Tanja Bode: Curriculum Vitae - uni-tuebingen.de

Tanja Bode

Theoretical Astrophysics Office: +49 (07071) 29 7 20 43
University of Tu¨bingen Mobile: +49 (0176) 317 06553
Auf der Morgenstelle 10 Email: [email protected]
72076 Tu¨bingen http://www.tat.physik.uni-
Germany tuebingen.de/ bode
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tanjabode

Scientific Interests

Hydro- and Magneto-hydrodynamic Phenomena: From relativistic fluids accreting on black holes
and superfluids inside neutron stars to atmospheric circulation, these phenomenologically-rich processes are
everywhere and can be quite numerically challenging in their non-linearity.

Gravitational Wave Source Modelling

Education 2009

Ph.D. Physics, The Pennsylvania State University 2004
Dissertation: The Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers and Waveforms 2000

B.A. Physics, concentration in Astronomy, Cornell University
High School Diploma, Branford High School, Branford, CT, USA. Salutatorian.

Employment History

Postdoc, Theoretical Astrophysics, Eberhardt Karls University of Tu¨bingen 2013 – Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Physics, Georgia Tech 2009 – 2013

Studies of optical counterparts to gravitational wave sources (hot accretion flows & circumbinary disks), via full
numerical relativity

Expanded code to include ideal magnetohydrodynamics

Continued development on general relativistic hydrodynamics code

Graduate Research Assistant, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University 2006 – 2009

Various numerical relativity studies: distorted black holes, gravitational wave extraction, vacuum binary black hole
evolutions

Improved available hydrodynamics code & integrated into spacetime evolution code

Teaching Assistant, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University 2004 – 2006
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Astronomy Department, Cornell University 2001 – 2004

Reduced data for the South Pole Infrared Fabry-Perot Interferometer (SPIFI)
Built prototype double half-wave interferometer

Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Haystack Observatory, 2002
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Performed array layout design study for the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope.

Publications

1. F. Lo¨ffler, J. Faber, E. Bentivegna, T. Bode, et al., ”The Einstein Toolkit: A Community Computational
Infrastructure for Relativistic Astrophysics”, Classical and Quantum Gravity 29, 115001 (2012)

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2. R. Haas, R. Shcherbakov, T. Bode, and P. Laguna, ”Tidal disruptions of white dwarfs from ultra-close
encounters with intermediate mass spinning black holes”, Astrophysical Journal 749, 117 (2012)

3. T. Bode, T. Bogdanovi´c, R. Haas, J. Healy, P. Laguna, and D. Shoemaker, ”Mergers of Supermassive
Black Holes in Astrophysical Environments”, Astrophysical Journal 744, 45 (2012)

4. T. Bode, P. Laguna, R. Matzner, ”Super-Extremal Spinning Black Holes via Accretion”, Physical Review
D 84, 064044 (2011)

5. T. Bogdanovi´c, T. Bode, R. Haas, P. Laguna, and D. Shoemaker, ”Properties of Accretion Flows around
Coalescing Supermassive Black Holes”, Classical and Quantum Gravity 28, 094020 (2011)

6. T. Bode, R. Haas, T. Bogdanovi´c, P. Laguna, and D. Shoemaker, ”Relativistic Mergers of Supermassive
Binary Black Holes and their Electromagnetic Signatures”, Astrophysical Journal 715, 1117 (2010)

7. T. Bode, F. Herrmann, I. Hinder, P. Laguna, D. Shoemaker, and B. Vaishnav, ”Binary Black Hole
Evolutions of Approximate Initial Data”, Physical Review D 80, 024008 (2009)

8. T. Bode, D. Shoemaker, F. Herrmann, and I. Hinder, ”Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers in the
Presence of Spurious Radiation”, Physical Review D 77, 044027 (2008)

Pre-Prints

1. R. Shcherbakov, A. Pe’er, C. Reynolds, R. Haas, T. Bode, P. Laguna. ”Prompt Emission from Tidal
Disruptions of White Dwarfs by Intermediate Mass Black Holes”, arXiv:1212.5267 (2012)

2. R. Shcherbakov, A. Pe’er, C. Reynolds, R. Haas, T. Bode, P. Laguna. ”GRB060218 as a Tidal Disruption
of a White Dwarf by an Intermediate Mass Black Hole”, arXiv:1212.4837 (2012)

3. J. Healy, T. Bode, R. Haas, E. Pazos, P. Laguna, D. Shoemaker, and N. Yunes. ”Late Inspiral and Merger
of Binary Black Holes in Scalar-Tensor Theories of Gravity”, arXiv:1112.3928 (2011)

In Prep

1. B. Mundim, J. Faber, S. Noble, T. Bode, R. Haas, F. L¨offler, P. Mo¨sta, C. Ott, C. Reisswig, and E.
Schnetter. ”GRHydro-MHD: A public general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics code”

Invited Talks

1. ”Lighting up Binary Supermassive Black Holes: Probing the Dynamical Spacetimes of Mergers” Connec-
tions for Women: Mathematical General Relativity. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley,
CA. Sept 2013

2. ”Correlated Electromagnetic and Gravitational Waves from Supermassive Black Hole Binary Mergers.”
April American Physical Society Meeting. Anaheim, CA. April 2011

3. ”EM Signatures of Relativistic Merging Supermassive Black Hole Binaries.” Seminar GR-Relativistische
Astrophysik. Universita¨t Tu¨bingen. Tu¨bingen, Germany. July 2010

