CV and Highlights

EducationPicture of Jonathan at McDonald Observatory in 2023.
Jonathan on an observing run at McDonald Observatory in 2023.

Degree University Advisor(s) Date
PhD, Astronomy Texas A&M University Dr. Jonelle Walsh August 2022
MS, Astronomy Texas A&M University Dr. Kim-Vy Tran May 2019
BS, Physics The University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Lindsay King & Dr. Michael Kesden May 2016

Positions Held

Guarini Dean's Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics and Astronomy Dartmouth College 2023–present
Postdoctoral Research Associate Texas A&M University 2022–2023

First-Author Publications

Modeling ALMA Observations of the Warped Molecular Gas Disk in the Red Nugget Relic Galaxy NGC 384 Cohn et al. 2024
Gas-dynamical Mass Measurements of the Supermassive Black Holes in the Early-Type Galaxies NGC 4786 and NGC 5193 from ALMA and HST Observations Kabasares & Cohn et al. 2024 (co-lead authors)
ALMA Gas-dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Red Nugget Relic Galaxy PGC 11179 Cohn et al. 2023
An ALMA Gas-dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Local Compact Galaxy UGC 2698 Cohn et al. 2021
ZFOURGE: Extreme 5007 Å Emission May Be a Common Early-lifetime Phase for Star-forming Galaxies at z > 2.5 Cohn et al. 2018

Teaching

ASTR 122: Special Topics: Ethical Astronomy Lecturer, Dartmouth College Fall 2024
ASTR 116: Galactic Systems Guest Lecturer, Dartmouth College Spring 2024
ASTR 2/3: Exploring the Universe Guest Lecturer, Dartmouth College Summer & Fall 2023
ASTR 102: Observational Astronomy Instructor of Record, Texas A&M University 2017–2018

Honors, Grants, & Awards

PI: Small Grants Program, College of Science Diversity Committee Texas A&M University 2022
PI: Physics & Astronomy Climate & Diversity Committee Texas A&M University 2022
STEM Columbia Crew Memorial Scholarship Texas Space Grant Consortium 2014
Academic Excellence Scholarship The University of Texas at Dallas 2012

Service & Outreach

Graduate Academia Survival Program, Dartmouth College, co-founder & mentor 2024–
AAS CSMA Astronomy Poverty Survey, survey design & analysis lead 2023–
Physics & Astronomy Diversity & Equity Committee, Dartmouth College 2023–
GEMS: Gender Minorities in Physics & Astronomy at Dartmouth College, organizer 2023–
Gateway to Graduate School, founder & coordinator 2022–2023
Texas A&M Astronomy Graduate Student Representative 2021–2022
Mentoring and Advising Graduates in an Inclusive Community (MAGIC), co-founder & mentor 2019–2022
Letters to a Pre-Scientist, pen pal 2018–2020
Astronomy on Tap Bryan/College Station (AoT BCS), organizer 2018–2023
Discover, Explore, & Enjoy Physics and Engineering (DEEP), mentor 2017–2021
UT Dallas Society of Physics Students, secretary & vice president 2013–2016