Solar Physics Dept.

264 EPS Building

Montana State University

Bozeman MT, 59717

Education

               Spring 2008 / Fall 2011 – Ph.D. Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman

Spring 2005 / Spring 2008 – M.S. Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman

Fall 2001 / Fall 2004 – B.S. Physics (Highest Honors), Montana State University, Bozeman                                  

Fall 1999 / Spring 2001 – attended Montana Tech University, Butte

Spring 1999 – graduated Butte High School

         

Appointments

2011 / current  - Associate Researcher - Solar data analysis,  Montana State University, Bozeman

2005 / 2011     - Graduate research assistant - Solar data analysis,  Montana State University, Bozeman

2,4/2010          - Graduate research assistant – AIA sequencer simulation, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA

9-11/2009        - Graduate research assistant – AIA sequencer simulation, Lockheed Martin, Palo Alto, CA

Summer 2007  - Graduate research assistant – EIS coronal loop analysis,  Magnetic field modeling, Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for Astrophysics, Cambridge MA

Summer 2005  - Graduate research assistant – TRACE flare catalog maintenance,  Magnetic field modeling, Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for Astrophysics, Cambridge MA

Summer 2005 - Assisting Scientist – X-ray Telescope (XRT) on Solar B End to End calibration, SAO, NASA Marshal Space Flight Center

2002 / 2004     - Undergraduate research assistant – Solar data analysis,     Montana State University, Bozeman

2002 / 2004     - Undergraduate research assistant – Magnetic field modeling,       Montana State University, Bozeman

Summer 2002 - Undergraduate researcher – REU (research experience for undergraduates), Montana State University, Bozeman

Conferences and Workshops

               7/2011  -    Attended and presented research at the Fifth Coronal Loop Workshop, Palma de Mallroca, Spain

6-7/2009 -  Attended and presented research at the Fourth Coronal Loop Workshop, Firenze, Italy

6/2009 -     Attended and presented research at the joint AAS/SPD (American Astronomical Society/ Solar Physics Division) Boulder Colorado 2009

9/2007 -     Attended and presented research at the NASA GSRP Symposium, NASA Goddard

6/2007 -     Attended and presented research at the Third Coronal Loop Workshop, Santorini, Greece

5/2007 -     Attended and presented research at the joint AAS/SPD (American  Astronomical Society/ Solar Physics Division) 2007, Honolulu, HI

6/2006 -     Attended the High Energy Solar Physics Summer School in Durham NH

6/2006 -     Attended and presented research at the joint AAS/SPD (American  Astronomical Society/ Solar Physics Division) 2006 meeting Durham, NH

9/2005    -  Attended the NASA GSRP Symposium, NASA Goddard

8-9/2004 -  Attended and presented at the Coronal Loops and Solar-B discussion workshop, Palermo, Italy

5-6/2004 -  Attended and presented research at the joint AAS/SPD (American Astronomical Society/ Solar Physics Division) 2004 meeting Denver, Colorado

8/2003    -  Attended the Solar Data Analysis Workshop, NCAR Boulder, CO

6/2003    -  Attended and presented research at the joint AAS/SPD (American Astronomical Society/ Solar Physics Division) 2003 meeting Columbia, Maryland     

Posters and Presentations

         7/2011    - Analysis of EUV Spectral Line Profiles for Isolated Coronal Structures, Palma de Mallroca, Spain

6-7/2009 - Investigation of the Dynamics and Structure of Active Region 10942 and a Coronal Loop Structure, Jason Scott, P. C. H. Martens, D. McKenzie, Firenze, Italy

6/2009 -    Properties of a Coronal Loop Structure with EIS, TRACE, and STEREO, Jason Scott, P. C. H. Martens, D. McKenzie, Boulder Colorado AAS/SPD meeting

5/2008 -   HINODE-EIS: Thermal and Density Analysis of Coronal Loops, Rightmire, L.A., Schmelz, J.T., Scott, J.,American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting 2008, abstract #SP31C-01

9/2007–   Studying the Solar Corona, Scott, J.T., NASA GSRP Symposium, NASA Goddard

6/2007 -   Coronal loops observed with Hinode, a first look, Scott, J.T. , Third Coronal Loop Workshop, Santorini, Greece

5/2007 -   Temperature Structure of Active Region Coronal Loops as seen by Hinode, Scott, Jason; Winter, H.; Cirtain, J.; Martens, P. C.; McKenzie, D., AAS/SPD meeting

6/2006 -   The Coronal Loop Database, Scott, J. T.; Martens, P. C. H, AAS/SPD meeting

7/2005 -   The Diffuse EUV Corona,  Scott, J. T.; Cirtain, J. W.; Martens, P. C. H.; Acton, L. W. Second Coronal Loop Workshop, Modello, Italy

12/2004 - Observations of Separator Reconnection to an Emerging Active Region, Longcope, D.W.; Cirtain, J.W.; McKenzie, D.; Scott, J., AGU meeting

12/2004 - An Hour In the Life Of Coronal Loops, Cirtain, J. W.; Scott, J. T.; Martens, P. C. H.; Winter, H. D., AAS meeting

5/2004 -   The Diffuse EUV Corona, Cirtain, J. W.; Martens, P. C. H.; Acton, L. W.; Scott, J. T., AAS/SPD meeting

5/2004 -   On the Combination of TRACE and CDS data,  Scott, J. T.; Cirtain, J. W.; Martens, P. C. H.; Winter, H. D., AAS/SPD meeting

         6/2003 -   TRACE and CDS: JOP 146 Data Analysis Part I,  Scott, J. T.; Cirtain, J. W.; Martens, P. C. H., AAS/SPD meeting            

Publications

                     Scott, J.T.; Martens, P.C.H.; Outflow and Dark Bands at Active Region Boundaries, 2012, ApJ, to be submitted

               Scott, J.T.; Martens, P.C.H.; On the Anti-correlation between Spectral Line Broadening and Intensity in Coronal

                                   Structures Observed with EIS , 2011, ApJ, 742, 101

               Scott, J.T.; Martens, P.C.H.; McKenzie,D.E.; EUV Analysis of a Quasi-static Coronal Loop Structure, 2012 Solar

                                   Physics, 276, 113-131

Scott, J.T.; Cirtain, J.W.; Martens, P.C.H.; Analysis of two Coronal Loops with Combined TRACE and SoHO/CDS Data, 2008, Solar Physics, 252, 293

Schmelz, J.T., Scott, J., Rightmire, L.A.; May Day! Coronal Loop Temperature from the Hinode EUV Imaging Spectrometer, 2008,Apj, 684, L115

Longcope, D.W.; Cirtain, J.W.; McKenzie, D.; Scott, J.; Observations of Separator Reconnection to an Emerging Active Region, 2005, Apj, 630, 596

Awards and Honors

Spring 2005 -  Dean’s Award for Excellence as the Outstanding Senior in Sciences

Spring 2005 -  Dept. of Physics A.J.M. Johnson Outstanding Senior Award

Spring 2003 -  Bruekner SPD Studentship Award

Scholarships and Grants

Spring 2007 -    NASA GSRP fellowship

Spring 2006 -    NASA GSRP fellowship

Spring 2005 -    NASA GSRP fellowship

Summer 2003 - USP (University Scholars Program) scholarship

Spring 2003 -    USP (University Scholars Program) scholarship

Summer 2002 - REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) grant

Memberships

Member Society Physics Students MSU

Student member AAS and SPD (American Astronomical Society and Solar  Physics Division)

Member Golden Key National Honor Society

Member Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

               Member AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)