Curran Daniel Muhlberger
Gates Hall 462
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Academic appointments
| 2019– | Lecturer of Computer Science | Cornell University |
Education
| 2008–2014 | PhD in Physics | Cornell University |
| 2004–2008 | BS in Physics BS in Mathematics BS in Astronomy | University of Maryland, College Park |
Professional experience
| 2022, 2024 | Senior GNC engineer | Space Exploration Technologies |
| 2021 | Senior space lasers engineer | Space Exploration Technologies |
| 2020 | Control systems engineer | Space Exploration Technologies |
| 2014–2019 | Software engineer | Space Exploration Technologies |
| 2008 | NASA Academy research associate | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 2007 | Applied research mathematician | Fort Meade, MD |
| 2006–2007 | Technical staff | UMD Institute for Advanced Computer Studies |
Teaching
Instructor
CS 2110: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
Cornell University
| Semester | Enrollment | Co-instructor |
|---|---|---|
| FA24 | 411 | Owolabi Legunsen |
| SP24 | 541 | |
| FA23 | 559 | |
| SP23 | 643 | Michael Clarkson |
| FA22 | 587 | Andrew Myers |
| FA21 | 462 | David Gries |
| SP21 (virtual) | 564 | David Gries |
| FA20 (virtual) | 499 | David Gries |
CS 5150: Software Engineering
Cornell University
| Semester | Enrollment | Co-instructor |
|---|---|---|
| SP22 | 132 |
CS 1132: Short Course in MATLAB
Cornell University
| Semester | Enrollment | Co-instructor |
|---|---|---|
| FA21 | 16 | |
| FA19 | 24 | Daisy Fan |
CS 1112: Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
Cornell University
| Semester | Enrollment | Co-instructor |
|---|---|---|
| SP21 (hybrid) | 141 | |
| SP20 | 104 | Daisy Fan |
| FA19 | 153 | Daisy Fan |
Teaching assistant
| SP12, SP10 | PHYS 2208: Fundamentals of Physics II | Cornell University |
| SP11 | PHYS 1203: Physics of Heaven and Earth | Cornell University |
| SP09 | PHYS 1204: Physics of Musical Sound | Cornell University |
| FA08 | PHYS 2207: Fundamentals of Physics I | Cornell University |
Project advising
| SP24 | CS 5999: Masters of Engineering Project | Library and web interface for calibrating exoplanet habitability indices (co-advised with Prof. Lisa Kaltenegger) |
| FA19–SP24 | CS 4999: Independent Reading and Research | Flight software and chipsat software for Alpha, flight, simulation, and ground software for PAN, and flight, simulation, and ground software, navigation, and communications for Cislunar Explorers student satellite missions |
| FA20–SP24 | Undergraduate major advisor | Department of Computer Science, Cornell University |
| FA23 | CS 5999: Masters of Engineering Project | Hardware-in-the-loop testing of flight software for Alpha student satellite mission |
| SP20–SP23 | Faculty advisor / Principal Investigator | Cislunar Explorers student satellite mission |
| SP23 | CS 5999: Masters of Engineering Project | Web-based telemetry analysis frontend for Cislunar Explorers student satellite mission |
| SP23, SP22, SP21 | CS 1998: Freshmen and Nontechnical Team Projects | VR outreach for Alpha, ground software for PAN, and fight and ground software for Cislunar Explorers student satellite missions |
| SP22, SP21 | CS 5999: Masters of Engineering Project | Adapt optical navigation system to Ecliptic avionics platform |
| FA20 | CS 5999: Masters of Engineering Project | Flight software for PAN student satellite mission |
| SP20 | Engineering Communications sponsor | Documentation for PAN student satellite mission |
| SP20 | Client for CS 5150: Software Engineering | Grading for Canvas |
Publications
- Curran D. Muhlberger. Challenges and Techniques for Reproducible Simulations. Computing in Science & Engineering 25, 04, 42-46 (2023).
- Nick Tacik, Francois Foucart, Harald P. Pfeiffer, Curran Muhlberger, Lawrence E. Kidder, Mark A. Scheel and Béla Szilágyi. Initial data for black hole–neutron star binaries, with rotating stars. Class. Quantum Grav. 33, 225012 (2016), arXiv:1607.07962 [gr-qc].
- Roland Haas, Christian D. Ott, Bela Szilagyi, Jeffrey D. Kaplan, Jonas Lippuner, Mark A. Scheel, Kevin Barkett, Curran D. Muhlberger, Tim Dietrich, Matthew D. Duez, Francois Foucart, Harald P. Pfeiffer, Lawrence E. Kidder, and Saul A. Teukolsky. Simulations of inspiraling and merging double neutron stars using the Spectral Einstein Code. Phys. Rev. D 93, 124062 (2016), arXiv:1604.00782 [gr-qc].
