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 …
Stellar Age Patterns Across the Disk of M101 with Narrowband Imaging
An invited talk at the CEFCA about my work on the stellar ages and spiral arm dynamics of M101.
Investigating the Galactic Evolution of M101 with Deep Narrowband Imaging
An invited talk at the University of Toronto to talk about my PhD thesis work with narrowband imaging of M101.
PhD Thesis: Investigating the Galactic Evolution of M101 with Deep Narrowband Imaging
My PhD thesis defense summarizing the research and work I have done in the last five years as a PhD student in the Astronomy Department.
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 …
Becoming Galactic Detectives!
My PhD thesis but for a general audience.
Investigating the M101 Group with Deep Narrowband Imaging
15-minute dissertation talk given to the AAS in January 2023.
Investigating the Oxygen Abundance of the M101 Group with Deep Narrowband Imaging
Presentation of my second thesis project as a colloquium given to the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Oberlin College & Conservatory.
The M101 Interaction & Narrowband Photometry
Presentation of the completed work of my graduate thesis at a meeting of the LSST LSB Working Group.
Calculating Uncertainties on Strong-line Abundances
Using new data for M101, I show how to use the method outlined in Moustakas et al. (2010) to calculate uncertainties on strong-line abundances in a statistically reasonable way.