Ilana Harrus

Present Position

• Member of Suzaku Guest Observer Facility (GOF)
• US Suzaku Press Officer
• Press Officer for the High-Energy Astrophysics Division of the AAS
• NSU/EUD Coordinator at Goddard Space Flight Center 

Educational Background

• 1997   PhD (Physics) -- Columbia University
• 1996   M. Phil (Physics) -- Columbia University
• 1992   M.S (Physics) -- Columbia University
• 1989   Research Dissertation -- Université d'Orsay (Paris XI - France)
• 1986   Undergraduate Degree (Physics and Mathematics) -- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI - France)

Research Interests

• Supernova remnants
• Pulsars and Pulsar Wind Nebulae in Supernova Remnants

Current Projects

• Suzaku GOF Member of the GOF team
• Suzaku EPO Member of the EPO team
• Astronomy on Stage Principal Investigator. Coordinate the play/guide with the theater
• Orchestra's Guide to the Universe  Co-Investigator. In charge of the science units.

Selected Publications

1. An X-ray Study of the Supernova Remnant G18.95-1.1
   By Harrus, I. M., Slane, P. O., Hughes, J. P., and Plucinsky, P. P. 2004
   Published in ApJ, 2004, 603, 152

2. The Intriguing Plerionic Supernova Remnant: G21.5-0.9
   By Safi-Harb, S., Harrus, I. M., Petre, R., Pavlov, G. G.,Koptsevich, A. B., and Sanwal, D. 2001
   Published in ApJ, 2001, 561, 308

3. A New ASCA and ROSAT Study of the Supernova Remnant: G272.2-3.2
   By Harrus, I. M., Slane,. P. O., Smith, R. & Hughes J. P. 2001
   Published in ApJ, 2001, 552, 614

4. An ASCA study of the Supernova remnant G39.2-0.3
   By Harrus, I. M. & Slane , P. O. November 1998
   Published in ApJ, 1999, 516, 811

5. An ASCA X-ray Observation of 1E1724-3045 in the globular cluster Terzan 2
   By Barret, D., Grindlay, J. E., Harrus, I. M. & Olive, J. F. October 1998
   Published in A & A, 1999, 341, 789

6. Study of the Composite Supernova Remnant MSH 11-62
   by Harrus, I. M., Hughes, J. P. & Slane, P. O. May 1998.
   Published in ApJ, 1998, 499, 273

7. Interpretation of the Center-Filled Emission from the Supernova Remnant W44
   by Harrus, I. M., Hughes, J. P., Singh, K. P., Koyama, K. & Asaoka,I. May 1997.
   Published in ApJ, 1997, 488, 781

8. A study of Composite Supernova Remnants
   by Harrus, I. M. March 1997.
   PhD thesis. Columbia University

9. Discovery of an X-ray Synchrotron Nebula Associated with the Radio Pulsar PSR B1853+01 in the Supernova Remnant W44
   by Harrus, I. M., Hughes, J. P. & Helfand, D. J. June 1996.
   Published in ApJ, 1996, 464, L161

10. CP Violation in the K0-antiK0 system: Study and reduction of charged background noise with the help of a transition radiation detector.
    (In French)
    By Ilana Harrus. May 1989.

Publications at the ADS website.