- Kevin Barkett, Mark A. Scheel, Roland Haas, Christian D. Ott, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, Duncan A. Brown, Béla Szilágyi, Jeffrey D. Kaplan, Jonas Lippuner, Curran D. Muhlberger, Francois Foucart, and Matthew D. Duez. Gravitational waveforms for neutron star binaries from binary black hole simulations. Phys. Rev. D 93, 044064 (2016), arXiv:1509.05782 [gr-qc].
- Nick Tacik, Francois Foucart, Harald P. Pfeiffer, Roland Haas, Serguei Ossokine, Jeff Kaplan, Curran Muhlberger, Matt D. Duez, Lawrence E. Kidder, Mark A. Scheel, and Béla Szilágyi. Binary neutron stars with arbitrary spins in numerical relativity. Phys. Rev. D 92, 124012 (2015), arXiv:1508.06986 [gr-qc]. Erratum Phys. Rev. D 94, 049903 (2016).
- Curran D. Muhlberger, Fatemeh Hossein Nouri, Matthew D. Duez, Francois Foucart, Lawrence E. Kidder, Christian D. Ott, Mark A. Scheel, Béla Szilágyi, and Saul A. Teukolsky. Magnetic effects on the low-T/|W| instability in differentially rotating neutron stars. Phys. Rev. D 90, 104014 (2014), arXiv:1405.2144 [astro-ph].
- M. Brett Deaton, Matthew D. Duez, Francois Foucart, Evan O'Connor, Christian D. Ott, Lawrence E. Kidder, Curran D. Muhlberger, Mark A. Scheel, and Bela Szilagyi. Black Hole-Neutron Star Mergers with a Hot Nuclear Equation of State: Outflow and Neutrino-Cooled Disk for a Low-Mass, High-Spin Case. ApJ, 776, 47 (2013), arXiv:1304.3384 [astro-ph].
Conference papers
- Aaron Zucherman, Kelly Jawork, Aaron Buchwald, Abhinav Naikawadi, Charlie Robinson, Eashaan Kumar, Elliot Kann, George Orellana, Michael Zakoworotny, Oren Alon, Sydney Rzepka, Van Adams, Curran Muhlberger, Mason Peck. 2020. “Cislunar Explorers: Lessons Learned from the Development of an Interplanetary CubeSat,” Proceedings of the Small Satellite Conference, Pre-Conference Poster Session II, SSC20-WP2-23.
Acknowledgements
- Andy Bohn, William Throwe, François Hébert, Katherine Henriksson, Darius Bunandar, Mark A. Scheel and Nicholas W. Taylor. What does a binary black hole merger look like? Class. Quantum Grav. 32, 065002 (2015), arXiv:1410.7775 [gr-qc].
Presentations
- Magnetic effects on the low-T/|W| instability in protoneutron stars. APS April Meeting 2013, Session Y14. Denver, CO.
Posters
- Basis functions for neutron star interiors. Advances and Challenges in Computational General Relativity (2011). Providence, RI.
- On-orbit performance of the GLAST Burst Monitor. NASA MSFC Summer Intern Poster Session (2008). Huntsville, AL.
Awards
| 2022 | Excellence in Teaching award | Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science |
| 2016, 2017 | “Kick Ass” award (2×) | Space Exploration Technologies |
| 2009 | Outstanding Teaching Assistant | American Association of Physics Teachers |
| 2008 | 2nd place in science (poster contest) | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 2008 | Outstanding Undergraduate in the College | UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences |
Service & volunteering
| 2024 | Employer Relations committee (representing Bowers CIS) | Cornell University |
| 2021–2024 | Project teams grading committee | College of Engineering, Cornell University |
| 2021–2023 | CS lecturer hiring committee | Department of Computer Science, Cornell University |
| 2019–2023 | TA training facilitator | Department of Computer Science, Cornell University |
| 2020 | TA training (under COVID-19) committee | Department of Computer Science, Cornell University |
| 2020 | Panelist: “Applications of CS” | ACSU, Cornell University |
| 2012–2014 | Website and photography chair | Expanding Your Horizons workshop, Cornell University |
| 2010–2014 | Student Library Advisory Council | Cornell University |
| 2010–2011 | Renovated Physics Educational Computing Facility | Cornell University |
| 2009–2011 | Vice President for Communications | Physics Graduate Society, Cornell University |
| 2010 | Lead TA training facilitator | Department of Physics, Cornell University |
| 2009 | TA training facilitator | Department of Physics, Cornell University |
Societies
- IEEE, Computer Society
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Phi Beta Kappa