Research
Publications:
My research publications are listed here: Publications
Press:
My Hubble Space Telescope optical and Spitzer Space Telescope infrared observations of the interacting galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 were selected as the Space Telescope Science Institute Heritage Image of the Month for November 1999 and as the Astronomy Picture of the Day in 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2014, and as a press release for the Spitzer site for 2006. Details are on the Space Telescope website, the APOD website, and the SSC website:
IC2163/NGC2207 on HST
APOD
SSC
*A 2008 press release of my barred galaxy work with the COSMOS team is on the Hubble website: barred galaxies
*A 2009 press release on the Spitzer website details my infrared work on star streams with a team of astronomers: star streams
*A 2010 press release on the Hubble website details my teamwork on interactions of galaxies in Hickson Groups (also local press)
*2014 coverage of early universe spirals:
Astronomers Discover When Galaxies Got Their Spirals
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*2016 press release of tadpole galaxy Hubble research (plus related sites on “Fireworks” galaxy)
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*2016 press releases on ALMA CO observations of IC 2163/NGC 2207
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*2018 press release on Spitzer infrared observations of M100
Interviews:
Poughkeepsie radio WVKR-FM 2008
NPR favorite Hubble image 2009
Hudson Valley - Daily Freeman 2010
Grants:
My research has been supported by grants from NSF, NASA/Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescope Science Institutes, and Vassar College Research Committee, with undergraduate support from Vassar URSI and from the NSF REU grant to the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium.
