Rodolfo Montez

• American Astronomical Society - Chretien International Research Award (2012)
• Vanderbilt University - Bridge Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012)
• American Astronomical Society - Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize (2011)

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; Balick, B.; Behar, E.; Blackman, E.G.; Bujarrabal; Chu, Y.; Corradi; De Marco, O.; Frank, A.; Frew; Guerrero; Kwok; Lopez, J.A.; Miszalski; Nordhaus, J.; Parker; Sahai, R.; Sandin; Schoenberner; Soker, N.; Sokoloski, J.L.; Steffen, W.; Ueta; Villaver; Zijlstra, Early results from ChanPLaNS: Mystery of hard X-ray emitting CSPNe†, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 283, pp. 450-451 (2012)

Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; Balick, B.; Frew, D.J.; Miszalski; Sahai, R.; Blackman, E.G.; Chu, Y.; De Marco, O.; Frank, A.; Guerrero, M.A.; Lopez, J.A.; Rapson; Zijlstra; Behar, E.; Bujarrabal; Corradi; Nordhaus, J.; Parker; Sandin; Schoenberner; Soker, N.; Sokoloski, J.L.; Steffen; Ueta; Villaver, The Chandra X-Ray Survey of Planetary Nebulae (CHANPLANS): Probing Binarity, Magnetic Fields, and Wind Collisions, The Astronomical Journal, 144, 2, pp. 18- (2012)

Ramstedt; Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; Vlemmings, Searching for X-ray emission from AGB stars, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 543, A147, pp. 7- (2012)

Kastner, J.H.; Thompson, E.A.; Montez, R.; Murphy, S.J.; Bessell, M.S.; Sacco, G.G., 2M1155-79 (= T Chamaeleontis B): A Low-mass, Wide-separation Companion to the nearby, "Old" T Tauri Star T Chamaeleontis, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 747, 2, L23, pp. 6- (2012)

Kastner, J.H.; Sacco, G.G.; Montez, R.; et al., GSC 07396-00759 = V4046 Sgr C[D]: A Wide-separation Companion to the Close T Tauri Binary System V4046 Sgr AB, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 740, 1, pp. L17- (2011)

Montez, R.; De Marco, O.; Kastner, J.H.; Soker, N.; Chu, Y., An X-Ray Search for Companions to the Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 42, pp. 448- (2010)

Antonini, F.; Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; Bond, H.E.; Soker, N.; Tylenda, R.; Starrfield, S., XMM-Newton Detection of a Delayed X-Ray Eruption from V838 Monocerotis, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 42, pp. 601- (2010)

Antonini, F.; Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; Bond, H.E.; Soker, N.; Tylenda, R.; Starrfield, S.; Behar, E., XMM-Newton Detection of a Transient X-ray Source in the Vicinity of V838 Monocerotis, Astrophysical Journal, 717, pp. 795-802 (2010)

Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; Rodriguez, D.; Grosso, N.; Zuckerman; Perrin, M.D.; Forveille, T.; Graham, J.R., Chandra X-ray Detection of the Enigmatic Field Star BP Psc, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 719, pp. L65-L68 (2010)

Montez, R.; De Marco, O.; Kastner, J.H.; Chu, Y., X-ray Emission from the Binary Central Stars of the Planetary Nebulae HFG 1, DS 1, and LoTr 5, Astrophysical Journal, 721, pp. 1820-1828 (2010)

Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; Balick, B.; Frank, A., Serendipitous X-ray Detection of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula Hubble 5, Astrophysical Journal, 694, pp. 1481-1484 (2009)

Luna, G.M.; Montez, R.; Sokoloski, J.L.; Mukai; Kastner, J.H., Chandra Detection of Extended X-ray Emission from the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi, Astrophysical Journal, 707, pp. 1168-1172 (2009)

Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; Balick, B.; De Marco, O., Serendipitous Chandra X-Ray Detection of a Hot Bubble within the Planetary Nebula NGC 5315, Astrophysical Journal, 672, pp. 957-961 (2008)

Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; De Marco, O.; Soker, N., X-Ray Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with Wolf-Rayet-type Central Stars: Detection of the Hot Bubble in NGC 40, Astrophysical Journal, 635, 381 (2005)

Montez, R.; Kastner, J.H.; De Marco, O.; Soker, N., X-Ray Imaging of Planetary Nebulae with Wolf-Rayet-type Central Stars: Detection of the Hot Bubble in NGC 40, Astrophysical Journal, 635, 381 (2005)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Freeman, M.; Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; Rappaport, Lifting Thor's Helmet: An X-ray/infrared Archival Study Of The Wind-blown Bubble NGC 2359, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #220, #130.05, N/A, N/A, N/A, May (2012)

Christiansen, K.P.; Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; ChanPlaNS Team, The Chandra Planetary Nebula Survey (ChanPlaNS): Diffuse X-ray Emission from Hot Bubbles, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #220, #431.03, N/A, N/A, N/A, May (2012)

Montez, R.; Ramstedt; Kastner, J.H.; Vlemmings, Searching For X-ray Emission From AGB Stars, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #436.17, N/A, N/A, N/A, January (2012)

Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; ChanPlaNS Team, ChanPlaNS: The Chandra X-ray Observatory Planetary Nebula Survey, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #319.07, N/A, N/A, N/A, January (2012)

Kastner, J.H.; Montez, R.; Zuckerman; Perrin, M.D.; Rodriguez, D., Chandra X-Ray Detection Of The Disk-enshrouded, Jet-driving Field Star BP Psc, American Astronomical Society, AAS meeting #215, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, January (2010)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (NO PROCEEDINGS)

De Marco, O.; Frank, A.; Kastner, J.H.; Sahai, R.; Balick, B.; Blackman, E.G.; Carroll; Chesneau; Chu, Y.; Claussen, M.; Gomez; Guazzotto; Haig; Hrivnak, B.J.; Huggins; Lopez; Sokoloski, J.L.; Miszalski; Montez, R.; Morris, M.; Nordhaus, J.; Sam Yu; Schester; Shroyer; Speck; Steffen, W.; Szcszerba; Tanny; Ueta; van Winckel; Velasquez, P.F.; Vlemmings; Yirak, The Rochester White Paper: A Roadmap for Understanding Aspherical Planetary Nebulae, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae 5 conference, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, U.K. (2011)