# Education
* PhD Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University 2017
* BSc Physics with Computer Science Minor, University of Calgary 2011
# Research Experience
* Universität Heidelberg, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2017-present
* McMaster University, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2017
* McMaster University, PhD Thesis project, stellar feedback processes in galaxy simulations. 2011-2017
* University of Calgary, Median stacking for radio polarization project, 2009-2010
* University of Calgary, Source finding software evaluation with POSSUM Working Group 2, Summer 2010
* University of Calgary, _Radio Emission and Polarization of Optically Selected AGN Host Galaxies_,
Physics 599 Independent Research Project, Fall 2010
# Awards
* Clifton W. Sherman Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Provincial Government, 2015
* Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Provincial Government, 2012 & 2014
* Eugene G. Bolotkin Scholarship, McMaster University Graduate Prestige Scholarship, 2012 (Declined)
* Student Peer Assistance Undergraduate Bursaries, University of Calgary, 2010
* Jason Lang Scholarship, Alberta Education, 2009 & 2010
* Dean's Merit Admission Award - Faculty of Science, University of Calgary, 2006
* Admission Scholarship, University of Calgary, 2006
# Teaching Experience
* Teaching Assistant, McMaster University Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy, 2011-present
* Physics Tutor, Alberta High School Physics, 2010-2011
# Publications
## Peer-Reviewed Publications
* _Gasoline2: A Modern Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Code_
James W. Wadsley, __Benjamin W. Keller__, Thomas R. Quinn 2017
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1643)
* _Star formation and ISM morphology in tidally induced spiral structures_
Alex R. Pettitt, Elizabeth J. Tasker, James W. Wadsley, __Ben W. Keller__, Samantha M. Benincasa 2017
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.468.4189P)
* _The AGORA High-resolution Galaxy Simulations Comparison Project. II. Isolated Disk Test_
Ji-hoon Kim, Oscar Agertz, Romain Teyssier, Michael J. Butler, Daniel
Ceverino, Jun-Hwan Choi, Robert Feldmann, Ben W. Keller, Alessandro Lupi,
Thomas Quinn, Yves Revaz, Spencer Wallace, Nickolay Y. Gnedin, Samuel N.
Leitner, Sijing Shen, Britton D. Smith, Robert Thompson, Matthew J. Turk,
Tom Abel, Kenza S. Arraki, Samantha M. Benincasa, Sukanya Chakrabarti, Colin
DeGraf, Avishai Dekel, Nathan J. Goldbaum, Philip F. Hopkins, Cameron B.
Hummels, Anatoly Klypin, Hui Li, Piero Madau, Nir Mandelker, Lucio Mayer,
Kentaro Nagamine, Sarah Nickerson, Brian W. O'Shea, Joel R. Primack, Santi
Roca-Fàbrega, Vadim Semenov, Ikkoh Shimizu, Christine M. Simpson, Keita
Todoroki, James W. Wadsley, John H. Wise, AGORA Collaboration 2017
[The Astrophysical Journal(http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/833/2/202)
* _CDM is consistent with SPARC Acceleration Law_
__B. W. Keller__, J. W. Wadsley 2017
[The Astrophysical Journal Letters](https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/835/1/L17)
* _The anatomy of a star-forming galaxy: pressure-driven regulation of star
formation in simulated galaxies_
S. M. Benincasa, J. Wadsley, H. M. P. Couchman , __B. W. Keller__ 2016
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1741)
* _NIHAO project II: Halo shape, phase-space density and velocity distribution
of dark matter in galaxy formation simulations_
Iryna Butsky, Andrea V. Macciò, Aaron A. Dutton, Liang Wang, Greg S.
