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Research Interests

My current research interests include (with a description in layman's terms in italics):

• The near-infrared to submillimeter spectral energy distributions of nearby galaxies
  The measurement of the amount of light emitted from galaxies in the infrared and submillimeter parts of the electromagnetic spectrum
• Dust heating sources in nearby galaxies
  
• Gas-to-dust ratios in nearby galaxies
  Understanding the relation of gas to dust in galaxies and what causes it to vary.
• The relation of PAH emission to dust emission at other wavelengths
  The comparison of the spatial distribution and intensity of mid-infrared light from interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the mid-infrared and far-infrared emission from interstellar dust
• Distribution of star formation and dust emission within nearby galaxies
  
• Comparisons of extragalactic star formation activity with morphology, AGN activity, and environment
  A comparison between the rate at which stars are formed in other galaxies to the shapes of the galaxies, the presense of supermassive black holes in the galaxies' centers, and the locations of the galaxies relative to each other

Additional information on my professional work is available from my pages with my curriculum vitae, my publications list, and the list of conferences that I have attended.

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This page was last updated 23 Aug 2012.