Clayton H. Heller's Curriculum Vitae

	Clayton H. Heller

Address:	Georgia Southern University
	Department of Physics
	Statesboro, GA 30460

Contact:	Phone: 912-681-0159
	E-Mail: cheller@georgiasouthern.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Dissertation:

Current Position:

2000 -

Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University

Previous Positions:

	1999-00	Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
	1994-99	Research Fellowship, Universitäts Sternwarte Göttingen, Germany
	1991-94	Postdoctoral appointment, Department of Physics and Astronomy,
		University of Kentucky. Position included part-time teaching.
	1987-91	Associate in Research, HST Astrometry Team under NASA
		contract, Department of Astronomy, Yale University.
	1986-91	System Manager, Department of Astronomy, Yale University.
	1984-86	Graduate Teaching Assistant, San Diego State University.
	1983-86	Research Assistant, San Diego State University.
	1982-86	Observatory Assistant, University of Illinois.

Awards:

The Beatrice Tinsley Award, Astronomy Department, Yale University, 1990.
Outstanding Graduate Award for Outstanding Achievement and Services to the
University and the Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University, 1984.
College of Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award,
San Diego State University, 1984.
Distinctions in Astronomy, San Diego State University, 1984.

Professional Societies:

American Astronomical Society
International Astronomical Union

Theses Supervised:

1998- Ph.D. Ingo Berentzen, Göttigen
Merger and Interactions with Gas Rich Barred Galaxies
1998- M.S. Peter Pleuss, Göttigen
The HII region population of M101 with HST
1997 M.S. Ingo Berentzen, Göttigen
Gas-Driven Evolution of Stellar Orbits in Barred Galaxies
1996 Ph.D. Seppo Laine, University of Florida
Observations and Modeling of the Gas Dynamics of the Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 7479

Recent Invited Talks:

Potsdam Observatory, University of Kiel, University of Heidelberg, University of Hertfordshire, Observatorie de Marseille, Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias, Workshop: Max Planck Institute Heidelberg, Workshop: University of Hartfordshire, Euro Conference: Tenerife