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Author:

Zhu, Qirong

Title:

FORMATION OF DISK GALAXIES IN ΛCDM USING PARTICLE-BASED HYDRODYNAMICS

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

galaxy formation
disk galaxy
SPH
particle-based hydrodynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Yuexing Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yuexing Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Mészáros, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurðsson, Committee Member
Sarah Shandera, Outside Member
William N. Brandt, Committee Member

Author:

Morehead, Robert C.

Title:

Understanding Exoplanet Populations with Simulation-based Methods

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

exoplanets
approximate Bayesian computation
exoplanet validation
exoplanet populations

File:

Download RobertMorehead-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric B Ford, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric B Ford, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
G. Jogesh Babu, Outside Member

Author:

Halverson, Samuel Peter

Title:

Photonic systems for high precision radial velocity measurements

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

exoplanets
spectroscopy
photonics
optical fibers
radial velocity
near-infrared
astronomy

File:

Download Halverson-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Suvrath Mahadevan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Kurt Gibble, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Xuesong

Title:

On Detecting New Worlds: The Art of Doppler Spectroscopy Using Iodine Cells

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Doppler Spectroscopy
Extra-Solar Planet
Exoplanet
Radial Velocity
Iodine Cell
Iodine Calibration

File:

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Committee Members:

Jason Thomas Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Member
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
James Kasting, Outside Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member

Author:

Curtis, Jason L

Title:

RUPRECHT 147 AND THE QUEST TO DATE MIDDLE-AGED STARS

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

star clusters
Ruprecht 147

File:

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Committee Members:

Jason T. Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason T. Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Ciardullo, Committee Member
Richard Wade, Committee Member
G. Jogesh Babu, Outside Member
Rebekah Dawson, Committee Member
Ronald Gilliland, Special Member

Author:

Worth, Rachel J

Title:

Dynamics of Life: Large-Scale Simulations of the Behavior of Small Bodies in Systems of Multiple Large Bodies

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astrophysics
astronomy
astrodynamics
n-body simulations
Alpha Centauri
lithopanspermia
astrobiology
planet formation

File:

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Committee Members:

Steinn Sigurdsson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Outside Member

Author:

Cartier, Kimberly Michelle

Title:

Photometric Exoplanet Characterization and Multimedia Astronomy Communication

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Photometric Techniques
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Kepler
Astronomy Communication
Science Writing
Atmospheres
Transit Follow-up
Exoplanet Characterization

File:

Download Cartier-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Thomas Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Kevin Luhman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Outside Member
Katherine Haines Freeman, Outside Member
Ronald Gilliland, Special Member

Author:

Esplin, Taran LeRoy

Title:

Observations of Brown Dwarfs at Low Temperatures and Low Masses

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

open clusters and associations: general
astrometry
brown dwarfs
infrared: stars
planets and satellites: atmospheres
solar neighborhood
stars: low-mass
planetary systems
protoplanetary disks
stars: formation
stars: luminosity function
stars: pre-main sequence

File:

Download Esplin_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin Luhman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Luhman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
Eric D Feigelson, Committee Member
Sarah Elizabeth Shandera, Outside Member
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member

Author:

Roy, Arpita

Title:

Connecting the Pale Blue Dots: Detection & Characterization of Exoplanets with Extreme Precision Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

exoplanets
spectroscopy
instrumentation
radial velocity

File:

Download Roy-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Suvrath Mahadevan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Outside Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member

Author:

Batalha, Natasha Elaine

Title:

A Synergistic Approach to Interpreting Planetary Atmospheres

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
astrobiology
planetary science
James Webb space telescope
spectroscopy
atmospheric science
transiting exoplanets
information content theory
atmospheric retrieval
mars
early mars
energy balance model
photochemical model
climate model
carbonate silicate cycle
atmospheres

File:

Download Batalha-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Kasting, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Chris Eliot Forest, Outside Member