)
“Comprehensive Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, 5th INTEHRAL Workshop (Copenhagen,
Denmark, September 8 - 11, 2008)
“New Results from Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL
/SPI”, K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, HEAD (AAS High Energy Astrophysics
Division) Meeting (Kona, HI, March 1 - 5, 2010)
“Updates from Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with INTEGRAL /SPI”,
K. Watanabe and B. J. Teegarden, COSPAR (Committee for SPAce Research) Meeting
(Bremen, Germany, July 18 - 24, 2010)
“Sprite observations by GRT-WF:- Correlative study of Sprites and TGFs-“, T.
Sakamoto (CRESST/GSFC), K. Watanabe, R. Brown, D. Spelman (FGCU), D.
Donato (CRESST/GSFC), T. Okajima, N. Gehrels (GSFC), 2011 TGF Workshop
(Huntsville, AL, July 13-14, 2011)
“Sprite observations by GRT-WF:- Correlative study of Sprites and TGFs-“ #2,
T. Sakamoto (CRESST/GSFC), K. Watanabe, R. Brown, D. Spelman (FGCU), D.
Donato (CRESST/GSFC), T. Okajima, N. Gehrels (GSFC), HEAD (AAS High
Energy Astrophysics Division) Meeting (Newport, Rhode Island, September 7-10, 2011)
Published Papers
"The Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background from Supernovae",
K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, L. -S. The, G. H. Share and R. L. Kinzer,
1997, Fourth Compton GRO Symposium Proceedings, AIP, p.1223
"The Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Background and Cosmic Chemical Evolution", D.
H. Hartmann, K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, L.- S. The and S. E. Woosley, 1997, Fourth
Compton GRO Symposium Proceedings, AIP, p.1228
"The Extragalactic X-Ray Background due to Cosmological Supernovae", K.
Watanabe, M. D. Leising, D. H. Hartmann and L. -S. The, 1997, Astronomische
Nachrichten, vol. 319, no. 1, p. 67.
"Constraints on Cosmic Chemical Evolution from Gamma-Ray Background
Measurement with SMM", K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, 1997, in the
Proceedings of the IAU Symposium 187: Cosmic Chemical Evolution, pp E53
"Constraints on Association of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae",
J.P. Norris, J.T. Bonnell, and K. Watanabe, ApJ 518:901, 1999 (also astro-ph/9807322)
"Cosmic Chemical Evolution and the MeV Gamma-Ray Background from
Supernovae", D. H. Hartmann, K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, 1998, Nuclei
in the Cosmos V (Volos, Greece) Proceedings edited by N. Prantzos
"Studying the High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sky with GLAST",
T. Kamae, T. Ohsugi, D.J. Thompson and K. Watanabe (on behalf of the GLAST
Collaboration), Advances in Space Research Vol. 25:905, 2000 (also astro-ph/9901187)
"Chasing the Association of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae", J.T.
Bonnell, J.P. Norris and K. Watanabe, A & AS 138:471, 1999
"The Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background from Supernovae",
K. Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising and L. -S. The, ApJ 516:285,1999
(also astro-ph/9809197)
"On the Connection of Single-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae", K.
Watanabe, J.T. Bonnell and J.P. Norris, 1999,in the Proceedings of the Space Telescope
Science Institute May Symposium "The Greatest Explosions since the Big Bang:
Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts, pp 76
"The MeV Cosmic Gamma-Ray Background Measured with SMM",
K. Watanabe, M. D. Leising, G.H Share and R. L. Kinzer, 1999, in the Proceedings of the
Fifth COMPTON Symposium , pp 471
"Tracing Cosmic Chemical Evolution", D. H. Hartmann, T. M. Kneiske, K. Mannheim
and K. Watanabe, in the Proceedings of the 10th Nuclear Astrophysics Conference, MPA
Publication, eds. E. Mueller and W. Hillebrandt, 2000
"Can the INTEGRAL-Spectrometer SPI Detect Supernova Signatures in the
Cosmic-Diffuse Gamma-Ray Background?",
G.G. Lichti, R. Georgii, A. von Kienlin, V. Schonfelder, K. Watanabe and G.
