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Ellingson, Erica

Assoc Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Assoc Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS)

Research Areas

Research

research overview

Dr. Ellingson's research includes multi-wavelength studies of galaxy cluster to map their galaxy, gas and dark matter distributions. Recent interdisciplinary work includes astronomical visualizations of Mayan codices and astronomical surveys of pre-Incan sites. She also serves as an astronomical consultant to the National Park Service and planetarium show producer on the astronomical practices of the Ancestral Puebloans.

keywords

extragalactic astronomy, observational astronomy, astronomy education, historical and cultural astronomy, skyscape archaeology

Publications

selected publications

conference proceeding
- The Evolution of Cluster Galaxies since z similar to 1 from the Red-Sequence Cluster Surveys. 327-331. 2007
- Color bimodality in galaxy clusters since z similar to 0.9. 294-+. 2006
- The red-sequence cluster surveys. 103-+. 2006
- Near-Infrared Camera and Fabry-Perot Spectrometer - NIC-FPS. Proceedings of SPIE. 367-375. 2002
- Galaxy evolution in clusters. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. 221-233. 2002
journal article
- Dissecting the Strong-lensing Galaxy Cluster MS 0440.5+0204. II. New Optical Spectroscopic Observations in a Wider Area and Cluster Dynamical State. The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 2021
- The KELT Follow-up Network and Transit False-positive Catalog: Pre-vetted False Positives for TESS. The Astronomical Journal. 2018
- Spectroscopic characterization of galaxy clusters in RCS-1: spectroscopic confirmation, redshift accuracy, and dynamical mass-richness relation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 1991-2012. 2018
- WIDE FIELD MULTIBAND IMAGING OF LOW REDSHIFT QUASAR ENVIRONMENTS. The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 2015
- THE INSIDE-OUT GROWTH OF THE MOST MASSIVE GALAXIES AT 0.3 < z < 0.9. The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 2014

Teaching

courses taught

ASTR 2000 - Ancient Astronomies of the World
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
Documents the numerous ways in which observational astronomy and cosmology have been features of ancient cultures. Includes naked eye astronomy, archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, concepts of time, calendrics, cosmogony, and cosmology.
ASTR 6000 - Seminar in Astrophysics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
Studies current research and research literature on an astrophysical topic. Students and faculty give presentations. Subjects vary each semester. May be repeated for a total of 4 credit hours to meet candidacy requirements.

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Arizona 1989
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1984

International Activities

geographic focus

Americas Transnational Region
Argentina Country
Canada Country
Chile Country
Europe Continent

Other Profiles

ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6481-7162