Address: 
Department of Physics
Saint Michael's College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439
Email: jomeara@smcvt.edu

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Telephone: 
O: (802) 654-2985

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Education:
B.S. University of Washington (Physics, with Distinction)  1997

M.S. University of California San Diego (Physics) 2000
Ph.D. University of California San Diego 2004
Thesis: "Cosmology from the High Redshift Intergalactic Medium"

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Professional Experience:
Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Saint Michael's College, Vermont 2008-present
Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, 2006-2008
Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004-2006

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Cosmic Origins Science Team Lead, LUVOIR Large Mission Concept, NASA

Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee

Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group, Executive Committee

MAST Users Group

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Professional Affiliations and Activities:
American Astronomical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sigma Xi
Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, elected 2015

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Honors and Awards:
Runner-Up, breakthrough of the Year, Science, 2011

Faculty Scholarship Award, Saint Michael's College, 2014

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Publications: 
Author of over 70 scientific papers, primarily in astrophysics, in journals including The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Science

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