Weidenspointer , to appear in the Proceedings of the 4th INTEGRAL Workshop
"Exploring the Gamma-ray Universe"
"Contributions of GRBS and CEN A-Like Radio Galaxies to the Cosmic Gamma-
Ray Background", K. Watanabe and D.H. Hartmann, 2001, in the proceedings of the
GAMMA 2001 Symposium, AIP, pp 442 (also astro-ph/0105180)
"Gamma-Ray Bursts and Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds",
D. H. Hartmann, T. M. Kneiske, K. Mannheim, and K. Watanabe, 2001, In the
proceedings of Gamma Ray Burst and Afterglow Astronomy (Woods Hole, MA
November 5-9, 2001) (also astro-ph/0201299)
"Constraining the Cosmic Star Formation Rate with the MeV Background", K.
Watanabe, D. H. Hartmann, M. D. Leising, and L. -S. The, 2003, Nuclear Physics
A718:425c - 427c (also astro-ph/0306113)
"Tracing Galactic Star Formation in the MeV Band",
D. H. Hartmann, J. Johnson, M. Leising, B. Meyer, L.-S. The, R. Diehl, K. Kretschmer,
G. Lichti, V. Schönfelder, D. Smith, C. Wunderer, A. Heger, S. Woosley, R. Hoffman,
U. Oberlack, K. Watanabe, J. Knödlseder, and G. Vedrenne, 2004, The 5th INTEGRAL
Workshop - The Integral Universe - (Munich, Germany, February 16 - 20, 2004)
"Characterization and Prediction of the SPI Background",
B. J. Teegarden, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder, G. K. Skinner, G. Weidenspointer, C. Shrader, S.
Sturner , and K. Watanabe, 2004, The 5th INTEGRAL Workshop - The Integral Universe
- (Munich, Germany, February 16 - 20, 2004)
“INTEGRAL/SPI Limitation Electron-Positron Annihilation Radiation from the
Galactic Plane”, B. J. Teegarden, K. Watanabe, P. Jean, J. Kn¨odlseder,V. Lonjou, J. P.
Roques, G. K. Skinner, P. von Ballmoos, G. Weidenspointner, A. Bazzano, Y. M. Butt,
A. Decourchelle, A. C. Fabian, A. Goldwurm, M. G¨udel, D. C. Hannikainen, D. H.
Hartmann, A. Hornstrup, W. H. G. Lewin, K. Makishima, A. Malzac, J. Miller, A. N.
Parmar, S. P Reynolds, R. E. Rothschild, V Sch¨onfelder, J. A. Tomsick, and J. Vink,
ApJ 621:296, 2005 (also astro-ph/0410354)
“A Comprehensive Search for Gamma-Rays Lines in the First Year of Data from
the INTEGRAL Spectrometer”, B. J. Teegarden and K. Watanabe, ApJ646:965, 2006
“IGR J17497-2821: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL.” Soldi, S.,
Walter, R., Eckert, D., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T., Boggs, S.,
Capitanio, F., Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I., Goldoni, P.,
Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A., Pottschmidt, K., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A.,
Tueller, J., Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G., ATel 885, 2006
“NTEGRAL hard X-ray observations of the outburst of the AXP CXOU J164710.2-
455216”, Gotz, D., Israel, G. L., Mereghetti, S., Balman, S., Belloni, T., Santo, M. Del,
Tarana, A., Bazzano, A., Fiocchi, M., Ferrigno, C., Leyder, J.-C., Paizis, A., Sidoli, L.,
Pottschmidt, K., Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 953, 2006
“INTEGRAL observation of a bright X-ray outburst of XTE J1739-302 / IGR
J17391-3021”, Turler, M., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T.,
Boggs, S., Capitanio, F., Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I.,
Eckert, D., Goldoni, P., Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C.., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A.,
Pottschmidt, K., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A., Tueller, J. ,Walter, R., Watanabe, K.,
Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1019, 2007
