Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics \& Cosmology (KIPAC)
452 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Email: taweewat at stanford.edu
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Research Interests
- Galaxy Clusters
- Large-scaled Surveys
- High Energy Astrophysics, X-Ray, Optical Imaging
Employment
- Kavli Fellow, Stanford University, 2021-present
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2021
- B.A. in Physics (Honors) with Specialization of Astrophysics, University of Chicago, June, 2015
- Honors Thesis Advisor: Hsiao-Wen Chen
- Honors Thesis: The Circumgalactic Medium in a Diverse Galaxy Environment
Awards
- Kavli Fellow, Stanford University, US, 2021
- Representative to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Lindau, Germany, 2019
- Clark Fellow, Graduate Research Fellowship, 2015-present
- The FOTI Global Leadership Award with University of Tokyo, 2014
- The Maroon Key Society, 2014-2015
- Walter and Fay Selove Prize in Physics, 2013
Publication
- See the Publication Page
Contributed Talks and Posters
- T. Somboonpanyakul, M. McDonald, Galaxy Clusters Hiding in Plain Sight (The CHiPS Survey) - Poster
- 235th Meeting American Astronomical Society, AAS, Honolulu, HI, 2020
- Tracing Cosmic Evolution with Clusters of Galaxies, Sesto (BZ), Italy, 2019
- SnowCluster - The Physics of Galaxy Clusters, Snowbird, UT, 2018
- Chandra Science for the Next Decade, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2016
- 227th Meeting American Astronomical Society, AAS, Kissimmee, FL, 2016 <2016AAS…22743907S>
- T. Somboonpanyakul, D. Fabrycky, Transiting Exoplanet’s Impact Parameter: Long vs Short Cadence - Talk
- Transiting Exoplanet’s Impact Parameters: Long versus Short Cadence Photometry - Talk Planetary Systems: A Synergistic View, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, 2015
- Transiting Exoplanet’s Impact Parameters: Long versus Short Cadence Photometry - Talk UChicago-Northwestern Exoplanet Workshop, Alder Planetarium, Chicago, IL, 2014
Research Experience
- Graduate Research Fellow - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015-2016
- Graduate Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Prof. Michael McDonald, 2015-Present
- Undergraduate Research
- Research intern at University of Tokyo with Prof. Motohide Tamura, Tokyo, 2014
- Research Assistant at University of Chicago with Prof. Daniel Fabrycky, 2013-2015
- Research Assistant at University of Chicago at Knowledge Lab, 2013-2015
- Research Assistant at University of Chicago with Prof. Michael Gladders, 2012-2013
Teaching Experience
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, for Prof. Michael McDonald in 8.902 graduate-level Astrophysics II at MIT, 2019
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, for Prof. Kiyoshi Masui in 8.01 Physics I at MIT, 2018
- College Core Tutor Program for Physics at University of Chicago, 2015
Public Outreach
- Session Chair, “Galaxy Cluster I”, 235th Meeting American Astronomical Society, 2020
- Staff for MIT Astrogazers, Cambridge, MA
- Volunteer at MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2018-2019
- WorldWide Telescope Ambassadors at WorldWide Telescope, Cambridge, MA, 2016
- Volunteer Staff at Asian Science Camp (ASC2015), Bangkok, Thailand, 2015
- President at Ryerson Astronomical Society (RAS) at University of Chicago, 2013-2014
- Organizer for a Yerkes Observatory Weekend Workshop, Yerkes, Willams Bay, WI, 2014
- Delegate Speaker at ICISTS, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2013
- Liaison Officer at 11th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Regional Meeting (APRIM2011), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2011
Language
English, Thai (native fluency)