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Author:

Lehmer, Bret D

Title:

Characterizing the X-ray Properties and Evolution of Distant Galaxies Using Deep Extragalactic Surveys

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

normal galaxies
astronomy
X-rays
Chandra

File:

Download blehmer-thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

W Nielsen Brandt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald P Schneider, Committee Member
Michael Eracleous, Committee Member
Caryl Ann Gronwall, Committee Member
Douglas Cowen, Committee Member

Author:

Saez, Cristian

Title:

THE X-RAY EVOLUTION OF INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

active galactic nuclei
X-ray astronomy
AGN
astronomy
extragalactic astronomy

File:

Download saez_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Eracleous/George Chartas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
George Chartas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Eracleous, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephane Coutu, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Derek Brindley Fox, Committee Member

Author:

Swenson, Craig Arnel

Title:

X-ray, Ultraviolet, and Optical Flares in Gamma-ray Burst Light Curves

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astronomy
astrophysics
GRB
gamma-ray burst
Swift
bayesian

File:

Download swenson_dissertation_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Pete Roming, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Andrew Nousek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric D Feigelson, Committee Member
Derek Brindley Fox, Committee Member
Stephane Coutu, Special Member

Author:

Terrien, Ryan Carl

Title:

New spectroscopic tools and techniques for characterizing M dwarfs and discovering their planets in the near-infrared

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astronomy
m dwarfs
near-infrared spectroscopy
stellar abundances
radial velocity
exoplanets

File:

Download Terrien-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Suvrath Mahadevan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Kasting, Committee Member
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
Abraham David Falcone, Committee Member
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee 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:

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:

Download Worth-Dissertation.pdf

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:

Bower, Corinne Alane

Title:

Facilitating children's understanding of astronomy through a spatial perspective-taking intervention

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

spatial cognition
developmental psychology
spatial perspective-taking
spatial skill intervention
science education
astronomy

File:

Download CBower_Dissertation_eTDversion_10May2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Lynn Susan Liben, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lynn Susan Liben, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rick Owen Gilmore, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Julia Diane Plummer, Outside Member

Author:

Bridge, Joanna S

Title:

Using Emission Lines to Characterize Galaxy Properties: From the Nearby to the Distant Universe

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astronomy
astrophysics
galaxies
emission lines
star formation

File:

Download Bridge_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Caryl Ann Gronwall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Caryl Ann Gronwall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee Member
Michael Eracleous, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Outside Member
Donald P Schneider, Committee Member

Author:

Hagen, Lea May

Title:

Swift/UVOT Observations of Star Formation and Dust Attenuation in both Local and High Redshift Galaxies

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

star formation
dust
Swift
ultraviolet
UVOT
galaxies
astronomy
Small Magellanic Cloud
M33
M31

File:

Download Lea_Hagen_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Caryl Ann Gronwall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Caryl Ann Gronwall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Hiram Siegel, Committee Member
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Committee Member
Sarah Elizabeth Shandera, Outside Member
John Andrew Nousek, Committee Member

Author:

Molina, Mallory Elyse

Title:

Resolving Black Hole and Star-Formation Activity in Nearby Galaxies

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

astronomy
galaxies
AGN
Star formation
dust
attenuation
LINERs

File:

Download Molina-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Eracleous, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Eracleous, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Caryl Ann Gronwall, Committee Member
Stephane Coutu, Outside Member
Robin Bruce Ciardullo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor