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Extragalactic Group
Members of the the extragalactic group work on a broad array
of astrophysical problems including active galactic nuclei,
black holes, the secular evolution of galaxies and the formation
of pseudobulges, bars and their impact on galaxy evolution,
and the assembly, evolution, merger rate, and star formation history
of galaxies over a wide range of cosmic lookback times.
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Below are weekly and special events where group members and visitors
present their research, journal clubs, and discuss hot
topics in astronomy.
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AST 386S - Seminar in Extragalactic Astronomy
Thursday, 3:30-4:30pm, RLM 15.216B
· Astronomy Colloquium
Tuesday, 3:30-4:30pm, RLM 15.216B
Research interests
- AGN
- Black Holes
- Galaxy Formation and Evolution
- Secular Evolution and Pseudobulges
- Bars and their Impact on Galaxy Evolution
- Galaxy Mergers and Tidal Interactions
- Starburst and AGN Galaxies
- Dwarf Galaxies
- Gamma-Ray Bursts
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Members
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Title & Research
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Cornell, Mark
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Research Scientist
Structure and dynamics of galaxies; galaxy formation and evolution; pseudobulges in disk galaxies; surface photometry; wide-field imaging surveys and virtual observatories; applications software for astronomical image processing.
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Gaskell, Martin
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Research Fellow
Theory and observations of processes around supermassive black holes, nature of the energy source in active galactic nuclei (AGNs), modeling
polarization, multi-wavelength observations of AGNs, use of variability to probe structure, kinematics, and energy generation, black hole mass
determination, cosmological evolution of supermassive black holes and their co-relationships with their host galaxies.
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Gebhardt, Karl
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Professor
Formation and evolution of galaxies; dynamics of stellar systems; study of supermassive black holes.
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Hao, Lei
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Research Associate
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Hill, Gary
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Senior Research Scientist
Observational cosmology; radio galaxies and quasars; astronomical instrumentation.
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Jogee, Shardha
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Associate Professor
Formation, Evolution, Dynamics of Galaxies. Member of GEMS, GOODS, and HUDF science teams. Bars and Mergers. Starbursts and AGN.
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Kormendy, John
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Professor
Supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei; structure and dynamics of galaxies; secular evolution of galaxies; dark matter; galaxy formation and evolution.
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Milosavljevic, Milos
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Assistant Professor
Massive black holes; the Galactic center; galaxy formation; galaxy
clusters; plasma astrophysics.
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Odewahn, Stephen
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Research Scientist
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Shen, Juntai
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Research Fellow
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Shields, Gregory
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Professor
Active galactic nuclei; supermassive black holes; chemical evolution of galaxies.
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Wills, Beverly
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Research Scientist
Active galactic nuclei from radio to x-ray wavelengths.
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Wills, Derek
(Chair)
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Professor
Statistical properties of quasars.
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van den Bosch, Remco
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Yoachim, Peter
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Adams, Joshua
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Graduate Student
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Barentine, John
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Graduate Student
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Blanc, Guillermo
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Graduate Student
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Chonis, Taylor
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Graduate Student
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Fisher, David
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Graduate Student
Structure and dynamics of galaxies; secular evolution of galaxies; galaxy formation and evolution.
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Heiderman, Amanda
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Graduate Student
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Jardel, John
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Graduate Student
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Jeon, Myoungwon
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Graduate Student
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Ludwig, Randi
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Graduate Student
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Marinova, Irina
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Graduate Student
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Murphy, Jeremy
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Graduate Student
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Song, Mimi
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Graduate Student
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Stacy, Athena
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Graduate Student
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Vutisalchavakul, Nalin
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Graduate Student
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Weinzirl, Tim
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Graduate Student
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Research Activities
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