My full curriculum vitae (CV) can be found by clicking here. A brief summary of my CV is as provided below.
Education:
Ph. D. in Astronomy, UBC (2016; dissertation)
M. Sc. in Astronomy, UBC (2012; thesis)
B. Sc. in Physics, Astronomy, PSU (2010)
Positions:
2021-pres: assistant professor (WVU)
2016-2021: postdoctoral researcher (McGill)
2010-2016: graduate student + teaching/research assistant (UBC)
Recent, Selected Works:
Click here for a full listing of my publications and their bibliographical data. The following list consists of selected works published over the last few years that generally represent my ongoing activities and interests:
* The CHIME/FRB Collaboration: Abbott, T., Andersen, B. C., Andrew, S., et al. (2026), The Second CHIME/FRB Catalog of Fast Radio Bursts. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.
* Patil, S. S., Main, R. A., Fonseca, E., et al. (2026), A Spatial Gap in the Sky Distribution of Fast Radio Burst Detections Coinciding with Galactic Plasma Overdensities. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 997, L5.
* Fonseca, E. (2025), Nonlinear Orbital Variations in Binary Radio Pulsars from Lense-Thirring Precession. Submitted to APS Journals.
* Taylor, J. D, Fonseca, E., Dey, L., et al. (2025), Searching for Exotrojans in Pulsar Binary Systems. Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal.
* Kharel, B., Fonseca, E., Brar, C., et al. (2025), Repeating vs. Non-Repeating FRBs: A Deep Learning Approach To Morphological Characterization. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal.
* Saffer, A., Fonseca, E., Ransom, S. M., et al. (2024), A Lower Mass Estimate for PSR J0348+0432 Based on CHIME/Pulsar Precision Timing. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 983, L20.