“IGR J17191-2821: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL”,
Turler, M., Balman, S., Bazzano, A., Beckmann, V., Belloni, T., Boggs, S., Capitanio, F.,
Chenevez, J., Del Santo, M., Diehl, R., Donnarumma, I., Eckert, D.,
Ferrigno, C., Goldoni, P., Gotz, D., Leyder, J.-C.., Mereghetti, S., Paizis, A.,
Pottschmidt, K., Sanchez-Fernandez, C., Sidoli, L., Tarana, A., Tueller, J. ,Walter, R.,
Watanabe, K., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1021, 2007
“SAX J1810.8-2609 displays increasing hard X-ray activity”, Galis, R.,
Beckmann, V., Chenevez, J., Brandt, S., Belanger, G., Kuulkers, E., Bel, M. Cadolle,
Sanchez-Fernandez, C., Bazzano, A., Donnarumma, I., Fiocchi, M., Natalucci, L.,
Götz, D., Hermsen, W., Leyder, J.-C., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Shaposhnikov, N.,
Paizis, A., Sidoli, L., Tomsick, J., Walter, R., Watanabe, K. , ATel 1227, 2007
“IGR J18175-1530: a new hard X-ray transient detected by INTEGRAL”, Paizis, A.,
Beckmann, V., Gotz, D., Sidoli, L., Bazzano, A., Belanger, G., Cadolle-Bel, M.,
Chenevez, J., Rosa, A. De, Kuulkers, E., Falanga, M., Fiocchi, M., Kuiper, L.,
Leyder, J. C., Mereghetti, S., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Shaw, S., Tomsick, J.,
Watanabe, K., Walter, R., Weidenspointner, G. , ATel 1248, 2007
“XTE J1810-189 measurements by INTEGRAL and Swift.”, Neronov, A.,
Beckmann, V., Krimm, H., Markwardt, C. B., Tueller, J., Kuiper, L., Bazzano, A.,
Donnarumma, I., de Rosa, A., Fiocchi, M., Natalucci, L., Cadolle-Bel, M., Falanga, M.,
Goldwurm, A., Leyder, J.-C., Mereghetti, S., Piraino, S., Pottschmidt, K., Tomsick, J.,
Walter, R., Watanabe, K. , ATel 1430, 2008
“INTEGRAL detection of the outburst of SAX J1750.8-2900”, L. Natalucci, V.
Beckmann, A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana, P. Ubertini, A. De Rosa,, R. Walter, M.
Cadolle-Bel, M. Falanga, D. Gotz, A. Goldwurm, S. Mereghetti, L. Sidoli, J. Leyder, S.
Piraino, K. Pottschmidt, and K. Watanabe, ATel 1434, 2008
“XTE J1701-407 INTEGRAL and Swift observations”, S. Soldi, V. Beckmann, D.
Eckert, C. Ferrigno, G. Belanger, E. Kuulkers, M. D. Caballero-Garcia, J. Chenevez , M.
Falanga, L. Prat, J.-C. Leyder, J. M. Miller, S. Piraino, K. Pottschmidt, L. Sidoli, A.
Bazzano, L. Natalucci, P. Ubertini, K. Watanabe, ATel 1791, 2008
” IGR J01054-7253: a new INTEGRAL source discovered in the SMC”, C.
Ferrigno (IAAT, Tuebingen, Germany & ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland) , M.J Coe
(University of Southampton, UK), P. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), A.J Bird
(University of Southampton, UK), P. Lubinski (ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland) , T. J.
Maccarone (University of Southampton, UK) ,V. Beckmann (ISDC,Geneva,Switzerland),
P. Ubertini (Iasf-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA). ATel
2079, 2009
“A new hard X-ray source discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J16442-554”, E. Bozzo
(ISDC), C.Ferrigno (IAAT/ISDC), J. Chenevez (DTU-NSI), M. Del Santo, A. De Rosa,
M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana, P. Ubertini (INAF/IASF-Roma), S. Corbel, D. Goetz, L. Prat, J.-
A. Zurita-Heras (CEA-Saclay), M. Renaud (APC/Univ-Paris7), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis,
L. Sidoli (INAF/IASF-Mi), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), L. Kuiper
(SRON), I. Negueruela (Universidad de Alicante), S. Piraino (IASF-Pa-INAF), Georg
Weidenspointner (MPI), K. Watanabe (FGCU). ATel 2185, 2009.
