Fulvio Melia, Ph.D.
Deptartments of Physics and Astronomy
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA

Homepage
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Current Positions and Appointments

• Associate Department Head, Physics, University of Arizona.
• Professor, Department of Physics and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, August 1994—present.
• Joint Appointment, Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona.
• Member of the University of Arizona Theoretical Astrophysics Program.
• Series Editor for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, December 2004—present.
• Associate Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 2002—present.

Previous Appointments

• Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal, 1996—2002.
• Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, August 1991—1994.
• Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, August 1990—August 1991.
• Asst. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, September 1987—August 1990.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, The Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, 1985—1987.
• Physics Instructor, Physics Department, MIT, January 1985—July 1985.
• Research Assistant, Physics Department, MIT, 1981—1984.
• Lecturer, Physics Department, MIT, 1980—1984.

Educational Background

• Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachussetts, 1985.
• M.Sc. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980. Thesis - Physics.
• M.A. State University Of New York At Stony Brook, 1980.
• B.Sc. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1978. Thesis - Physics (Highest University Honors; ranked first in class).

Books (Excluding Edited Volumes)

• Cracking the Einstein Code (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008)
• High-Energy Astrophysics (textbook), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, 2007)
• The Galactic Supermassive Black Hole (monograph), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, May 2007)
• Il Buco Nero al Centro della Nostra Galassia (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Bollati Boringhieri, August 2005)
• Na Skraju Nieskonczonosci (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Wydawnictwo Amber, October 2005)
• The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Cambridge University Press, October 2003)
• The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, April 2003)
• Electrodynamics (textbook), Melia, Fulvio. (The University of Chicago Press, September 2001)

Visit Fulvio Melia's books page.

Recent Publications

• The Supermassive Black Hole at the Galactic Center - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 2001. 39:309–52 (ARAA 39, 2001) [PDF]

Selected Publications

• [164] Advances in Space Research, in press (2009): "Multiwavelength Views of a Bright Flare from the Galactic Center Supermassive Black Hole," Guillaume Trap et al., Fulvio Melia
• [163] The University of Chicago Press, (October, 2009): "Cracking the Einstein Code," Fulvio Melia
• [162] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, in preparation (2008): "The Central Molecular Zone, the Far-Infrared-Radio Continuum Correlation and Secondary Electrons," Roland Crocker, David Jones, and Fulvio Melia
• [161] The Astrophysical Journal, submitted (2008): "The Supermassive Black Hole M31* as Seen with Chandra and the VLA," Michale R. Garcia, Richard Hextall, Fred Baganoff, Jose Galache, Fulvio Melia et al.
• [160] Nature, submitted (2008): "The Large-Scale Magnetic Field Amplitude of the Galactic Center Region," Roland M. Crocker, David Jones, Fulvio Melia et al.
• [159] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, submitted (2008): "Assessing the Environmental Impact on Star Formation for the Galactic Center Molecular Clouds," Marco Fatuzzo and Fulvio Melia
• [158] The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), submitted (2006): "Periodic Modulations in an X-ray Flare from Sagittarius A*," G. Belanger, R. Terrier, O. de Jager, A. Goldwurm, and Fulvio Melia
• [157] The Astrophysical Journal, submitted (2006): "MHD Simulations of Accretion onto Sgr A*: Quiescent Fluctuations, Outbursts, and Quasi-periodicity," Chi-kwan Chan, Siming Liu, Chris L. Fryer, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel, Gabriel Rockefeller, and Fulvio Melia
• [156] International Journal of Modern Physics D, in press (2008): "Constraints on Dark Energy from the Observed Expansion of our Cosmic Horizon," Fulvio Melia
• [155] Princeton University Press, (March, 2009): "High-Energy Astrophysics," Fulvio Melia

Complete list of refereed publications (primary literature) of Fulvio Melia, also available in the comprehensive ADS Abstract Service.

Fulvio Melia publishes in these journals: The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, MNRAS, Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Honors and Awards

• Sir Thomas Lyle Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished International Visitors (2008).
• Erskine Fellow (New Zealand) for Distinguished International Visitors (2007).
• Book Series Editor for Theoretical Astrophysics, with the University of Chicago Press (2005 - present).
• Galileo Circle Fellow, the highest recognition awarded by the College of Science (2005).
• The Edge of Infinity selected as one of the year's best astronomy books worldwide, Astronomy 2005 Special Issue.
• The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy selected as one of the Outstanding Academic Books of 2003, by the American Library Association.
• Associate Editor, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2002 - 2007).
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002).
• Miegunyah Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished Fundamental Researchers (1999 - 2001).
• Sir Thomas Lyle Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished International Visitors (1998 - 1999).
• Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (1996 - 2002).
• College of Science Distinguished Teaching Award, The University of Arizona (1998).
• Invited member of the Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analysis (1996 - 1997).
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow in Physics (1989).
• Presidential Young Investigator Award in Physics, from the National Science Foundation (1988).
• Arthur H. Compton Fellow, the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago (1987).
• Australian Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award (1979).
• The Dixson Research Scholarship, top graduating Physics student, Melbourne University (1979).
• The John Tyndall Scholarship for advanced study and research, Melbourne University (1979).
• The Professor Kernot Scholarship, awarded to the top student, Melbourne University (1979).
• Class Valedictorian, School of Physics, Melbourne University (1978).
• The Dixson Research Scholarship, top student in Applied Mathematics, Melbourne University (1976).
• Australian Commonwealth Secondary Scholarship, St. John's College (1972).
• Australian Commonwealth Junior Scholarship, St. John's College (1970).
• The Andre Coindre Scholarship for General Proficiency, St. John's College (1969).

