Barger, Amy | Professor
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Research Interests:
Observational cosmology, distant galaxies and supermassive black holes, observations at X-ray, optical, near-infrared, submillimeter, and radio wavelengths, star formation and accretion histories of the universe
Benjamin, Bob | Visiting Professor (UW-Whitewater)
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Research Interests: I work on the global structure of the Milky Way Galaxy, studying the distribution of stars and gas in order to determine the structure of the bulge, bar, disk, spiral arms, and warp. I also work on large-scale models of the ISM and high velocity clouds.
Bershady, Matthew | Professor
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Research Interests:
Galaxy structure & evolution; spectroscopic instrumentation.
D'Onghia, Elena | Associate Professor
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Research Interests: My research combines unique analytic models and high-resolution numerical simulations to get new insights into the dynamical processes that form the stellar skeleton of our Galaxy. While the study of our Solar System is captivating, I am more interested in what happens outside of it. There are 300 billion stars in our Milky Way. Thanks to the GAIA satellite launched in 2013, for the first time in human history, we will know for 1 billion of those stars their location, distance from us, proper motions and in some cases whether they have planets around them. In a future when we might become a space-faring civilization, I believe it is inspiring to have a detailed knowledge of the environment outside of the Solar System.
Erb, Dawn | Visiting Associate Professor (UW-Milwaukee)
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Research Interests: Galaxy formation and evolution, the kinematics, chemical evolution and stellar populations of galaxies at high redshift, feedback processes in starburst galaxies, and the evolution of the intergalactic medium at high redshift.
Heinz, Sebastian | Professor
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Research Interests:
High energy astrophysics and the astrophysical application of computational fluid mechanics in the context of cosmic structure formation and flows in the vicinity of compact objects.
Hooper, Eric | Scientific Staff, WIYN Development Scientist
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Ph: (608) 262-1249
Office: 5507B Sterling Hall
Kaplan, David | Visiting Associate Professor (UW-Milwaukee)
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Research Interests: I work on observations of compact objects (mainly neutron stars and white dwarfs), making precision measurements to help understand their basic properties and evolution. I also work towards using existing and new radio arrays for studies of the time-domain sky.
Lazarian, Alex | Professor
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Research Interests:
MHD Theory: Reconnection, Dynamo Theory; Interstellar Dust: Alignment, Microwave Emission;
Interstellar Turbulence: Statistical Studies; Circumstellar Regions and Comets: Polarization
Molecular Clouds: Dynamics
Maseda, Michael | Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Galaxy formation and evolution; dwarf galaxies; stellar populations; spectroscopic studies of the distant Universe
Mathieu, Robert | Albert E. Whitford Professor
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Research Interests:
Structure, kinematics and dynamics of star clusters and star-forming regions; stellar binary populations; blue stragglers and other objects on alternative stellar evolution pathways; stellar angular momentum evolution.
Orio, Marina | Senior scientist (visiting from INAF, Italian National Institute of Astrophysics - Padova Observatory)
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Research Interests: Interacting binaries, novae, evolution of the type Ia supernovae progenitors, close binaries' populations in nearby galaxies. Optical, UV and X-ray observations, X-ray gratings spectra.
Percival, Jeff | Senior Scientist
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Research Interests:
Control systems, rocket guidance and navigation.
Stanimirovic, Snezana | Professor
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Research Interests: ISM, IGM, galaxies
Townsend, Richard | Professor, Department Chair
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Research Interests:
I’m interested in dynamical phenomena of massive stars – primarily, rotation, pulsation, mass loss and magnetic fields. I make extensive use of theoretical models and computational tools to explore these fascinating processes.
Tremonti, Christy | Associate Professor
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Research Interests:
Feedback from massive stars and black holes; the triggering and quenching of star formation and black hole activity; galactic chemical evolution
Wakker, Bart | Senior Scientist
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Research Interests:
Stuff about the interstellar and intergalactic medium that NASA and NSF support.
Widicus Weaver, Susanna | Vozza Professor of Chemistry and Astronomy
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Research Interests: My research is in astrochemistry and focuses on understanding the evolution of prebiotic molecules as stars and planets form. Our work encompasses laboratory molecular spectroscopy and instrument development, radio and far-IR observations, and astrochemical modeling.
Wilcots, Eric | Dean of the College of Letters & Science and Mary C. Jacoby Professor of Astronomy
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Research Interests:
My research broadly focuses on understanding the evolution of individual galaxies and galaxy groups primarily through observations at radio wavelengths. Particular topics include Magellanic-type spirals, the evolution of the gas content of galaxy groups, radio AGN, magnetic fields in and around galaxies, and the evolution of the intergalactic medium in groups.
Wolf, Marsha | Senior Scientist
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Research Interests:
My research interests include galaxy evolution, stellar populations in galaxies, merging galaxies, post-starburst galaxies, quasar host galaxies, and astronomical instrumentation.
Zhang, Ke | Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: My research seeks understanding of how planet formation processes affect the compositions of young planets and their future habitability. I study chemistry in the birth environments of planets, using molecular line observations to probe fundamental physical processes that are otherwise hard to constrain. I employ both numerical simulations and astronomical observations to advance our understanding of planet formation.
Zweibel, Ellen | W. L. Kraushaar Professor of Astronomy and Physics
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Research Interests:
I’m a theoretical astrophysicist with a specialty in plasma astrophysics. I study how magnetic fields evolve and interact with astrophysical systems from plasma scales to cosmic scales. Cosmic rays, which exist because of magnetic fields, are especially interesting to me.