Marc W. Pound

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Marc W. Pound

Research Scientist

mpound@umd.edu University Of Maryland College Park

I am a Research Scientist in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland. My expertise is in millimeter, submillimeter, and far-infrared interferometry, in the dynamics of gas in star-forming molecular clouds, and in scientific software design and development. I enjoy developing user-friendly software to help astronomers maximize the return from their science, such as understanding observations of photodissociation regions (PDRs) around hot, young stars, or reducing and analyzing spectral line data from singledish telescopes. My scientific interests are in understanding feedback mechanisms in star formation, and how gas structures form and evolve near H II regions.

Latest Papers

ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) IV: Data of the two intermediate-width spectral windows


Author(s): Xing Lu, Daniel Walker, Adam Ginsburg, et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) III: Molecular line data reduction and HNCO & HCO+ data


Author(s): Daniel Walker, Adam Ginsburg, Ashley Barnes, et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


Magnetic Fields in the Pillars of Creation

| The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): Adwitiya Sarkar, Leslie W. Looney, Marc W. Pound, et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


The PhotoDissociation Region Toolbox: Software and Models for Astrophysical Analysis

| The Astronomical Journal
Author(s): Marc W. Pound, Mark G. Wolfire
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


SOFIA FEEDBACK Survey: PDR Diagnostics of Stellar Feedback in Different Regions of RCW 49

| The Astronomical Journal
Author(s): M. Tiwari, M. Wolfire, M. W. Pound, et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


SOFIA FEEDBACK Survey: Exploring the Dynamics of the Stellar Wind–Driven Shell of RCW 49

| The Astrophysical Journal
Author(s): M. Tiwari, R. Karim, M. W. Pound, et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


Photodissociation Region Models for JWST Observations

| JWST Proposal. Cycle 1
Author(s): Wolfire, Mark, Pound, Marc
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


Unveiling stellar birth in a cosmologically common cradle

| JWST Proposal. Cycle 1
Author(s): Longmore, Steven, Kauffmann, Jens, Arce, Hector G., et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound


How Massive Star FEEDBACK Carves Pillars out of Dense Gas

| American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
Author(s): Karim, R. L., Pound, M. W., Tiwari, M., et. al
UMD Author(s): Marc W. Pound, Lee G. Mundy