4. ”Light Shows of Relativistic Supermassive Black Hole Binary Mergers.” Center for Relativistic Astrophysics
Seminar. Atlanta, GA. January 2010

5. ”Supermassive Black Hole Mergers and their EM Signatures.” Relativity Seminar. Louisiana State Uni-
versity, Baton Rouge, LA. December 2009

6. ”Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers and Waveforms.” Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Seminar.
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA. April 2009

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Contributed Talks

1. ”Searches for EM Counterparts to BBH Gravitational Waves in Numerical Relativity.” Gulf Coast Gravity
Meeting. Boca Raton, FL. May 2011

2. ”Electromagnetic Emission from Relativistic Supermassive Black Hole Binary Mergers.” Gravitational-
Wave Physics & Astronomy Workshop. Milwaukee, WI. January 2011

3. ”Relativistic Supermassive Black Hole Binary Mergers and their EM Signatures.” 13th Eastern Gravity
Meeting. Raleigh, NC. May 2010

4. ”Relativistic Supermassive Black Hole Binary Mergers and their EM Signatures.” ”April” American Phys-
ical Society Meeting. Washington, DC. February 2010

5. ”Binary Black Hole Evolutions of Approximate Punctures Initial Data.” ”April” American Physical Society
Meeting. Denver, CO. May 2009

6. ”Constraint Violations in Binary Black Hole Initial Data and the Weak Energy Condition.” 11th Eastern
Gravity Meeting. State College, PA. May 2008

7. ”Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers in the Presence of Spurious Radiation.” April American Physical
Society Meeting. St. Louis, MO. April 2008

8. ”Hardening of Binary Black Holes through Spurious Radiation.” Institute of Gravitation and the Cosmos
Inaugural Conference. State College, PA. August 2007

9. ”Effects of Spurious Radiation on the Dynamics of Binary Black Hole Mergers.” 10th Eastern Gravity
Meeting and Teukolsky Birthday Symposium. Ithaca, NY. May 2007

Conferences & Workshops

”April” American Physical Society Meeting. Atlanta, GA. April 2012

Einstein Toolkit Workshop. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA. May 2012

Einstein Toolkit Developers Workshop. Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, LA. Oct 2011

Intro to GPU Short Course. Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA. May 2011

Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting. Boca Raton, FL. May 2011

April American Physical Society Meeting. Anaheim, CA. April 2011

Einstein Toolkit Developers Workshop. Caltech. Pasadena, CA. April 2011

Gravitational-Wave Physics & Astronomy Workshop. Milwaukee, WI. January 2011

American Astronomical Society, 217th Meeting. Seattle, WA. January 2011

Ins & Outs of Black Holes Workshop. Annapolis, MD. November 2010

13th Eastern Gravity Meeting. Raleigh, NC. May 2010

”April” American Physical Society Meeting. Washington, DC. February 2010

”April” American Physical Society Meeting. Denver, CO. May 2009

International School of Relativistic Astrophysics: Frontiers in Numerical Gravitational Astrophysics. Erice,

Italy. June 2008

Post Newton 2008 International Workshop. Jena, Germany. June 2008

11th Eastern Gravity Meeting. State College, PA. May 2008

April American Physical Society Meeting. St. Louis, MO. April 2008

Institute of Gravitation and the Cosmos Inaugural Conference. State College, PA. August 2007

10th Eastern Gravity Meeting and Teukolsky Birthday Symposium. Ithaca, NY. May 2007

6th Annual LISA Symposium. Greenbelt, MD. June 2007

9th Eastern Gravity Meeting. Cambridge, MA. March 2006

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Professional Activities 2012 – Present
2011 – Present
Referee, Astrophysical Journal 2010 – Present
Referee, Physical Review D 2009 – Present
Member, American Astronomical Society 2007 – Present
Maintainer, Einstein Toolkit Consortium 2001 – Present
Member, American Physical Society
Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2006 – 2007
Vice-President, Physics Graduate Association at Penn State 2003 – 2004
Ask an Astronomer, Cornell Astronomy Dept 2001 – 2004
Member, Cornell Astronomical Society
2000 – 2004
President (2001-2002), Treasurer (2002-2003),
Tour guide (2001–2004), Observatory Trainer (2001–2004).

Member, Society of Physics Students, Cornell Chapter
Outreach (2000–2002), Webmaster (2001–2002), President (2002–2003).

Honors, Awards, & Fellowships

Topical Group in Gravitation Student Travel Grant Award, American Physical Society, 2009
Duncan Fellowship, 2008.
Division of Astrophysics Student Travel Grant Award, American Physical Society, 2008.
NASA Travel Award, 6th LISA Symposium, 2006.
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), 2002.

Languages

English – Native
German – Near Native
French – Basic

Computer Skills

Languages – Fortran, C++ (also experience using python, perl, awk, ...)
High-Performance Computing Software – Message-Passing Interface (MPICH2, MVAPICH2), OpenMP (lim-
ited experience using CUDA)
Scientific Software – Matlab, Mathematica

Other Activities and Interests 2010 – Present
2006 – Present
Trip Leader, Atlanta Outdoor Club 1991 – Present
Member, Sierra Club
Cellist

References

These persons are familiar with my professional qualifications and my character:

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Professor Pablo Laguna
Current Employer
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Phone: (404) 385-3907
E-mail: [email protected]

Associate Professor Deirdre Shoemaker
Doctoral thesis supervisor
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Phone: (404) 385-3908
E-mail: [email protected]

Assistant Professor Tamara Bogdanovi´c
School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Phone: (404) 385-0113
E-mail: [email protected]

Last updated: September 18, 2013