About Me

I am a PhD candidate in my fifth year in the Department of Astronomy at Indiana University. I work with Dr. Liese van Zee on a project measuring the distribution of dark matter using gas kinematics in a statistical sample of nearby galaxies. We are exploring connections between the distribution of dark matter and baryonic matter to better understand how gas and stars settle in their dark matter halos during galaxy formation and evolution.

Education

Undergraduate:
University of Iowa
B.S. Physics & Astronomy (2011)
Minor: Music

Graduate:
Indiana University
M.A. Astronomy (2013)
Ph.D. Astronomy (anticipated August 2016)
Ph.D. Minor: Scientific Computing

Contact Information

e-mail:  er7[at]indiana.edu

Mailing address:
Department of Astronomy
Indiana University
Swain West 318
727 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7105

Last modified: August 2015