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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James M. Moran is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and specializes primarily in Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, General Health Professions, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Transportation, and Spectroscopy. The main topics of their work cover Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Urban Transport and Accessibility, and Astro and Planetary Science.

Moran has contributed to several scientific papers published in reputable venues. Notable publications include:

  • "The Photon Ring in M87*" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "PROMPT: Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes" (2021) published in CNR Solar (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche)
  • "First Very Long Baseline Interferometry Detections at 870 μm" (2024) published in The Astronomical Journal
  • "Impact on the health service in the Top End, Northern Territory following the introduction of an electric scooter sharing service" (2022) published in Emergency Medicine Australasia
  • "Detection of a High-velocity Jet from MWC 349A Traced by Hydrogen Recombination Line Maser Emission" (2023) published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Moran include S. Prasad, Qizhou Zhang, I. Jiménez-Serra, J. Martín-Pintado, and Yue Cao.

Moran's research has been disseminated mainly through publication venues such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, UNC Libraries, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, and arXiv (Cornell University).

In addition to articles, Moran has published a book titled Modern Tragedy in 2023 through Bloomsbury Publishing plc.

Among recognitions received throughout their career are the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010), Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1998), and Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

    A. Richard Thompson;James M Moran;George W Swenson

  • Evidence for a black hole from high rotation velocities in a sub-parsec region of NGC4258

    Makoto Miyoshi;James Moran;James Herrnstein;Lincoln Greenhill

  • The Submillimeter Array

    Paul T. P. Ho;Paul T. P. Ho;James M. Moran;Kwok Yung Lo;Kwok Yung Lo

  • Event-horizon-scale structure in the supermassive black hole candidate at the Galactic Centre

    Sheperd S. Doeleman;Jonathan Weintroub;Alan E. E. Rogers;Richard Plambeck

  • A 4% Geometric Distance to the Galaxy NGC4258 from Orbital Motions in a Nuclear Gas Disk

    J. R. Herrnstein;J. M. Moran;L. J. Greenhill;P. J. Diamond

  • A geometric distance to the galaxy NGC4258 from orbital motions in a nuclear gas disk

    J. Herrnstein;J. Herrnstein;James M. Moran;Lincoln Jared Greenhill;P. Diamond

  • Proper motions and distances of H2O maser sources. I. The outflow in Orion-KL.

    R. Genzel;M. J. Reid;J. M. Moran;D. Downes

  • Jet-Launching Structure Resolved Near the Supermassive Black Hole in M87

    Sheperd S. Doeleman;Sheperd S. Doeleman;Vincent L. Fish;David E. Schenck;David E. Schenck;Christopher Beaudoin

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near the Event Horizon

    Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Juan Carlos Algaba;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • TOWARD A NEW GEOMETRIC DISTANCE TO THE ACTIVE GALAXY NGC 4258. III. FINAL RESULTS AND THE HUBBLE CONSTANT

    E. M. L. Humphreys;E. M. L. Humphreys;Mark Jonathan Reid;James M. Moran;Lincoln Jared Greenhill

  • Toward a New Geometric Distance to the Active Galaxy NGC 4258. III. Final Results and the Hubble Constant

    Liz Humphreys;Mark Reid;Jim Moran;Lincoln Greenhill

  • A Warped Accretion Disk and Wide-Angle Outflow in the Inner Parsec of the Circinus Galaxy

    Lincoln Jared Greenhill;R. S. Booth;S. P. Ellingsen;J. R. Herrnstein;J. R. Herrnstein

  • Detection of a Subparsec Diameter Disk in the Nucleus of NGC 4258

    L. J. Greenhill;D. R. Jiang;J. M. Moran;M. J. Reid

  • An X-ray, IR, and Submillimeter Flare of Sagittarius A*

    D. P. Marrone;F. K. Baganoff;M. R. Morris;J. M. Moran

  • First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring

    Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Juan Carlos Algaba;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

  • The Flare Activity of SgrA*; New Coordinated mm to X-Ray Observations

    A. Eckart;F. K. Baganoff;R. Schoedel;M. Morris

  • The distance to the center of the Galaxy - H2O maser proper motions in Sagittarius B2(N)

    M. J. Reid;M. H. Schneps;J. M. Moran;C. R. Gwinn

  • The Distribution of H2O Maser Emission in the Nucleus of NGC 4945

    L. J. Greenhill;J. M. Moran;J. R. Herrnstein

  • An Unambiguous Detection of Faraday Rotation in Sagittarius A

    Daniel P. Marrone;Daniel P. Marrone;James M. Moran;Jun Hui Zhao;Ramprasad Rao

  • The distance to the center of the galaxy

    J. M. Moran;M. J. Reid;M. H. Schneps;C. R. Gwinn

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. Reid
Mark J. Reid Harvard University
Daniel P. Marrone
Daniel P. Marrone University of Arizona
Paul T. P. Ho
Paul T. P. Ho Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Lincoln J. Greenhill
Lincoln J. Greenhill Harvard University
Remo P. J. Tilanus
Remo P. J. Tilanus University of Arizona
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Geoffrey C. Bower
Geoffrey C. Bower Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
Mark Gurwell
Mark Gurwell Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Luis F. Rodríguez
Luis F. Rodríguez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Ramesh Narayan
Ramesh Narayan Harvard University

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