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   PAPERS  
     
     
  B. Popescu & M.M. Hanson, 2009,  MASSCLEAN - MASSive CLuster Evolution and ANalysis Package - Description and Tests, Astronomical Journal, 138, 1724 (arXiv preprint : astro-ph/0811.4210)  
      
  B. Popescu & M.M. Hanson, 2009,  MASSCLEAN - MASSive CLuster Evolution and ANalysis Package - Description, Tests, and Results, Proceedings International Astronomical Union Symposium (IAUS) 266, p. 511, Star Clusters - Basic Galactic Building Blocks throughout Time and Space, Editors: R. de Grijs & J.R.D. Lepine (arXiv preprint : astro-ph /0909.1113)  
     
  M.M. Hanson, B. Popescu, S.S. Larsen, V. Ivanov, 2009, Deducing the Milky Way's Massive Cluster Population, Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 14, forthcoming, XXVIth IAU General Assembly, August 2009, Editor: Ian F. Corbett  
      
  D.L. Burke, T.S. Axelrod, J.G. Bartlett, D. Cinabro, C.F. Claver, J.S. Frank, J.S. Haggerty, Z. Ivezic, R.L. Jones, B.T. Meadows, D. Monet, B. Popescu, A. Saha, M. Sivertz, J.A. Smith, C.W. Stubbs, J.A. Tyson, 2009, Photometric Calibration, in LSST Science Book, p. 45, Editors: Z. Ivezic, S. Jacoby, P. Marshall, M. Sivertz, A. Spitz, M. Strauss, J.A. Tyson, S. Wolff  
     
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2009, MASSCLEAN - MASSive CLuster Evolution and ANalysis Package - Description and Tests, American Astronomical Society (AAS), 214, 421.03 (abstract)  
      
  D. Burke, T. Axelrod, J. Bartlett, D. Cinabro, C. Claver, M. Creze, J. Frank, K. Gilmore, J. Haggerty, Z. Ivezic, L. Jones, V. Krabbendam, B. Meadows, D. Monet, P. O'Connor, J. Oliver, B. Popescu, A. Saha, A. Smith, C. Smith, C. Stubbs, J.A. Tyson,  2009, Calibration of LSST Instrument and Data, American Astronomical Society (AAS), 213, 460.18 (abstract) (poster)  
      
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2008, One Hundred 30 Dors?, Proceedings International Astronomical Union Symposium (IAUS) 250, p. 307, Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines, Editors: F. Bresolin, P.A. Crowther, and J. Puls (PDF)  
      
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2007, One Hundred 30 Dors: Is The Milky Way Different Or Are We Somehow Missing Them?, American Astronomical Society (AAS), 211, 58.14 (abstract) (poster)  
      
  D. Burke, T. Axelrod, J. Bartlett, D. Cinabro, C. Claver, M. Creze, J. Frank, K. Gilmore, J. Haggerty, Z. Ivezic, L. Jones, V. Krabbendam, B. Meadows, D. Monet, P. O'Connor, J. Oliver, B. Popescu, A. Saha, A. Smith, C. Smith, C. Stubbs, J.A. Tyson, 2007, Calibration of LSST Instrument and Data, American Astronomical Society (AAS), 211, 137.23 (abstract) (poster full res, poster low res)  
     
     
     
  SELECTED  PRESENTATIONS  
      
     
  M.M. Hanson, B. Popescu, S.S. Larsen, V. Ivanov, 2009, Deducing the Milky Way’s Massive Cluster Population, XXVIth International Astronomical Union (IAU)  General Assembly, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
     
  B. Popescu, 2009, Cluster Simulations using MASSCLEAN Package, Guest Lecture, PHYS822 (Astrophysics II), UC, Cincinnati, OH  
     
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2008, The Massive Cluster Population of the Milky Way, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Santiago, Chile  
      
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2007, One Hundred 30 Dors?, International Astronomical Union Symposium (IAUS) 250 on Massive Stars as Cosmic Engines - Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, HI  
      
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2007, The Search for Young Massive Clusters in Our Galaxy, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at UCSB, Star Formation Through Cosmic Time, Santa Barbara, CA  
     
     
     
  POSTERS  
      
     
  B. Popescu & M.M. Hanson, 2009, MASSCLEAN - MASSive CLuster Evolution and ANalysis Package - Description, Tests, and Results, International Astronomical Union Symposium (IAUS) 266, Star Clusters - Basic Galactic Building Blocks throughout Time and Space, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
     
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2009, MASSCLEAN - MASSive CLuster Evolution and ANalysis Package - Description and Tests, American Astronomical Society (AAS) 214th Meeting, Pasadena, CA  
      
  B. Popescu, M. Sokoloff, B. Meadows, 2009, LSST Calibration Simulation at UC, Research Poster Contest, Physics Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH  
     
  B. Popescu & M.M. Hanson, 2009, MASSCLEAN: The Colors of Deep Sky, Research Poster Contest, Physics Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH  
     
  B. Popescu, 2008, MASSCLEAN : Search for the Missing Clusters, Graduate Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (image)  
      
  B. Popescu, 2008, MASSCLEAN : Search for the Missing Clusters, Research Poster Contest, Physics Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (image)  
     
  M.M. Hanson & B. Popescu, 2008, One Hundred 30 Dors: Is The Milky Way Different Or Are We Somehow Missing Them?, American Astronomical Society (AAS) 211th Meeting, Austin, TX  
     
      
      
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