“INTEGRAL observes further hard X-ray activity of IGR J17586-2129”, C.
Sanchez-Fernandez, E. Kuulkers (ESAC/ESA), A.J. Bird (Southampton), C. Ferrigno
(ISDC/IAAT), G. Belanger (ESAC/ESA), A. Bazzano, M. Del Santo, L. Natalucci, P.
Ubertini (INAF/IASF Roma), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC/Stanford), D. Gotz, L. Prat
(CEA Saclay), J.-C. Leyder (IAG, Liege), A. Lohfink (UMCP/CRESST/NASA-GSFC),
T. Oosterbroek (ESTEC/ESA), S. Piraino (INAF/IASF Palermo), K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/CRESST/NASA-GSFC) & K. Watanebe (Florida Gulf Coast). ATel 2194, 2009.
“INTEGRAL upper limit on AGL J2206+6203”, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC/Unige)
P. Martin (Mpe-Garching) V. Beckmann (APC/University Paris 7) V. Bianchin (IASF-
Bo/INAF) I. Caballero (Cea Saclay) P. den Hartog (Standford University) F. Panessa, P.
Ubertini (IASF-Roma/INAF) K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University)
(APC/University Paris 7) V. Bianchin (IASF-Bo/INAF) I. Caballero (Cea Saclay) P. den
Hartog (Standford University) F. Panessa, P. Ubertini (IASF-Roma/INAF) K. Watanabe
(Florida Gulf Coast University). ATel 2405, 2010
“INTEGRAL catches an exceptional bright outburst from the HMX XTE J1855-
026”, K. Watanabe (FGCU), E. Bozzo (ISDC/University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti
(IASF-Mi/INAF), C. Baldovin (ISDC/University of Geneva) Diego Gotz (Ces-Saclay).
Atel 2482 2010
“INTEGRAL observations of XTEJ17522-223”, Manousakis A., Ferrigno C. (ISDC-
University of Geneva), Weidenspointner G. (MPE), Kuulkers E. (ESA/ESAC) Bozzo E.
(ISDC-University of Geneva), Mereghetti S. (IASF-Mi/INAF), Gotz D. (CEA), Fiocchi M.
(IASF-Rm/INAF), Watanabe K. (FGCU) Rothschild R. (UCSD), Kuiper L.M. (SRON),
Chenevez J. (DTU Space), Caballero I. (CEA), Ducci L. (IASF-Mi/INAF) Bird A.J.
(Southampton, UK), Puehlhofer G. (IAA Tuebingen), Sanchez C. (ESA/ESAC), Del Santo
M (IASF-Rm/INAF) Negueruela I. (Alicante), Bianchin V. (IASF-Bo/INAF), Prat L.
(CEA), Paizis A. (IASF-Mi/INAF), Tarana A. (IASF-Rm/INAF), Panessa F. (IASF-
Rm/INAF), Fiamma C. (IASF-Rm/INAF), Kreykenbohm I. (Dr. Karl Remeis Sternwarte
Bamberg)) Terrier R. (APC). ATel 2530, 2010
“INTEGRAL detection of high energy emission from XMMSL1 J171900.4-353217”,
W. Ishibashi, E. Bozzo (ISDC), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis,
L. Ducci (INAF-IASF Milano), D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De
Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del Santo, L. Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF,
Rome), V. Sguera, V. Bianchin (INAF-IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper
(SRON), L. Barragan (FAU), J. Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader
(GSFC/USRA), A. Bird (Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-
Fernandez (ESAC), G. Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog
(HEPL/KIPAC), K. Pottschmidt (UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat
(CEA Saclay), ATel 2803, 2010
“NTEGRAL and Swift follow-up observations of XMMSL1 J171900.4-353217”, L.
