1. The Origins of Hot Subdwarf Stars as Illuminated by Composite-Spectrum Binaries Open Access Author: Stark, Michele A. Title: The Origins of Hot Subdwarf Stars as Illuminated by Composite-Spectrum Binaries Graduate Program: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: horizontal branch starbinary population synthesishot subdwarfsdB File: Download mythesis.pdf Committee Members: Richard Alan Wade, Committee Chair/Co-ChairRobin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee MemberLawrence William Ramsey, Committee MemberMercedes T Richards, Committee MemberRichard Wallace Robinett, Committee Member