Fulvio Melia, Ph.D.
Deptartments of Physics and Astronomy
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, USA

Homepage
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Current Positions and Appointments

• Associate Department Head, Physics, University of Arizona.
• Professor, Department of Physics and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, August 1994—present.
• Joint Appointment, Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona.
• Member of the University of Arizona Theoretical Astrophysics Program.
• Series Editor for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, December 2004—present.
• Associate Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 2002—present.

Previous Appointments

• Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal, 1996—2002.
• Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, August 1991—1994.
• Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, August 1990—August 1991.
• Asst. Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, September 1987—August 1990.
• Postdoctoral Fellow, The Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, 1985—1987.
• Physics Instructor, Physics Department, MIT, January 1985—July 1985.
• Research Assistant, Physics Department, MIT, 1981—1984.
• Lecturer, Physics Department, MIT, 1980—1984.

Educational Background

• Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachussetts, 1985.
• M.Sc. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980. Thesis - Physics.
• M.A. State University Of New York At Stony Brook, 1980.
• B.Sc. University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1978. Thesis - Physics (Highest University Honors; ranked first in class).

Books (Excluding Edited Volumes)

• Cracking the Einstein Code (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2008)
• High-Energy Astrophysics (textbook), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, 2007)
• The Galactic Supermassive Black Hole (monograph), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, May 2007)
• Il Buco Nero al Centro della Nostra Galassia (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Bollati Boringhieri, August 2005)
• Na Skraju Nieskonczonosci (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Wydawnictwo Amber, October 2005)
• The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Cambridge University Press, October 2003)
• The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy (popular science), Melia, Fulvio. (Princeton University Press, April 2003)
• Electrodynamics (textbook), Melia, Fulvio. (The University of Chicago Press, September 2001)

Visit Fulvio Melia's books page.

Recent Publications

• The Supermassive Black Hole at the Galactic Center - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 2001. 39:309–52 (ARAA 39, 2001) [PDF]

Selected Publications

• [164] Advances in Space Research, in press (2009): "Multiwavelength Views of a Bright Flare from the Galactic Center Supermassive Black Hole," Guillaume Trap et al., Fulvio Melia
• [163] The University of Chicago Press, (October, 2009): "Cracking the Einstein Code," Fulvio Melia
• [162] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, in preparation (2008): "The Central Molecular Zone, the Far-Infrared-Radio Continuum Correlation and Secondary Electrons," Roland Crocker, David Jones, and Fulvio Melia
• [161] The Astrophysical Journal, submitted (2008): "The Supermassive Black Hole M31* as Seen with Chandra and the VLA," Michale R. Garcia, Richard Hextall, Fred Baganoff, Jose Galache, Fulvio Melia et al.
• [160] Nature, submitted (2008): "The Large-Scale Magnetic Field Amplitude of the Galactic Center Region," Roland M. Crocker, David Jones, Fulvio Melia et al.
• [159] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, submitted (2008): "Assessing the Environmental Impact on Star Formation for the Galactic Center Molecular Clouds," Marco Fatuzzo and Fulvio Melia
• [158] The Astrophysical Journal (Letters), submitted (2006): "Periodic Modulations in an X-ray Flare from Sagittarius A*," G. Belanger, R. Terrier, O. de Jager, A. Goldwurm, and Fulvio Melia
• [157] The Astrophysical Journal, submitted (2006): "MHD Simulations of Accretion onto Sgr A*: Quiescent Fluctuations, Outbursts, and Quasi-periodicity," Chi-kwan Chan, Siming Liu, Chris L. Fryer, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel, Gabriel Rockefeller, and Fulvio Melia
• [156] International Journal of Modern Physics D, in press (2008): "Constraints on Dark Energy from the Observed Expansion of our Cosmic Horizon," Fulvio Melia
• [155] Princeton University Press, (March, 2009): "High-Energy Astrophysics," Fulvio Melia

Complete list of refereed publications (primary literature) of Fulvio Melia, also available in the comprehensive ADS Abstract Service.

Fulvio Melia publishes in these journals: The Astrophysical Journal, Nature, MNRAS, Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Honors and Awards

• Sir Thomas Lyle Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished International Visitors (2008).
• Erskine Fellow (New Zealand) for Distinguished International Visitors (2007).
• Book Series Editor for Theoretical Astrophysics, with the University of Chicago Press (2005 - present).
• Galileo Circle Fellow, the highest recognition awarded by the College of Science (2005).
• The Edge of Infinity selected as one of the year's best astronomy books worldwide, Astronomy 2005 Special Issue.
• The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy selected as one of the Outstanding Academic Books of 2003, by the American Library Association.
• Associate Editor, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2002 - 2007).
• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002).
• Miegunyah Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished Fundamental Researchers (1999 - 2001).
• Sir Thomas Lyle Fellow (Australia) for Distinguished International Visitors (1998 - 1999).
• Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal (1996 - 2002).
• College of Science Distinguished Teaching Award, The University of Arizona (1998).
• Invited member of the Defense Science Study Group, Institute for Defense Analysis (1996 - 1997).
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow in Physics (1989).
• Presidential Young Investigator Award in Physics, from the National Science Foundation (1988).
• Arthur H. Compton Fellow, the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago (1987).
• Australian Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award (1979).
• The Dixson Research Scholarship, top graduating Physics student, Melbourne University (1979).
• The John Tyndall Scholarship for advanced study and research, Melbourne University (1979).
• The Professor Kernot Scholarship, awarded to the top student, Melbourne University (1979).
• Class Valedictorian, School of Physics, Melbourne University (1978).
• The Dixson Research Scholarship, top student in Applied Mathematics, Melbourne University (1976).
• Australian Commonwealth Secondary Scholarship, St. John's College (1972).
• Australian Commonwealth Junior Scholarship, St. John's College (1970).
• The Andre Coindre Scholarship for General Proficiency, St. John's College (1969).