karrie gilbert

The first data release of the Archive of Nearby Galaxies: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (ANGRRR) is now available at MAST. The first data release includes the ANGRRR Photometry Repository for non-Local Group galaxies within 3.5 Mpc.

I am an astronomer at the University of Washington in Seattle. I am interested in the formation and evolution of galaxies. I try to reconstruct the history of nearby galaxies by examining their resolved stellar populations.

My educational trajectory

I began studying physics and astronomy at The Ohio State University, where I got my undergraduate degree, researched AGN, rooted for the Buckeyes at the Horseshoe, and learned to rock climb at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

I did my graduate studies in astronomy and astrophysics in the midst of the beautiful redwood forest that is the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz. In Santa Cruz I studied the stellar halo of our neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, using Keck Observatory in Hawaii to take spectra of individual Andromeda stars. I also developed a fondness for banana slugs, trail running in a redwood forest, and skiing at Lake Tahoe.

I am currently a Hubble Fellow in the astronomy department at the University of Washington working on the ANGST and ANGRRR surveys. I study the resolved stellar populations of galaxies in the nearby universe using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, and enjoy the plethora of cultural and outdoor activites available in the Pacific Northwest.