Travis J. Thieme

Travis J. Thieme

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Biography

Hello there, my name is Travis and I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at ASIAA investigating various aspects of Protostellar Disk Formation and Evolution.

Interests
  • Star and Planet Formation
  • Protostellar Disks
  • Streamers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Non-Ideal MHD
  • Astrochemistry
  • Radio Astronomy
Education

  • Ph.D. in Astronomy, 2023

    National Tsing Hua University

  • B.S. in Astronomy, 2017

    University of Hawaii at Hilo

  • B.A. in Physics, 2017

    University of Hawaii at Hilo

  • A.S. in Physics, 2015

    Edmonds Community College

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2023 – Present Taipei, Taiwan
Investigating protostellar disk formation and evolution. (Supervised by Dr. Hsi-Wei Yen)
 
 
 
 
 
Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University
Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of Astronomy, National Tsing Hua University
September 2017 – June 2023 Hsinchu, Taiwan
PhD thesis research on the formation and evolution of protostellar disks via Keplerian rotation, streamers, and non-ideal MHD. (Advised by Dr. Shih-Ping Lai)
 
 
 
 
 
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Univiersity of Hawaii at Hilo
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Internship
Department of Physics & Astronomy, Univiersity of Hawaii at Hilo
August 2016 – May 2017 Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Undergraduate research on the small-scale physical properties of nebulae in nearby disk galaxies. (Advised by Dr. René Pierre Martin)
 
 
 
 
 
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Submillimeter Array
Akamai Workforce Initiative Summer Internship Program
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Submillimeter Array
June 2016 – August 2016 Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Undergraduate research on modeling the effects of magnetic fields on gravitational collapse. (Advised by Dr. Ramprassad Rao)
 
 
 
 
 
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Night Attendant
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
February 2016 – May 2017 Hilo, Hawaii, USA
Assist the telescope operator during observations on Mauna Kea.

First Author Publications

Travis J. Thieme, Shih-Ping Lai, Nagayoshi Ohashi, John J. Tobin, Jes K. Jørgensen, Jinshi (Insa Choi) Sai, Yusuke Aso, Jonathan P. Williams, Yoshihide Yamato, Yuri Aikawa, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Ilseung Han, Woojin Kwon, Chang Won Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Zhi-Yun Li, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Leslie W. Looney, Suchitra Narayanan, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Adele L. Plunkett, Alejandro Santamaría-Miranda, Rajeeb Sharma, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Hsi-Wei Yen (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). VIII. A Small Protostellar Disk around the Extremely Low Mass and Young Class 0 Protostar IRAS 15398-3359. ApJ.

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Travis J. Thieme, Shih-Ping Lai, Sheng-Jun Lin, Pou-Ieng Cheong, Chin-Fei Lee, Hsi-Wei Yen, Zhi-Yun Li, Ka Ho Lam, Bo Zhao (2022). Accretion Flows or Outflow Cavities? Uncovering the Gas Dynamics around Lupus 3-MMS. ApJ.

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Co-Author Publications

Miyu Kido, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Kazuya Saigo, Nagayoshi Ohashi, John J. Tobin, Jes K. Jørgensen, Yuri Aikawa, Yusuke Aso, Frankie J. Encalada, Christian Flores, Sacha Gavino, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Ilseung Han, Shingo Hirano, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Shih-Ping Lai, Chang Won Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Zhi-Yun Li, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Leslie W. Looney, Shoji Mori, Suchitra Narayanan, Adele L. Plunkett, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Jinshi Sai (Insa Choi), Alejandro Santamaría-Miranda, Rajeeb Sharma, Patrick D. Sheehan, Travis J. Thieme, Kengo Tomida, Merel L. R. van't Hoff, Jonathan P. Williams, Yoshihide Yamato, Hsi-Wei Yen (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). VII. Keplerian Disk, Disk Substructure, and Accretion Streamers in the Class 0 Protostar IRAS 16544-1604 in CB 68. ApJ.

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Yoshihide Yamato, Yuri Aikawa, Nagayoshi Ohashi, John J. Tobin, Jes K. Jørgensen, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Yusuke Aso, Jinshi (Insa Choi) Sai, Christian Flores, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Shingo Hirano, Ilseung Han, Miyu Kido, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Shih-Ping Lai, Chang Won Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Zhi-Yun Li, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Leslie W. Looney, Shoji Mori, Suchitra Narayanan, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Kazuya Saigo, Alejandro Santamaría-Miranda, Rajeeb Sharma, Travis J. Thieme, Kengo Tomida, Merel L. R. van't Hoff, Hsi-Wei Yen (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). IV. The Ringed and Warped Structure of the Disk around the Class I Protostar L1489 IRS. ApJ.

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Merel L. R. van't Hoff, John J. Tobin, Zhi-Yun Li, Nagayoshi Ohashi, Jes K. Jørgensen, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Yuri Aikawa, Yusuke Aso, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Sacha Gavino, Ilseung Han, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Chang Won Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Leslie W. Looney, Suchitra Narayanan, Adele Plunkett, Jinshi (Insa Choi) Sai, Alejandro Santamaría-Miranda, Rajeeb Sharma, Patrick D. Sheehan, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Travis J. Thieme, Jonathan P. Williams, Shih-Ping Lai, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Hsi-Wei Yen (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). III. A First High-resolution View of Submillimeter Continuum and Molecular Line Emission toward the Class 0 Protostar L1527 IRS. ApJ.

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Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Zhi-Yun Li, John J. Tobin, Nagayoshi Ohashi, Jes K. Jørgensen, Leslie W. Looney, Yusuke Aso, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Yuri Aikawa, Merel L. R. van't Hoff, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Frankie J. Encalada, Christian Flores, Sacha Gavino, Ilseung Han, Miyu Kido, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Shih-Ping Lai, Chang Won Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Jinshi (Insa Choi) Sai, Rajeeb Sharma, Patrick Sheehan, Travis J. Thieme, Jonathan P. Williams, Yoshihide Yamato, Hsi-Wei Yen (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). II. Limited Dust Settling and Prominent Snow Surfaces in the Edge-on Class I Disk IRAS 04302+2247. ApJ.

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Nagayoshi Ohashi, John J. Tobin, Jes K. Jørgensen, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Patrick Sheehan, Yuri Aikawa, Zhi-Yun Li, Leslie W. Looney, Jonathan P. Williams, Yusuke Aso, Rajeeb Sharma, Jinshi (Insa Choi) Sai, Yoshihide Yamato, Jeong-Eun Le, Kengo Tomida, Hsi-Wei Yen, Frankie J. Encalada, Christian Flores, Sacha Gavino, Miyu Kido, Ilseung Han, Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin, Suchitra Narayanan, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Alejandro Santamaría-Miranda, Travis J. Thieme, Merel L. R. van't Hoff, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Shih-Ping Lai, Chang Won Lee, Adele Plunkett, Kazuya Saigo, Shingo Hirano, Ka Ho Lam, Shoji Mori (2023). Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). I. Overview of the Program and First Results. ApJ.

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