Ting-Hui Lee
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101

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EDUCATION

• 2004 Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
• 1998 M.Sc. in Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, R.O.C.
• 1994 B.Sc. in Earth Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Province of Alberta Graduate Fellowship, in the amount of $3,500 CDN (2003)
• University Research Grants Committee (URGC) Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Calgary, in the amount of $1,000 CDN (2002)
• Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Award, University of Calgary, in the amount of $500 CDN (2001)
• Dr. Murray Fraser Memorial Graduate Scholarship, University of Calgary, in the amount of $1,500 CDN (2001)
• Departmental Tuition Scholarship from Department of Physcis and Astronomy, University of Calgary, in the amount of $15,838 CDN (1999-2001)
• Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of The Republic of China (elected 1997)
• Scholarship awarded for the highest GPA in class from Education Administration and Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, in the amount of ~ $6,000 CDN (1996-1997)

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

• 2008-present: Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University, U.S.A.
• 2008-2008: Visiting Scientist, Arecibo Observatory, U.S.A.
• 2004-2008: Postdoctoral Researcher, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, U.S.A.
• 2003-2004: Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
• 2002-2003: Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
• 2001-2002: Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
• 1999-2001: Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Canada
• 1998-1999: Research Assistant, Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
• 1996-1998: Research Assistant, Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
• 1995-1996: Teaching Assistant, Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
• 1993-1995: Teacher in Earth Science at Junior High School, Taipei, Taiwan

PUBLICATIONS

Paper in Refereed Journals

• Feldmeier, J. J., Howell, S. B., Sherry, W., von Braun, K., Everett, M. E., Ciardi, D. R., Harding, P., Mihos, J. C., Rudick, C. S., Lee, T.-H.; Kutsko, R. M., van Belle, G. T., 2011, `` The Burrell-Optical-Kepler-Survey (BOKS). I. Survey Description and Initial Results'' AJ, 142, 2 [astro-ph/1103.3660]
• Shaw, R. A., Lee, T.-H., et al. 2010, `` A Detailed Look at Chemical Abundances in Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae. I. The Small Magellanic Cloud '', ApJ, 717, 562 [astro-ph/1005.2221]
• Stanghellini, L., Lee, T.-H., Shaw, R. A., Balick, B., & Villaver, E. 2009, `` Carbon Abundance in Small Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae Through Advanced Camera for Surveys Prism Spectroscopy: Constraining Stellar Evolution at Low Metallicity,'' ApJ, 702, 733 [astro-ph/0906.5424]
• Lee, T.-H., Lim, J., & Kwok, S. 2007, `` Optically Thick Radio Cores of Narrow-Waist Bipolar Nebulae,'' ApJ, 665, 341 [astro-ph/0705.0512]
• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., Ferrario, L., & Wickramasinghe, D. 2007, `` High resolution spectra of bright central stars of bipolar planetary nebulae, and the question of magnetic shaping,'' AJ, 133, 987 [astro-ph/0611279]
• Lee, T.-H., & Kwok, S. 2005,`` Dust Extinction in Compact Planetary Nebulae'' ApJ 632, 340 [astro-ph/0506513]
• Gao, Y., Lo, K. Y., Lee, S.-W., and Lee, T.-H. 2001, `` Molecular Gas and the Modest Star Formation Efficiency in the "Antennae" Galaxies: Arp 244=NGC 4038/39,'' ApJ, 548, 172.

Papers in Conference and Workshop Proceedings

• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., & Shaw, R. 2007 `` Chemical Abundances of Planetary Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds,'' AAS, 211, 100.11.
• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., Ferrario, L., & Wickramasinghe, D. 2007 `` High Resolution Echelle Spectroscopy of Central Stars of Bipolar Planetary Nebulae,'' in ASP Conf. Ser.\ 372, 15th European Workshop on White Dwarfs, eds. R. Napiwotzki \& M. Burleigh (San Francisco: ASP), 173.
• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., Shaw, R., Villaver, E., & Balick, B. 2006 `` Carbon Abundances in Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae,'' AAS, 208, 4503.
• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., Shaw, R. A., Balick, B., & Villaver, E. 2006 `` Carbon Abundances in the Small Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae,'' in IAU Symp. 234, Planetary Nebulae in our Galaxy and Beyond, eds. M. J. Barlow & R. H. Mendez (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 447.
• Lee, T.-H., Stanghellini, L., Ferrario, L., & Wickramasinghe, D. 2005 `` High Resolution Echelle Spectroscopy of Central Stars of Bipolar Planetary Nebulae: Disclosing the Shaping Mechanisms of Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae,'' AAS, 207, 0806.
• Lee, T.-H., Lim, J., & Kwok, S. 2004 `` Radio Cores of Bipolar Nebulae: Search for Collimated Winds,'' in ASP Conf. Ser., Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae III (APN3): Winds, Structure, and the Thunderbird, eds. M. Meixner, J. Kanstner, N. Soker and B. Balick (San Francisco: ASP), 194.
• Lee, T.-H., Kwok, S., & Lim, J. 2003 `` Extinction Maps and Dust Distribution of Planetary Nebuale,'' in IAU Symp. 209, Planetary Nebulae and their Role in the Universe, eds. S. Kwok, M. Dopita, & R. S. Sutherland (San Francisco: ASP), 317.
• Lee, T.-H., & Kwok, S. 2002 `` Dust Distribution and Morphology of Planetary Nebulae,'' AAS, 201, 8917.
• Lo, K. Y., Hwang, C. Y., Lee, S.-W., Kim, D.-C., Wang, W. H., Lee, T.-H., Gruendl, R., & Gao, Y. 2000 `` Observing a Merging Sequence of Luminous IR Galaxies,'' in ASP Conf. Ser. 197, Dynamics of Galaxies: From the Early Universe to the Present, ed. F. Combes, G. A. Mamon, & V. Charmandaris (San Francisco: ASP), 279.
• Lee, S.-W., Lo, K. Y., Hwang, C. Y., Wang, W. H., Lee, T.-H., & Gao, Y., Gruendl, R. 1998 `` A Merging Sequence of Luminous Infrared Galaxies: Comparison between CO and Radio Continuum Emission,'' AAS, 192, 6909.
• Hwang, C. Y., Lo, K. Y., Lee, S. -W., Wang, W. H., Lee, T.-H., & Gao, Y., Gruendl, R. 1998 `` A Merging Sequence of Luminous Infrared Galaxies: Mid-Infrared and Submillimeter Observations,'' AAS, 192, 6910.
• Wang, W. H., Lo, K. Y., Hwang, C. Y., Lee, S. -W., Lee, T.-H., & Gao, Y. Gruendl, R. 1998 `` A Multi-Wavelength Study of the Luminous Infrared Galaxies NGC 6670,'' AAS, 192, 6908.
• Byun, Y. I. & Lee, T.-H. 1997 `` Radiative Transfer in Disk Galaxies with Clumpy Dust Distribution,'' AAS, 191, 7503.
• Lee, T.-H. & Byun, Y. I. 1997 ``Radiative Transfer in Spiral Galaxies with Clumpy Dust,'' Annual Meeting of Chinese Physics Society, Physics Bimonthly, v.19, no.1, p.173

Theses

• Ph.D. Thesis 2004 "Asymmetry of Planetary Nebuale: Collimated Ionized Jets in Butterfly Nebulae and Dust Extinction Effects in Compact Planetary Nebulae."
• M.Sc. Thesis 1998 "Radiative Transfer in Disk Galaxies with Clumpy Dust."