Present PositionAstrophysicist, SEDBrief Bio2006-Present: Astrophysicist2002-2006: Astrophysicist/Engineer 2002: Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission, WFPC-II Primary Shutter Anomaly, Tiger Team mechanism dynamics engineer 2001-2002: Airborne Earth Science Microwave Imaging Radiometer (AESMIR), controls engineer 2001-2002: Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) primary shutter anomaly, Tiger Team mechanism dynamics engineer 1999 – 2001: Demonstration Unit for Low-order Cryogenic Etalon (DULCE) for the James Web Space Telescope (JWST), lead engineer and NASA institutional Principle Investigator 1998 – 1999: Submillimeter and Far infraRed Explorer (SAFIRE), electrical engineer 1994 – 1996: Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) and Wide-field Infra-Red Explorer (WIRE), power system lead engineer 1991 – 1994: X-Ray Timing Explorer (XTE), power system lead engineer 1989 – 1991: Space Shuttle, power system engineer – Electrical power system engineering and launch console operations. 1986 - 1989: Engineering technician, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, University of Washington - assisted in development of RF circuitry for 18 MeV, superconducting linear particle accelerator facility. 1981 – 1986: Technician, USAF, F-16 Falcon; Troubleshoot and repair of all fly-by-wire, fire control, navigation, and communications systems. ATLAS computer language programming. Educational Background2008 - Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD2005 MA Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1996 MS Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1989 BS Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1986 AS Avionics Engineering Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Okinawa, Japan. Research Interests- Astrophysics of the Cosmic Infrared Background radiation- Planet transit spectroscopy - Orbital and Stellar Parameters of Giant, Subgiant and M-dwarf Stars from Spectroscopy and Interferometry - Astrophysics of classical novae - Stellar interferometry Current Projects- Co-Investigator, Measurement of the NIR Cosmic Background Radia-tion, ROSES/ADP - Scientist, EPOXI search for exoplanet transits - Co-Investigator, Keck Interferometer Nuller; dusty debris disks - Co-Investigator, Keck Interferometer Nuller; debris disk variability - Co-Investigator, VLTI/Bright Novae, European Southern Observatory - Proposal Team Co-Investigator: ROSES APRA and ADP - Proposal Team Co-Investigator: IRAD and DDF - Proposal Team Co-Investigator: Spitzer, HST, IOTA, Keck, KIN obs. - Observational astronomy; Keck Interferometer - Interactive Data Language (IDL) programming, astronomy algorithms - Active Member, Equal Accessibility Advisory Committee (formerly the People with Disabilities Advisory Committee) - Active Member, Diversity Dialog Project Selected Publications- Barry, R. K., Danchi, W., Sokoloski, J., Koresko, C., Wisniewski, J., Serabyn,E., Traub, W., Kuchner, M., Greenhouse, M., “The Keck Interferometer Nuller, Technology and Science”, in Proceedings of the SPIE; Astronomical Instrumen- tation, Accepted. (2008) - Barry, R. K., B. Demory, D. Segransan, T. Forveille, W. C. Danchi, E. Di Folco, D. Queloz, G. Torres, W. Traub, X. Delfosse, M. Mayor, C. Perrier, and S. Udry. “Ultra-precise Masses and Absolute Magnitudes for the Gl268 M-dwarf Binary System”, in Proceedings, Cool Stars 15, Accepted. (2008) - Barry, R. K., Mukai, K., Sokoloski, J. L., Danchi, W. C., Hachisu, I., Evans, A., Gehrz, R., Miko lajewska, J., “On the distance to the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi”. In RS Ophiuchi (2006) and the recurrent nova phenomenon., A. Evans, M. F. Bode, and T. J. OBrien (Eds.), (Utrecht, Netherlands: VNU Science Press) (2008). - Barry, R. K. “Milliarcsecond Resolution Infrared Observations of the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi and Low Mass Stellar Systems”. Ph.D. thesis, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. (2007). - Barry, R. K., Danchi, W., Rajagopal, J., Richardson, L., Kuchner, M., Wallace, D., and 6 coauthors, “The Fourier-Kelvin Stellar Interferometer: A Progress Report and Preliminary Results from our Laboratory Testbed”, in The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation, ESO Astrophysics Symposia, Volume . ISBN 978-3-540-74253- 1. Springer, p. 547. (2008) - Barry, R. K., Danchi, W., Sokoloski, J., Koresko, C., Wisniewski, J., Serabyn, E., Traub, W., Kuchner, M., Greenhouse, M., “High-resolution N-band Obser- vations Of The Nova Rs Ophiuchi: First Science With The Keck Interferometer Nuller”, in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 39,830. (2007) - Barry, R. K., W. C. Danchi, J. L. Sokoloski, C. Koresko, J. P.Wisniewski, E. Serabyn, W. A. Traub, M. J. Kuchner, and M. A. Greenhouse and 30 coauthors, “High Spatial Resolution N-band Observations of the Nova RS Ophiuchi with the Keck Interferometer Nuller”, ApJ, 677, 1253B. (2008)
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