Pavan (ISDC-University of Geneva), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), E. Bozzo, C.
Ferrigno (ISDC-University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis, L. Ducci (INAF-IASF
Milano), D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del
Santo, L. Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF, Rome), V. Sguera, V.
Bianchin (INAF-IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper (SRON), L. Barragan
(FAU), J. Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader (GSFC/USRA), A.
Bird (Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC), G.
Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC) K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat (CEA Saclay). ATel 2807,
2010
“The INTEGRAL discovery of a new transient source: IGR J16374-5043”, L. Pavan
(ISDC-University of Geneva), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC France), C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo
(ISDC-University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti, A. Paizis, L. Ducci (INAF-IASF Milano),
D. Gotz (CEA Saclay), A. Bazzano, M. Fiocchi, A. De Rosa, A. Tarana, M. Del Santo, L.
Natalucci, F. Panessa, F. Capitanio (INAF-IASF, Rome), V. Sguera, V. Bianchin (INAF-
IASF, Bologna), K. Watanabe (FGCU), L. Kuiper (SRON), L. Barragan (FAU), J.
Chenevez (DTU), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay), C. Shrader (GSFC/USRA), A. Bird
(Southampton), G. Puehlhofer (IAA Tuebingen), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC), G.
Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), P.R. den Hartog (HEPL/KIPAC), K. Pottschmidt
(UMBC/NASA GSFC), I. Negueruela (Alicante), L. Prat (CEA Saclay). ATel 2809,
2010.
“INTEGRAL detects renewed activity from IGR J19294+1816”, E. Bozzo (ISDC,
University of Geneva), J. Rodriguez (CEA, Saclay), J. Wilms (Dr. Karl Remeis-
Observatory), C. Ferrigno (ISDC, University of Geneva), S. Mereghetti (IASF/INAF,
Milano), J. Tomsick (SSL, Berkeley), D. Gotz, I. Caballero, L. Prat (CEA, Saclay), P.
Ubertini, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana (IASF/INAF Roma), D. Klochkov (IAAT), K. Watanabe
(FGCU), V. Sguera (INAF/IASF, Bologna), G. Skinner (CRESST/GSFC/UMCP), I.
Kreykenbohm (Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory), R. Terrier (CNRS/APC). ATel 2983,
2010
“INTEGRAL observations of the BHC IGR J17091-3624 in outburst”, Capitanio F.
(INAF/IASF-Roma), Tramacere A. (ISDC), Del Santo M. (INAF/IASF-Roma), Bozzo E.
(ISDC), Watanabe K. (FGCU), Caballero I. (CEA-AIM Saclay), Chenevez J. (DTU
Space, Denmark) , Paizis A. (INAF/IASF-Milano), Pottschmidt K. (UMBC/NASA
GSFC), Sanchez-Fernandez C. (ESA/ESAC, Spain), Sguera V. (INAF/IASF- Bologna),
Tarana A. (INAF/IASF-Roma), ATel 3159, 2011
“INTEGRAL discovery of a new hard X-ray transient: IGR J17177-3656”, A.
Frankowski, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo, T. J.-L. Courvoisier, A. Tramacere (ISDC,
Switzerland), J. Chenevez, S. Brandt (DTU Space, Denmark), E. Kuulkers, M. Cadolle
Bel, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Rodriguez, I. Caballero (CEA- AIM,
France), S. Zhang (IHEP, China), V. Beckmann (APC, France), M. Kuehnel, L.
Barragan, I. Kreykenbohm (ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (IASF-Mi, Italy), M. Fiocchi, F.
Capitanio, L. Natalucci, M. Del Santo (IASF-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA),
G. Puehlhofer (IAAT, Germany), P. Jonker, L. Kuiper (SRON, the Netherlands), K.
Pottschmidt (Cresst/UMBC/GSFC, USA), S. P. Drave (University of Southampton, UK),
A. Malizia, V. Sguera, R. Landi (IASF-Bo, Italy), S. Migliari (Univ. of Barcelona, Spain)
and P. R. den Hartog (Stanford U. HEPL-KIPAC, USA), ATel 3223, 2011
“POSSIBLE COUNTERPART OF THE NEW INTEGRAL TRANSIENT
SOURCE IGR J17177-3656”, A. Malizia, R. Landi, V. Sguera, N. Masetti (IASF-Bo,
Italy), A. Bazzano (IASF- Roma, Italy), A. J. Bird (University of Southampton, UK), C.
Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Cadolle Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K. Watanabe
(FGCU, USA), ATel 3224, 2011
“Swift/XRT follow-up observation on IGR J17177-3656 at soft X-rays”, S. Zhang,
Y.P. Chen, J. Li, J.M. Wang, S.N. Zhang (IHEP, China), D. F. Torres, D. Hadasch, N.
Rea (IEEC-CSIC, Spain), C. Sanchez-Fernandez, E. Kuulkers, M. Cadolle Bel, P.
Kretschmar (ESA/ESAC, Spain), C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland), I.
Caballero, J. Rodriguez(CEA-AIM, France), V. Beckmann (APC, France), P. Jonker, L.
Kuiper (SRON, The Netherlands), K. Pottschmidt (Cresst/UMBC/GSFC, USA), S.
Migliari (Univ. of Barcelona, Spain), F. Capitanio, L. Natalucci, M. Del Santo
(INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast Univ., USA), R. Wijnands
(Univ. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), P. R.
Hartog (Stanford Univ. HEPL- KIPAC, USA), I. Kreykenbohm (ECAP, Germany), G.
Puehlhofer (IAAT, Germany), V. Sguera (INAF/IASF-Bo, Italy), A. Frankowski (CAMK
Warsaw, Poland & ISDC, Switzerland), ATel 3226, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGRJ17498-2921”, L.
Gibaud (ISDC, Switzerland), A. Bazzano (INAF/IASF Rome, Italy), E. Bozzo (ISDC,
Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Chenevez (DNSC, Denmark), S.P.
Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), C. Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), D. Gotz (CEA,
France), M. Kadler (Institut fur Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik Universitat
Wurzburg, Dr. Karl Remeis Observatory and ECAP, Germany), I. Kreykenbohm (Dr.
Karl Remeis Observatory and ECAP, Germany), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen,
Germany), J. Rodriguez (CEA, France), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K.
Watanabe (FGCU, USA). ATel 3551, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17361-4441”, L.
Gibaud (ISDC, Switzerland) A. Bazzano (INAF/IASF Rome, Italy), E. Bozzo (ISDC,
Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), F. Capitanio, M. Del Santo (IASF-
Roma, Italy) P.R. den Hartog (Stanford University HEPL, USA), C. Ferrigno (ISDC,
Switzerland), I. Kreykenbohm (Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Germany), A.
Paizis (IASF-Milano, Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen, Germany), J. Rodriguez
(CEA, France), C. Sanchez (ESA/ESAC, Spain) K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), ATel 3565,
2011
“INTEGRAL Observations of MAXI J1836-194”, M. Del Santo (INAF/IASF-Roma,
Italy), E. Kuulkers (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France), C. Baldovin,
E. Bozzo (ISDC/University of Geneva), I. Caballero (CEA Saclay, France), M. Cadolle
Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain), F. Capitanio (INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), J. Chenevez (DTU
Space, Denmark), I. Kreykenbohm (IAA Tuebingen/ISDC), M. Kuehnel (ECAP &
Remeis Observatory Bamberg), C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), K. Watanabe
(FGCU, USA), G. Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), ATel 3652, 2011
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J18179-1621”, M.
Tuerler (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU Space, Denmark); E.
Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, A. Tramacere (ISDC, U. of Geneva, Switzerland); I. Caballero, J.
Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle-Bel, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC,
Spain); M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi, A. Tarana (INAF/IAPS, Roma, Italy), P. R. den Hartog
(Stanford Univ. HEPL-KIPAC, USA), I. Kreykenbohm, M. Kuehnel (Dr. Karl Remeis
Obs. and ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF-Milano, Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-
Tuebingen, Germany), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast Univ., USA), G.
Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), S. Zhang (IHEP, China), ATel 3947,
2012
“Swift/XRT follow-up observation of IGR J18179-1621”, J. Li, S. Zhang, Y. P. Chen
(IHEP, China), M. Tuerler (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU
Space, Denmark); E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, A. Tramacere (ISDC, U. of Geneva,
Switzerland); I. Caballero, J. Rodriguez (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle-Bel, C.
Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain); M. del Santo, A. Tarana, M. Fiocchi
(INAF/IASF-Roma, Italy), P. R. den Hartog (Stanford, USA), I. Kreykenbohm, M.
Kuehnel (Dr. Karl Remeis Obs. and ECAP, Germany), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF-Milano,
Italy), G. Puehlhofer (IAA-Tuebingen, Germany), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), G.
Weidenspointner (MPE and MPI HLL, Germany), ATel 3950, 2012
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17494-3030”, R.
Boissay (ISDC, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez (DTU Space, Denmark); E.
Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC, U. of Geneva, Switzerland); V. Grinberg, J. Wilms (Dr. Karl
Remeis Obs. and ECAP, Germany); I. Caballero (CEA Saclay, France); M. Cadolle- Bel
(ESA/ESAC, Spain); M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi (INAF/IAPS, Roma, Italy); L. Kuiper
(SRON, NL); A. Paizis, L. Sidoli (INAF/IASF-Milano, Italy); G. Puehlhofer (IAA-
Tuebingen, Germany); V. Sguera (INAF/IASF Bologna); K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf
Coast Univ., USA); J. Enright, E. Graham, K. Jacob, D. Rusk (Dublin City University),
ATel 3984, 2012
“INTEGRAL detects the recurrent transients XTE J1709-267 and XTE J1739-285
in outburst” C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESA/ESAC, Spain), J. Chenevez (DTU Space,
Denmark), L. Pavan, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Cadolle Bel (ESA/ESAC, Spain),
L. Natalucci (INAF-IASF, Italy), L. Sidoli (INAF-IASF, Italy) K. Watanabe (FGCU,
USA), ATel #4304; 2012
“A new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL: IGR J17559-2612” V.
Esposito, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC - University of Geneva, Switzerland), J. Chenevez
(DTU Space, Denmark) , S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton, UK), M. Del Santo
(INAF/IAPS, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA), ATel #4309;
2012
“Swift/XRT localization of IGRJ17559-2612”, E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno, V. Esposito
(ISDC - University of Geneva, Switzerland), M. Cadolle-Bel (ESA/ESAC), M. Del Santo
(INAF/IAPS, Italy), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA), ATel #4322;
2012
“INTEGRAL observation of the Galactic transient Swift J174510.8-262411”, I.
Vovk, C. Ferrigno, E. Bozzo (ISDC, Switzerland) S. P. Drave (Univ. of Southampton,
UK), C. Sanchez, E. Kuulkers (ESAC/ESA, Spain), A. Bazzano, M. Del Santo, M. Fiocchi,
L. Natalucci, A. Tarana (IAPS/INAF, Italy), I. Caballero, D. Goetz (CEA Saclay,
France), J. Chenevez (DTU, Denmark), P. den Hartog (Stanford University
HEPL/KIPAC, USA), L. Kuiper (SRON, The Netherlands), K. Watanabe (Florida Gulf
Coast University, USA), ATel #4381; 2012
“IGR J18245-2452: a new hard X-ray transient discovered by INTEGRAL”, D.
Eckert (ISDC, Switzerland), M. Del Santo, A. Bazzano (INAF/IAPS Rome, Italy), K.
Watanabe (FGCU, USA), A. Paizis (INAF-Milano, Italy), E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC,
Switzerland), I. Caballero (CEA, France), L Sidoli (INAF-IASF Milano, Italy), L. Kuiper
(SRON, Netherlands), ATel #4925; 2013
“INTEGRAL detection of hard X-ray emission from MAXI J1828-249”,; E.
