Profile
I am Frank Schinzel, Scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, where I am currently leading the Very Large Array/Very Long Baseline Array Science User Support Group. I am also Adjunct Professor at University of New Mexico.
I have a broad range of research interests that include: relativistic outflows from super massive black holes, the connection between radio and gamma-ray skies, finding creative ways to make use of current and upcoming sky surveys, and developing new techniques in calibration, imaging, or observations. I also have a specific interests in polarimetric observations of the radio sky and improving our knowledge of on-sky calibrator sources to enable accurate full-polarization calibration. I am also involved in radio astronomy instrumentation across all wavelengths, especially with interferometers at all scales. For broader scientific and societal impacts I focus on spectrum management at the national and international level.
Vita
Program Director | National Science Foundation | 2024 - |
Scientist | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 2023 - |
Adjunct Professor Physics & Astronomy | University of New Mexico | 2016 - |
VLA/VLBA Scientific User Support Group Lead | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 2020 - 2024 |
Assocate Scientist | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 2020 - 2023 |
Assistant Scientist | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | 2016 - 2020 |
Staff Scientist | LWA1 Radio Observatory | 2012 - 2016 |
Postdoctoral Fellow | University of New Mexico, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy | 2011 - 2016 |
Astrophysics | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy / University of Cologne | 2011 Doktor der Naturwissenschaften |
Physics & Astronomy | University of New Mexico | 2008 Master of Science (with Thesis) |
Physics | Bayerische Julius-Maximillians-Universitaet Wuerzburg | 2005 Vordiplom Physik |
Professional Memberships & External Committees
- Member of the Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF) of the Division on Engineering and Physical Science of the National Academy of Sciences (2019 – 2024)
- Member of U.S. Delegation to ITU-R WP-7D (2021-)
- Affiliated Scientist with the Fermi/Large Area Telescope collaboration (2016 -)
- Membership of professional organizations: USNC-URSI, American Physical Society, American Astronomical Society / High Energy Astrophysics Division, International Astronomical Union
Research Grants, Fellowships, & Awards
2023-2024 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator cycle 16 "SEARCHING FOR A MISSED POPULATION OF GAMMA-RAY SOURCES" |
2022-2023 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator cycle 15 "Revealing a missing population of gamma-ray pulsars" |
2019-2021 | P.I. NASA Chandra Cycle 21 "The X-ray Tail of PSR J0002+6216" |
2019-2021 | P.I. Student Observer Support 2019B "A Parallax for PSR J0002+6216" |
2019-2020 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 12 "Steep Spectrum Radio Sources Toward Fermi Unassociated Fields" |
2018-2019 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 11 "Enhancing the value of the Fermi/LAT Fourth Source Catalog through a dedicated radio survey with the VLA and VLBA" |
2015-2016 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 8 "The Population of Steady Gamma-ray emitters among Fermi-LAT unassociated sources" |
2014-2015 | P.I. NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 7 "A new population of gamma-ray emitters among Fermi-LAT unassociated sources" |
2012-2014 | Co-I NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 5 "Unveiling Unassociated Fermi-LAT Sources with a deep EVLA/VLBA survey" |
2011-2015 | Co-I NSF grant "Science with LWA1" |
2011-2014 | Co-I NSF grant "Large Aperture Experiment to Detect the Dark Age" |
2011-2012 | Co-I NASA Fermi Guest Investigator grant cycle 4 "Exploring the Parsec-Scale Environments of Fermi AGN" |
2010 | Travel Grants: IAU Symposium 275: "Jets at all Scales", ISEB student 38th GA of COSPAR |
2008-2011 | Fellow of the International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Astrophysics |
2006-2007 | Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |