Dr. Lisa M. Young, Associate Professor of Physics New Mexico Tech 801 Leroy Place Socorro, NM 87801 575-835-5104 fax: 575-835-5707 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

Teaching
Physics 321 (fall 2009)
Physics 425
Physics 426

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Selected Semi-Recent Papers (Out of date!)

• 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)
  

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