Dr. Lisa M. Young,
Associate Professor of Physics
New Mexico Tech
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
505-835-5104
fax: 505-835-5707
lyoung at physics.nmt.edu
Office: 363 Workman
Education
1987 University of Illinois Laboratory High
School (Go Uni!)
1991 AB magna
cum
laude in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard University
1997 PhD in Astronomy, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests
My research concerns the structure and evolution of
galaxies. I focus on the interstellar medium (ISM)
and the interplay between the ISM and the rest of the galaxy (stars,
dark matter). The ISM serves as the raw material for future star
formation activity, reveals the past history of a galaxy, and is
a useful tracer of the mass distribution. I work on elliptical,
spiral, and dwarf galaxies. Additional
details
Selected Recent Papers
Lucero, D., & Young, L. M.
(2007) "Radio Continuum and Star Formation in CO-rich Early Type
Galaxies," AJ, submitted
Combes, F., Young,
L. M., & Bureau, M. (2007) "Molecular Gas and Star Formation
in the SAURON Early-type Galaxies,'' MNRAS, accepted (astro-ph/0703557)
Young, L. M.,
Skillman, E. D.,
Weisz, D. A., & Dolphin, A. (2007) "The Aptly Named
Phoenix Dwarf
Galaxy,'' ApJ, accepted (astro-ph/0612766)
Sage, L. J., Welch, G. A., & Young, L. M. (2007) "The Cool ISM in
Elliptical Galaxies. I. A survey of Molecular Gas,''
ApJ, 657, 232 (astro-ph/0608179)
Young, L. M.,
Rosolowsky, E.,
van Gorkom, J. H., & Lamb, S. A. (2006) "The Evolution of the
ISM
in the Mildly Disturbed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4647,'' ApJ, 650, 166 (astro-ph/0606410)
Young, L. M.
(2005) "Molecular Disks in the Elliptical Galaxies NGC 83 and NGC
2320,'' ApJ, 634, 258 (astro-ph/0508330)