Stinson, Camilla Penzo, Xi Kang, __Ben W. Keller__, James Wadsley 2016
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1688)
* _Clumpy high-z galaxies as a testbed for feedback-regulated galaxy formation_
Lucio Mayer, Valentina Tamburello, Alessandro Lupi, __Ben Keller__, J. Wadsley, Piero Madau
[Accepted to The Astrophysical Journal
Letters](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016arXiv160606739M)
* _Cosmological Galaxy Evolution with Superbuble Feedback II: The Limits of
Supernovae_
__B. W. Keller__, J. Wadsley, H. M. P. Couchman 2016
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2029)
* _NIHAO IV: Core creation and destruction in dark matter density profiles across
cosmic time_
Edouard Tollet, Andrea V. Macciò, Aaron A. Dutton, Greg S. Stinson, Liang Wang,
Camilla Penzo, Thales A. Gutcke, Tobias Buck, Xi Kang, Chris Brook,
Arianna Di Cintio, __Ben W. Keller__, James Wadsley 2016
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2856)
* _NIHAO III: The Constant Disc Mass Conspiracy_
G.S. Stinson, A.A. Dutton, L. Wang, A.V. Macciò, J. Herpich,
J.D. Bradford, T.R. Quinn, J. Wadsley, __B. Keller__ 2015
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1985)
* _Cosmological Galaxy Evolution with Superbubble Feedback I: Realistic Galaxies
with Moderate Feedback_
__B. W. Keller__, J. Wadsley, H. M. P. Couchman 2015
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1789)
* _NIHAO project I: Reproducing the inefficiency of galaxy formation across
cosmic time with a large sample of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations_
Liang Wang, Aaron A. Dutton, Gregory S. Stinson, Andrea V. Macciò, Camilla
Penzo, Xi Kang, __Ben W. Keller__, James Wadsley 2015
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1937)
* _Faint dwarfs as a test of DM models: WDM vs. CDM_
Fabio Governato, Daniel Weisz, Andrew Pontzen, Sarah Loebman, Darren Reed,
Alyson M. Brooks, Peter Behroozi, Charlotte Christensen, Piero Madau, Lucio
Mayer, Sijing Shen, Matthew Walker, Thomas Quinn, __Benjamin W. Keller__, James
Wadsley 2015
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu2720)
* _A Superbubble Feedback Model for Galaxy Simulations_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley,S.M Benincasa, H.M.P Couchman 2014
[Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society](http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1058)
* _Degree of Polarization and Source Counts of Faint Radio Sources from Stacking
Polarized Intensity_
J.M. Stil, __B.W. Keller__, S.J. George, A.R. Taylor 2014
[The Astrophysical Journal](http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/99)
* _Detection Thresholds and Bias Correction in Polarized Intensity_
Samuel J. George, Jeroen M. Stil, __Ben W. Keller__ 2011
[Publications of The Astronomical Society of Australia]( http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AS11027)
## Invited Talks
* _Superbubble Regulation of Baryons in Cosmological Galaxy Formation_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley
[(Talk delivered at Computing the Universe 2016 in Oaxaca, Mexico)](https://www.birs.ca/events/2016/5-day-workshops/16w5163)
* _SN-driven superbubbles in cosmological galaxy evolution: outflows,
regulation, and the limits of stellar feedback_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley
[(Talk delivered at Computational Galaxy Formation 2016 in Ringberg, Germany)](http://girichidis.de/ringberg2016/)
## Contributed Talks
* _Superbubble Driven Galactic Winds: Realistic Galaxies from moderate Feedback
Energy_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley
[(Talk delivered at Galaxy Workshop 2015 in Santa Cruz, USA)](http://hipacc.ucsc.edu/GalaxyWorkshop2015.html)
* _Superbubble Driven Outflows in Cosmological Galaxy Evolution_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley, H.M.P Couchman
[(Talk delivered at CASCA 2015 in Hamilton, Canada)](http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/casca2015/?page_id=117)
* _Superbubble Feedback in Galaxy Simulations_
__B.W. Keller__, J. Wadsley, S.M Benincasa, H.M.P Couchman
[(Talk delivered at CASCA 2014 in Quebec, Canada)](http://casca2014.craq-astro.ca/seeabstract_en.php?id=59)
