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the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh!
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Barton J.
Pritzl Office: Halsey 355 (Me at the Gemini
North Observatory, October 2005) |
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Spring 2010 Courses:
PHYS 104/114 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
PHYS 202 - Dynamics
PHYS 320 - Classical Physics
Previous
Courses Taught
Research:
My
research interests lie in
studying the stellar populations of globular clusters and dwarf
galaxies. By
understanding their stellar
populations, we may gain a better understanding of the way our Milky
Way has
formed. The
research I do focuses
on the use of variable stars to probe properties such as age,
metallicity, and
distances in these systems. I
have
also used high-resolution stellar spectroscopy to examine the chemical
evolution of stars in globular clusters and dwarf galaxies.
Over the past year I have primarily worked on wrapping up an investigation of
variable stars in M33. In addition to that, I have begun studying
the variable star populations in the M31 dwarf spheroidal And VII.
Here is the poster on our preliminary M33 results I presented at the winter American Astronomical Society meeting in January 2009.
Recent
Publications:
The Globular Cluster NGC 5286. II. Variable Stars
M. Zorotovic, M. Catelan, H. A. Smith, B.J. Pritzl, P. Aguirre, R. E. Angulo, M. Aravena, R. J. Assef, C. Contreras, C. Cortes, G. De Martini, M. E. Escobar, D. Gonzalez, P. Jofre, I. Lacerna, C. Navarro, O. Palma, G. E. Prieto, E. Recabarren, J. Trivino, & E. Vidal 2010, AJ, 139, 357 (Abstract)
The Variable Star Population of the Globular Cluster B514 in the Andromeda Galaxy
G. Clementini, R. Contreras, L. Federici, C. Cacciari, R. Merighi, H. A. Smith, M. Catelan, F. Fusi Pecci, M. Marconi, K. Kinemuchi, & B. J. Pritzl 2009, ApJ Letters, 704, 103 (Abstract)
Additional
Publications
