M101 Group: Galaxy Evolution in a Nearby Laboratory
I have focused on the M101 Group since graduate school. Because it is only a few megaparsecs away, this small, isolated galaxy group gives us a detailed look at how spiral galaxies …
Peculiar Stellar Ages of the Peculiar Dwarf Galaxy NGC 5474
Using deep, narrowband imaging of the nearby peculiar spiral galaxy NGC 5474, we present stellar age information across its disk and offset bulge. As shown in earlier work on M101, …
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When Is a Bulge Not a Bulge? Revealing the Satellite Nature of NGC 5474's Bulge
A satellite galaxy of the nearby spiral M101, NGC 5474 has a prominent bulge offset from the kinematic center of the underlying star-forming disk that has gained attention in …
The Peculiar "Bulge" of NGC 5474
What is it? Hint: It's not a bulge! (Probably.)
Investigating the Galactic Evolution of M101 with Deep Narrowband Imaging
In this thesis, I present a series of in-depth studies on the nearby spiral galaxy M101 and its group environment. The M101 Group is a dynamic group, and thus it contains features …