Filippova (ISDC, Switzerland), E. Kuulkers, C. Sanchez-Fernandez (ESAC, Spain), J.
Wilms, V. Grinberg (ECAP, Germany), M. Cadolle-Bel (TUM, Germany), J. Chenevez
(DTU, Denmark), R. Wijnands (UVA, Netherlands), M. Del Santo, A. Tarana, F.
Capitanio (INAF/IAPS, Italy), E. Bozzo, C. Ferrigno (ISDC, Switzerland), J. Rodriguez
(CEA, France), A. Paizis (INAF/IASF, Italy), V. Beckmann (APC, France), K.
Pottschmidt (CRESST-UMBC/NASA-GSFC, USA), K. Watanabe (FGCU, USA), ATel
#5476; 2013
INVITED TALKS
Seminar at RIKEN, Wako, Japan, December, 1995
Seminar at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, December, 1996
Seminar at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, May,
2000
Seminar at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center & National Space Science and
Technology Center, Huntsville, AL, June, 2002
Seminar at Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, August, 2003
Seminar at TOHOKU University, Sendai, Japan, December, 2005
Rironkon Symposium at Kyoto University, Japan, December, 2005
Southwest Florida Astronomical Society, Fort Myers, FL , April, 2008
“Scientific Aspects of Cosmology and Cosmogenesis”, Lamb of God Church, Fort
Myers, FL , June, 2009
Research Grants Awarded
Amount Awarded: $35,000
Amount Awarded: $50,000
Title: “Continuation of Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “More Continuation of Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “Additional Observation to Search for Unpredicted Gamma-ray Lines with SPI”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Sponsor: NASA
Title: “Optical Coordination with Fermi by GRT and GRT-WF Investigation of Paticle
Acceleration in AGNs, GRBs and TGFs”
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Gamma-Ray Bursts
Some Highlights
I have been studying the Cosmic diffuse Gamma-ray Background (CGB) radiation since
1992. Although the CGB has been studied both theoretically and observationally for more
than four decades, the radiation spectrum characteristics and the origin of it are still not
well known. I analyzed data obtained from the NASA's Solar Maximum Mission (SMM)
satellite that operated 10 years. The extraction of the CGB spectrum from the SMM data
requires accurate understanding of nature of space radiation because SMM was not
designed to make this measurement. My collaborators and I have shown the spectrum of
the CGB that agrees with result from observation of CGRO COMPTEL. We confirmed
that the MeV bump, which had been claimed by some old observations, does not exist.
The results have been presented at various conferences and have been quoted and shown
in several papers (ex. Sreekumar et al. ApJ 494:523) and books (ex. "Gamma-Ray
Astrophysics" by Fichtel and Trombka, NASA Reference Publication 1386, October
1997).
I am also pursuing a theoretical study for the most plausible origin of the CGB in the
MeV region that would be cosmological supernovae. We showed that radioactive decay
in high redshifted supernovae could produce significant amount of radiation for the
CGB. Since our model depends on the star formation rate (SFR), both new observational
and theoretical studies on SFR in high redshift are quite important.
Our theoretical model and the well-measured CGB spectrum allow us to study not only
past star formation but also its associated cosmic chemical evolution. This is a good
example that the gamma-ray astrophysics can provide the similar studies the optical
people can. I am interested in the multi-wavelength approach to this subject.
Dr. Bonnard Teegarden (NASA/GSFC) and I are currently studying the 511 keV
annihilation radiation from the galactic center using the INTEGRAL(SPI) data. We are
also searching for the unpredicted Gamma-ray lines from diffuse sources as well as point
sources with the unprecedented energy resolution provided by SPI. This research
continues as INTEGRAL collects more data.
We have constructed all sky monitoring system on the FGCU Library roof. This system
consists of eight optoical cameras, each covering 60 o x 60
o of the sky, which are
connected computers individually. We use both comercial & self-developed software to
manage/analyze data. Some of FGCU undergraduate students and Astrophysicsists at
NASA/GSFC are involved with this research project. We have detected aver 300 Sprites
withing six months of operation.