* _Simulating Gas and Gravity in Galaxies with Gasoline_
__Ben Keller__, James Wadsley, Hugh Couchman
(Talk Delivered at SHARCNet Research Day 2013 in Oakville, Canada)
* _Polarized Source Counts and Stacking_
Samuel J. George, Jeroen M. Stil, & __Ben W. Keller__
(Talk delivered by Dr. George at GALFACTS/POSSUM 2010 Workshop in Calgary, Canada)
## Conference Proceedings
* _Comparing the effects of supernovae feedback models on the interstellar medium_
Lindsey Byrne, Charlotte Christensen, __Benjamin W. Keller__
[Proceedings of the American Astronomical Society Meeting #229, 2017 in Grapevine TX, USA](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017AAS...22934753B)
* _Stacking for Cosmic Magnetism with SKA Surveys_
J.M. Stil, __B.W. Keller__
[Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA, Proceedings of Science AASKA14](http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.00390)
* _A Stacking Analysis of the Free-Free Opacity of Spiral Galaxy Disks_
Jeroen M. Stil, T. Klassen, __B.W. Keller__
[Proceedings of the American Astronomical Society Meeting #223, 2014 in Washington DC, USA](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014AAS...22345303S)
## Conference Posters
* _Scultiping Disk Galaxies with Superbubble Powered Outflows_
__Ben Keller__, James Wadsley, Hugh Couchman
(Poster presented at A 3D View of Galaxies and their Evolution in
Heidelberg, Germany)
* _Modeling Unresolved Pressure Reservoirs due to Stellar Feedback_
__Ben Keller__, James Wadsley
(Poster presented at Mind The Gap 2013 in Cambridge, UK)
* _Star Formation Regulation in a Simulated Galactic Disk_
__Ben Keller__, James Wadsley, Chris Gatopolous, Hugh Couchman
(Poster presented at CASCA 2012 in Calgary, Canada)
* _Probing Polarization in Faint Radio Sources Using Median Stacking_
__Ben W. Keller__, Jeroen M. Stil,Samuel J. George, A. R. Taylor
(Poster presented at CASCA 2011 in London, Canada)
* _Why Are Faint Radio Sources More Highly Polarized_
Jeroen M. Stil, __Ben W. Keller__, Samuel J. George, & Russ Taylor
(Poster presented by Dr. Stil at SKA 2010 Conference in Manchester, UK)
# Professional Societies
## Society Membership
* __CASCA__ 2011-2015
## Committee Membership
* __CASCA Graduate Student Committe__ _Chair_ 2015-present
* __CASCA Graduate Student Committe__ _McMaster University Representative_ 2014-2015
# Public Outreach
## Talks & Presentations
* _Building a Stack for Fun and Profit_ talk delivered Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, 2010
* _A Brief History of Radio Astronomy_ talk delivered at [Calgary Pecha Kucha Night 4](http://pecha-kucha.org/night/calgary/4), 2010
* _Astronomy For Hackers_ talk delivered at [Toorcamp](http://www.toorcamp.org), 2009
## Volunteer Work
* Volunteer with [Let's Talk Science](http://www.letstalkscience.ca/) 20011-present
* Organizer for Hamilton [All Science Challenge](http://www.letstalkscience.ca/challenge.html), 2012
* Mentor for [FIRST LEGO League](http://firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2011foodfactor) team, 2011-2012
* Volunteer at [Rothney Astrophysical Observatory](http://www.ucalgary.ca/rao/), 2010-2011
* Director of [Calgary Protospace](http://protospace.ca/), 2010-2011
## Additional Experience
* Coordinator of [Origins Institute 3D
Theatre](http://origins.mcmaster.ca/3D-theatre/) 2014-present
* Presenter at the [W.J. McCallion
Planetarium](http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/planetarium/) 2011-present
# Computing Skills & Experience
## Programming Languages I Speak
* C/C++
* Perl
* Python
* Bash
* Haskell
* Java
* Javascript+HTML/CSS
## Software Contributions
* [astLib](http://astlib.sf.net) Python Astronomy Modules
* [ChaNGa](http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/tools/changa.html) Hydrodynamics
+ N-Body Simulation Code
* [yt](http://yt-project.org) Volumetric Data Analysis Toolkit (Project Member)
* [matplotlib](http://matplotlib.org) Python 2D Plotting Library
* [pynbody](https://code.google.com/p/pynbody/) N-Body/SPH analysis for Python
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