Jeff Mangum

Scientist
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Editor-in-Chief for the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP)

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520 Edgemont Road

Charlottesville, VA 22903

I am a Scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville Virginia. My main areas of research are in the study of the star formation process in galaxies and radio telescope design and characterization. I am also Editor-in-Chief of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP).

I grew up in the small Northern California farming community of Orland. I received my B.A. degree in Astronomy from the University of California at Berkeley, and my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Astronomy from the University of Virginia. In addition to astronomy, I like to build things with microcontrollers (weather stations, LED lamps, IoT bird feeders, etc.) using Adafruit Industries development boards and the CircuitPython programming language. I also enjoy an accidential association with the musician Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel.

Selected Publications

  1. Behrens et al. 2026
    Testing the Physical Parameter Constraining Power of HCN and HNC with Neural Networks
    Erica Behrens, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Mathilde Bouvier, and 2 more authors
    ApJ, Feb 2026
    DOI
  2. Shirley et al. 2026
    How To Use Thermal Dust Continuum Emission To Measure The Physical Properties Of Dusty Astrophysical Objects
    Yancy L. Shirley, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Desika Narayanan, and 1 more author
    arXiv e-prints, Jan 2026
    DOI
  3. Huang et al. 2025
    Investigating the chemical link between H_2CO and CH_3OH within the central molecular zone of NGC 253
    K. -Y. Huang, E. Behrens, M. Bouvier, and 3 more authors
    A&A, Jul 2025
    DOI
  4. Bouvier et al. 2025
    Complex organic molecules towards the central molecular zone of NGC 253
    M. Bouvier, S. Viti, J. G. Mangum, and 9 more authors
    A&A, Jun 2025
    DOI
  5. Gong et al. 2025
    Shock-induced HCNH^+ abundance enhancement in the heart of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 unveiled by ALCHEMI
    Y. Gong, C. Henkel, C. T. Bop, and 15 more authors
    A&A, Apr 2025
    DOI
  6. Behrens et al. 2024
    Neural Network Constraints on the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate and Other Physical Conditions in NGC 253 with ALCHEMI Measurements of HCN and HNC
    Erica Behrens, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Serena Viti, and 15 more authors
    ApJ, Dec 2024
    DOI
  7. Bouvier et al. 2024
    An ALCHEMI inspection of sulphur-bearing species towards the central molecular zone of NGC 253
    M. Bouvier, S. Viti, E. Behrens, and 19 more authors
    A&A, Sep 2024
    DOI
  8. Butterworth et al. 2024
    Molecular isotopologue measurements toward super star clusters and the relation to their ages in NGC 253 with ALCHEMI
    J. Butterworth, S. Viti, P. P. Van der Werf, and 18 more authors
    A&A, Jun 2024
    DOI
  9. Tanaka et al. 2024
    Volume Density Structure of the Central Molecular Zone NGC 253 through ALCHEMI Excitation Analysis
    Kunihiko Tanaka, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Serena Viti, and 21 more authors
    ApJ, Jan 2024
    DOI
  10. Huang et al. 2023
    Reconstructing the shock history in the CMZ of NGC 253 with ALCHEMI
    K. -Y. Huang, S. Viti, J. Holdship, and 19 more authors
    A&A, Jul 2023
    DOI
  11. Behrens et al. 2022
    Tracing Interstellar Heating: An ALCHEMI Measurement of the HCN Isomers in NGC 253
    Erica Behrens, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Jonathan Holdship, and 19 more authors
    ApJ, Nov 2022
    DOI
  12. Holdship et al. 2022
    Energizing Star Formation: The Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in NGC 253 Derived from ALCHEMI Measurements of H_3O^+ and SO
    Jonathan Holdship, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Serena Viti, and 17 more authors
    ApJ, Jun 2022
    DOI
  13. Martin et al. 2021
    ALCHEMI, an ALMA Comprehensive High-resolution Extragalactic Molecular Inventory. Survey presentation and first results from the ACA array
    S. Martı́n, J. G. Mangum, N. Harada, and 32 more authors
    A&A, Dec 2021
    DOI
  14. Mangum & Shirley 2015
    How to Calculate Molecular Column Density
    Jeffrey G. Mangum and Yancy L. Shirley
    PASP, Mar 2015
    DOI