Tiffany Borders Astronomy Assistant and Web Support FAX: 707-664-3263 tborders@aoc.nrao.edu

Tiffany Borders, who still finds laughs in Surely You're Joking Mr. Fenyman, got a kick-start on her astronomy career at age four when she received her first, very own department store telescope (the one we are told never to buy). A native to Los Angeles, she has attended Sonoma State University since 1999 pursuing a B.S. in physics with minor in astronomy. She hopes to continue in her quest for knowledge in graduate school studying astronomy.

Tiffany is interested in observational astronomy and "enjoys" sitting in the freezing cold weather of Northern California taking images of the sky in what are assuredly and undeniably not department store telescopes. Her research at the Sonoma State observatory includes such projects as imaging gamma-ray loud active galactic nuclei to establish a baseline for variability in support of the GLAST mission and as part of the GLAST telescope network. She is also searching for variable stars in the anti-galactic region of our galaxy and monitoring the brightness variations for selected classes of objects. Her research interests are in AGN, GRB's, and star formation.

During the summer of 02’ she held an intern position at the Space Telescope Science Institute working on image processing for the Hubble Heritage Project. Tiffany was responsible for the September 2002 release of Hoag’s Object and February 2004 release of M64 "The Black Eye Galaxy". In the summer of 03’ she worked at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Socorro, NM on a research project titled, “VLBA Water Maser and VLA Ammonia Observations of the Early B Protostar G192.16-3.82”.
Tiffany brings her enthusiasm and support to the GLAST EPO team!