1. FORMATION OF DISK GALAXIES IN ΛCDM USING PARTICLE-BASED HYDRODYNAMICS Open Access Author: Zhu, Qirong Title: FORMATION OF DISK GALAXIES IN ΛCDM USING PARTICLE-BASED HYDRODYNAMICS Graduate Program: Astronomy and Astrophysics Keywords: galaxy formationdisk galaxySPHparticle-based hydrodynamics File: Download Zhu_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Yuexing Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorYuexing Li, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPeter Mészáros, Committee MemberSteinn Sigurðsson, Committee MemberSarah Shandera, Outside MemberWilliam N. Brandt, Committee Member