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2024

Li, Zhihui (2024) Unveiling the Structure of the Circumgalactic Medium of High-Redshift Galaxies via Emission and Absorption Lines. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/42cq-6x31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06042024-015417159

Ma, Linhao (2024) Dissipative Dynamics of Stars, Planets, and Black Holes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9j1c-ec50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022024-155428132

Wu, Samantha Chloe (2024) The Interplay of Waves and Stellar Evolution. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kmc6-kn66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05202024-175837810

2023

Kefeli, Sinan (2023) Constraints on the Polarized Dust and the Cosmic Microwave Background Using BICEP / Keck Array Series of Telescopes. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7a55-p606. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142023-053312973

Macioce, Theodore Kenneth (2023) Mock Observations of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect in Massive Galaxy Clusters and a Six-Layer Integral Antireflective Structure for Silicon Optics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/w1ds-j507. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05052023-033943351

Pike, Sean Nicholas (2023) Exploring the Mass Accretion Rates of Neutron Star X-Ray Binaries and the Properties of Cadmium Zinc Telluride for Hard X-Ray Astronomy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ctjf-2768. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07262022-180810750

Shen, Xuejian (2023) Explore the Nature of Dark Matter in the Context of Galaxy Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/zccb-sr51. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05252023-181654402

Shi, Yanlong (2023) Assembly of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Along Star Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/thmn-7h07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072023-051240339

2022

Chen, Yuguang (2022) The Absorption and Emission of Neutral Hydrogen around High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/gsr9-9y83. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08232021-201252167

Cheng, Yun-Ting (2022) Cosmology and Astrophysics with Intensity Mapping. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/p41n-8698. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07122021-033018615

Kamraj, Nikita (2022) Probing the Corona in Active Galactic Nuclei Using Broadband X-Ray Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/cag4-k322. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:12142021-081118617

de los Reyes, Mithi Alexa Caballes (2022) Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Universe as Probes of Stellar and Galactic Evolution. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4bz3-2t66. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05162022-191523325

2021

Belland, Brent Roy (2021) Modeling Focal Ratio Degradation, Its Implications for Upcoming Fiber Spectrographs, and the Dynamics of NGC 6822. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/rbce-f185. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292021-004454950

O'Sullivan, Dónal Brendan (2021) Mapping the Diffuse Universe: Integral Field Spectroscopy of Galaxy Environments. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6g0e-n897. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08042020-182952053

Xu, Yanjun (2021) Probing the Inner Accretion Flow Properties Around Black Holes with X-ray Observations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9kkg-4b58. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05272021-232230617

2020

Duggan, Gina Elizabeth (2020) Signatures of the r-Process in Ancient Stellar Populations Using Barium Abundances. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/D0A8-BM50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11082019-215827632

Escala, Ivanna Ashley (2020) Elemental Abundances in the Local Group: Tracing the Formation History of the Great Andromeda Galaxy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/16bk-vm98. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05292020-133139370

Hunacek, Jonathon Robert (2020) TIME: A Millimeter-Wavelength Grating Spectrometer Array for [CII] / CO Intensity Mapping. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hp2n-8495. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04272020-121646677

Theios, Rachel Lauren (2020) Leveraging the Rest-Ultraviolet and Rest-Optical Spectra of Galaxies at 2 < z < 3. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/kj2p-j718. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052020-225431864

2019

Barenfeld, Scott Alexander (2019) New Insights into Circumstellar Disk Evolution in the Era of ALMA. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5DK0-H549. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05152019-180537558

Gossan, Sarah Elizabeth (2019) Core-Collapse Supernova Physics in the Multi-Messenger Era. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ZF1A-6394. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01312019-123521450

Grudić, Michael Yvan (2019) The Role of Stellar Feedback in Star Cluster Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7FBG-TE87. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06072019-111646558

Isi Bañales, Maximiliano (2019) Fundamental Physics in the Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: The Direct Measurement of Gravitational-Wave Polarizations and Other Topics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/S15R-3495. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:11042018-161928279

Kleiser, Io K. (2019) Modeling Rapidly Fading Supernovae as Nickel-Free Core-Collapse Explosions of Extended Helium Stars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5YEJ-EX71. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09032018-174351545

Leethochawalit, Nicha (2019) Spectroscopy of Galaxies: Evolution of Escape Fractions, Metallicity Gradients and Stellar Metallicity. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/2GMR-3315. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05232019-145750803

Orr, Matthew Edward (2019) Spatially Resolved Star Formation in Cosmological Zoom-in Simulations: Understanding the Role of Feedback in Scaling Relations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WE1D-5586. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142019-152545186

Rankin, Jamie Sue (2019) Voyager 1 Observations of Galactic Cosmic Ray Anisotropies in the Local Interstellar Medium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WX3S-1D86. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09022018-124448728

Schmitz, Denise Marie (2019) A Perturbative Model for the Intrinsic Alignments of Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/HZ7G-1048. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312019-144001688

Su, Kung-Yi (2019) Stellar Feedback, AGN Feedback and Fluid Microphysics in Galaxy Evolution. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/RQG9-NT50. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142019-161824896

2018

Guszejnov, Dávid (2018) On the Origin of Scales and Scaling Laws in Star Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WZ2G-R643. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05142018-155029272

Ma, Xiangcheng (2018) Understanding Galaxy Formation and Evolution with Realistic Simulations. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/MX2D-6P63. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05232018-173148982

Richers, Sherwood Andrew, III (2018) Neutrino Radiation Transport and Other Topics in High Energy Density Astrophysics. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9PC30JH. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07212017-001528247

Strom, Allison Leigh (2018) Unveiling the Physical Conditions in Star-Forming Galaxies at the Peak of Galaxy Assembly. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9N58JJN. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09082017-170618214

2017

Balokovic, Mislav (2017) Unveiling the Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei with Hard X-ray Spectroscopy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9WM1BG8. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052017-232351957

Montet, Benjamin Tyler (2017) Low-Mass Stars and Their Companions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9KW5D1R. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08292016-174647631

Oklopčić, Antonija (2017) Radiative Processes in Astrophysical Gases: From the Intergalactic and Interstellar Medium to Exoplanetary Atmospheres. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9GM85CS. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312017-154839851

2016

Belli, Sirio (2016) Deep Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of High-Redshift Galaxies: the Physical Growth of Passive Systems. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9QN64NQ . https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10232015-070212778

Manohar, Swarnima (2016) Lurking in ULIRGs: Molecular Gas in local Merging Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9T72FDK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03042016-144127692

Siegel, Seth Robert (2016) A Multiwavelength Study of the Intracluster Medium and the Characterization of the Multiwavelength Sub/millimeter Inductance Camera. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9Z31WJ7. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10212015-211417853

2015

Schenker, Matthew Aaron (2015) Did Galaxies Reionize the Universe? Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9736NVR. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08012014-181643065

Trainor, Ryan Francis (2015) Faint Galaxies in the Megaparsec-Scale Environments of Hyperluminous QSOs at Redshifts 2 < z < 3. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90K26JG. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08182014-123907723