Charlotte Christensen

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I am fortunate to work with collaborators at a wide range of institutions, in particular, Rutgers University, University of Oklahoma, the University of Washington, and Queensborough Community College. As a member of the N-body Shop, many of my collaborators are users and developers of the galaxy formation codes Gasoline and ChaNGa. Together, we use large, physically-motivated, hydrodynamic simulations to understand the processes that drive galaxy formation.

I am proud to research with a talented team of undergraduates. Members of my research team (current and former) are listed below.

Face-on image of a simulated spiral galaxy Lindsey Byrne, BA 2018, now Ph.D. student at Northwestern
"Implementing Dust Shielding as a Criteria for Star Formation," ApJ 2019
"Comparing the effects of supernovae feedback models on the interstellar medium," AAS 2017
Face-on image of a simulated spiral galaxy Patrick Sheehan-Klenk, BA 2019 (expected)
"CGM Evolution of a Simulated Dwarf Galaxy" AAS 2018
Edge-on diagram of outflowing and inflowing material around a dwarf galaxy Nicole Arredondo, BA 2019 (expected)
"Evolution of the Circumgalactic Medium in a Simulated Dwarf Galaxy" AAS 2018
Face-on image of a simulated spiral galaxy Marios Tsekitsidis, BA 2018, now CS Ph.D. student at Iowa State
"Star Formation Prescription"
Face-on image of a simulated spiral galaxy Michael Nattinger, BA 2018, now in industry in economics
"Tracing the Angular Dependence of the CGM" AAS 2017
Face-on image of a simulated spiral galaxy Drew Wills, BA 2017
"Source of the Stellar Age-Velocity Dispersion Relation in Simulated Galaxies" AAS 2016
Ian Cates, BA University of Arizona
"Examining the dark matter distribution of a simulated dwarf galaxy undergoing a merger" AAS 2014
Laroy Chase, BA University of Washington
"Star Formation in Simulated Galaxies through Mock-Observations"
Whitney Kropat, BA University of Washington
"Stellar Profiles of Simulated Galaxies"