Curriculum Vitae
Name: Antoun Georges Daou
Date of Birth: 28 January 1978
Place of Birth:
Marital
Status: Single
Email: agdaou@rice.edu
Tel: Cel (+1)
832-524 1364 / Off (+1) 713-348 3611
Fax (+1) 713-348 5143
Address: Department of Physics and Astronomy – MS 108
Experience:
2003-…
Astrophysics, Solar Physics
Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Researcher
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Solar
Physics and Stellar Astronomy research under sponsorship of Rice, NASA and
Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysical Lab
o Solar Physics Research: Solar Flares, Magnetic
Topology, Particle Injection and Transport Processes, Satellite Imagery
Analysis (RHESSI, TRACE, SOHO…), Surveys of CMEs,
X-ray production, Image Reconstruction and Analysis Algorithms, Computing
issues and server administration
o Stellar Astronomy Research: T Tauri stars, Protostars and Planets, Spectropolarimetry,
Ground Observation
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Natural
Philosophy Research and Concept Enhancement
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Member of
Dr David Alexander Rice Solar Group
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Member of
the American Astronomical Society
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Member of
the American Solar Physics Division
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Member
and Active in SHINE group
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Mechanical
Engineering Studies
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Mechatronics
Research
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Science
Outreach Program Director in
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Social
Reform Program Director in
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Joint-project
with the Stanford Solar Group (Space Weather Monitors Program)
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Active in
the
o Coordination on multiple projects (REAP, LNN…)
o 2006
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Physics
and Astronomy Recitation Teacher
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Leadership
Rice Envision Grantee and Collaborator
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Joint-Project
with the Office of International Students and Scholars
o REAP – Rice Experiences Advertised to
Prospects
o English classes teacher replacement
o International Education Week Project
Coordinator
2005-… LNN
Founder and Coordinator of the
Lebanese National Network
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Founder
and president of LNN initiation committee
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Founder
and Coordinator of LNN-SciLeb team
o Education future plans
o Science Elite Students Program Coordinator
o Leadership
o Teacher Professional Development Coordinator
o Facility Assessment and Adaptive Measures in
Schools
o Speaker Programs Coordinator
o Nationwide Science Tournament Coordinator
o Nationwide Musical Tournament Coordinator
o Lebanese National Culture Tournament
Coordinator
2002–2003 Phoenix Machinery, INDEVCO
Mechanical Design Engineer
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Mechanical
design
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Manufacturing
and Assembly of heavy Machinery
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Intelligent
and Automatic Electro-Mechanical Components
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Field
project execution in Sanita
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International
cooperation and consultation
2001–2002 French Embassy
TPE Sciences Tests Official
Examiner
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Official
examiner in the Scientific French Baccalaureate tests
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Assistant
in the pre-evaluation process
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Deliberant
in the post-evaluation process
2001-2002 Lebanese Official Teacher Training
Physics and Lab Teacher Trainer
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Full
section teacher trainer
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Physics
laboratory trainer
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Examiner
for teacher graduation
1998 Egyptian Iron and Steel Company
Engineering Training, IAESTE
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Iron and
steel blast furnaces operation in Helwan
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Iron ore
mines visits in Baharya oasis
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Heavy
machining section in Helwan
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Command
center in
1998–2002 College des Peres Antonins Baabda, Lebanon
Sciences Lab Responsible and
Coordinator
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Establishment
and refurbishing of science labs
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Lab
coordination and process design
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Coordinating
Experiments and related logistics
1998–2002 College des Peres Antonins Baabda, Lebanon
Sciences and Technology Teacher
and Coordinator
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In charge
of the elite Scientific French Baccalaureate Sections
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Active
role in the national scientific teaching committee
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Free task
of off-campus tutoring (up to 600 students)
Education:
1982-1995 College des Peres Antonins Baabda,
Lebanese Baccalaureate, option
Math-elem, high distinction
French Baccalaureate, option Maths, high distinction
1995-1999 American
B.E.M.E., Mechanical Engineering,
Design Award
2003-2005 Rice University
Maters of Sciences in Astrophysics
MS Thesis: “Non-thermal Hard X-ray
Flux Saturation in Solar Flares”
Director: Dr David Alexander
PhD Candidacy achieved, GPA 4.0/4.0
2005-2008 Rice University
Philosophy Doctor, Physics & Astronomy,
Solar Physics
PhD Thesis: “Observational and
Theoretical Interpretation of Energetic Particle Transport in Solar Flares”
Director: Dr David Alexander
Awards:
1999 Mechanical Design Esthetics Award –
2002 Teacher Recognition – College des Peres Antonins
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2002 Examiner Recognition – French TPE Official test – French Embassy
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2004 American
Astronomical Society – Solar Physics Division Studentship Award –
2004 SHINE Group Studentship Award – Big
2004 Cool Stars XIII meeting Studentship –
2005 RHESSI DAW Meeting Studentship Award –
2005 SHINE Group Studentship Award –
2005 Leadership Rice Envision Grant –
2005 REAP Project Honorarium Award –
2006
2006
2006 NASA – AAS – SPD Studentship Award –
2006 Leadership Rice Envision Grant –
2007
2008 SHINE Professional Recognition Award – Midway,
2008 Rice University Sallyport Award –
Houston, Texas, USA
Publications and
Presentations:
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Spectropolarimetry of the Classical T Tauri Star T Tau, A.G.Daou, C.M. Johns-Krull and J.A. Valenti, CS13,
Hamburg, Germany, 2004
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Non
Relativistic Electron Beam Stability in Solar Flares, A.G.Daou, D. Alexander and T.R.Metcalf, AAS 204 meeting,
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Transient
Activity in Regions AR9906 and AR0069 in the build-up to the SEP events of 21
Apr 2002 and 24 Aug 2002, A.G.Daou and D.Alexander, SHINE
meeting, Big
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Speak
softly glove, Mechatronics Application,
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Solar
Physics at
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Learning
Adventure in the Space Age, College des
Peres Antonins,
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Nonthermal
Hard X-ray Flux Saturation in Solar Flares,
A.G.Daou, MS thesis,
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Nonthermal
Hard X-ray Flux Saturation in Solar Flares,
A.G.Daou and D.Alexander,
AGU/SPD joint meeting,
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Active
Region Evolution in the Build-up to Large Solar Energetic Particle Events, D. Alexander, A.Coyner , A.G.Daou and R.Liu, AGU/SPD joint
meeting,
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You
will look up and see the light, College des
Peres Antonins,
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Outreach
Activities in
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Spectropolarimetry of the Classical T Tauri Star T Tauri, A.G.Daou, C.M. Johns-Krull and J.A. Valenti, AJ, 131,
520D, 2006
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LNN-SciLeb
Rice Science Tournament 2005 Prize distribution Ceremony Speaker, College des Peres Antonins,
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The
Lebanese National Network – SciLeb Activities,
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Conceptual
Leadership,
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Learning
Adventure in the Space Age, 10+ schools,
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Social
Reforms and Tomorrow’s Challenges,
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Solar Ionospheric Disturbance Detection,
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Saturation
of Non-thermal Hard Xray Emission in Solar Flares,
David Alexander & Antoun Daou, ApJ, 2007, 666,
1268A
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Relationship
between the flare and the observed Moreton waves recorded
in December 06 2006, submitted, 2007, A.G. Daou, D. Alexander, and H. Gilbert
Ø Hard X-ray flux evolution in impulsive and
gradual solar flares, A.G. Daou, Rice, 2007, pending submission
Ø Fokker-Planck Modeling of particle
distribution in post flare loops, A.G.Daou, Rice,
2007, pending submission
Ø The effects of warm target, magnetic
convergence, coulomb collisions, and return currents on hard X-ray signatures
of energetic particles in flare transport models, A.G.Daou,
Rice, 2007, pending submission
Ø Flare substructure statistics and related
solar events, D. Alexander and A.G.Daou, Rice, 2007,
in process
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Observational
and Theoretical Interpretation of Energetic Particle Transport in Solar Flares, A.G.Daou, MS thesis,
Interests and Skills:
Computer: IDL,
C++, AutoCAD, ProE, SolidEdge,
SolidWorks, Mathematica, Matlab, Publishing (Corel, Photoshop…), Microsoft Office,
all Windows Based Software, Linux, Hardware, Networking…
Languages: Excellent English, French,
Arabic – Spanish (intermediate) – German (beginner)
Martial Arts: Kung Fu
Chayon Ryu (Blue Belt, Rice Karate Club – Treasurer - ,
Weapons
(intermediate skill, long sword, lance)
Founder of the Rice Lebanese Club,
Member of the American Astronomical
Society & Solar Physics Division
Student member of SHINE group
Teaching: anything in the scope of
my knowledge
Music: Guitar (intermediate skills),
Piano (basic skills), Chant (starting), Classic (collection)
Interest in political, religious
and social debates and studies
Leadership forums and literature