Jonathan Benjamin
Curriculum Vitae
Jonathan Benjamin
| e-mail: | jonben@phas.ubc.ca |
| mail: | Department of Physics & Astronomy University of British Columbia 6224 Agricultural Road Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1 |
| office: | Hennings 310-D |
| phone: | 604-822-2117 |
Education
| Ph.D. | Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 2011 (expected). |
| M.Sc. | Physics, University of British Columbia, 2007 |
| B.Sc. | Honors Physics, Bishops University, 2004 |
Academic Awards
| 2008-2010 | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, Doctoral ($21,000 per annum) |
| 2007-2008 | Partial University Graduate Fund ($8,000) |
| 2004-2006 | NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, Masters ($17,500 per annum) |
| 2001-2001 | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award ($5,000) |
| 2000-2004 | H. Greville Smith Memorial Scholarship (tuition+$2000 per annum) |
Research Experience
| Doctoral Student | 2006 - present Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, UBC Supervisor: Ludovic van Waerbeke Thesis: Weak lensing tomography and sample selection techniques |
| Masters Student | 2004 - 2006 Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, UBC Supervisor: Ludovic van Waerbeke Thesis: Cosmological constraints from the 100 square degree weak lensing survey |
| Undergraduate Student | Summer 2004 Dept. of Psychiatry, UBC Supervisor: Paul Waraich, Wayne Jones and Radha Puri Purpose: Perform a literature review on the topic of performance indicators for primary care mental health |
| Undergraduate Student | 2000 - 2004 Dept. Physics, Bishops University Supervisor: Lorne Nelson Thesis: Investigation of the conditions for steady nuclear burning on the surface of white dwarfs |
| Undergraduate Student | Summer 2001, 2002, 2003 Dept. Physics, Bishops University Supervisor: Lorne Nelson Purpose: Research assistance, various topics concerning cataclysmic variable binaries |
Relevant Activities
Curriculum Committee (2006-present): Attended regular meetings to discuss proposed changes to the curriculum in the Physics & Astronomy dept. at UBC.Local Organizing Committee (2007): I was a member of the LOC for a small workshop on weak lensing and photometric redshifts at UBC.
Open House Committee (2006): I chaired a committee in charge of organising educational content and physics outreach material as part of a departmental open house at UBC which helped promote science to over 1000 members of the general public.
Teaching Assistant (2004-present): I have run tutorial sessions for several undergraduate astronomy classes, as well as labs for several undergraduate physics classes.