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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

2023

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

Bochenek, Christopher David (2021) The Progenitors of Fast Radio Bursts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/7tsx-x524. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05192021-014425301

De, Kishalay (2021) The Whisper and the Bang: Cosmic Fireworks in the Lives of Compact Binaries. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/vc3g-5723. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05062021-042641560

Ho, Anna Yen Qin (2021) The Landscape of Relativistic Stellar Explosions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/99s8-vj17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:07132020-190219502

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

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

Jencson, Jacob Edmund (2020) Hunting for Hidden Explosions: Exploring the Transient Infrared Sky with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y9H7-XA93. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01132020-093113401

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

Tinyanont, Samaporn (2020) Insights Into Stellar Explosions From Infrared Light. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/sp61-ag73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06032020-150056562

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

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

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

Bryan, Marta Levesque (2018) Lurking in the Shadows: Wide-Separation Gas Giants as Tracers of Planet Formation. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XPMN-WQ35. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05302018-060732719

David, Trevor Justin (2018) On the Evolutionary Pathways of Stars and Extrasolar Planets. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9J67F42. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:09132017-153137420

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

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

Pineda, John Sebastian (2017) Multiwavelength Characterization of the Brown Dwarf Auroral Phenomenon - Establishing the Nature of the Electrodynamic Engine. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90C4SRW. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10122016-095646319

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

Bottom, Michael (2016) Two Roads to Planet Detection. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z97P8WC0. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05242016-123425364

2015

Findeisen, Krzysztof (2015) New Insights from Aperiodic Variability of Young Stars. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z93F4MH9. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08272014-105550096

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

2013

Jones, Tucker A. (2013) Detailed Properties of High Redshift Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XB2C-1B49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04082013-194357946

Newman, Andrew Burch (2013) Dark Matter and the Assembly History of Massive Galaxies and Clusters. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/BNC2-1X24. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03062013-151111064

Rudie, Gwen Charlena (2013) The Intergalactic and Circumgalactic Medium Surrounding Star-Forming Galaxies at Redshifts 2<z<3. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9PZ56T6. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05202013-155707736

2012

Tseliakhovich, Dmitriy (2012) The Cosmic Stories: Beginning, Evolution and Present Days of the Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/T279-PV49. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:01042012-160039824

2011

Bode, Jason Nathaniel (2011) Black Hole Mergers and Their Electromagnetic Counterparts. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/YVVG-R137. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05312011-152117816

2010

Bogosavljević, Milan (2010) Lyman Continuum and Lyman α Emission from Galaxies at High Redshift. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/KR0M-DH91. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05032010-143815140

2009

Law, David Richard (2009) The Kiloparsec-Scale Structure and Kinematics of High-Redshift Star-Forming Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/QNV4-9V14. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-08042008-124002

2008

Brown, Joanna Margaret (2008) Childhood to Adolescence: Dust and Gas Clearing in Protoplanetary Disks. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/560K-TZ76. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12182007-120046

2007

Becker, George Dana (2007) A High-Resolution Study of the High-Redshift Intergalactic Medium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TND7-F429. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05312007-141523

Eckart, Megan Elizabeth (2007) Measurements of X-Ray Selected AGN and Novel Superconducting X-Ray Detectors. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/SZAB-0Y07. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06072007-130804

2006

Bundy, Kevin A. (2006) The Mass Assembly History of Field Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/3QVQ-FH17. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03092006-120454

Erb, Dawn Karuna (2006) The Properties of Star-Forming Galaxies at z ~ 2: Kinematics, Stellar Populations, and Metallicities. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/C5D0-7789. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09082005-113029

Reddy, Naveen Ananta (2006) A Multi-Wavelength Census of Star Formation at Redshift z ~ 2. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/9FXD-QX54. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05172006-133633

2004

Hunt, Matthew Philip (2004) Faint Optically Selected AGN at z = 3. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/J5MJ-AP67. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05122004-113008

Sievers, Jonathan LeRoy (2004) Data Analysis of and Results from Observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background with the Cosmic Background Imager. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/8706-VY52. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282004-140350

Simcoe, Robert Andrew (2004) Observations of Intergalactic Heavy-Element Enrichment in the Early Universe. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/E1N9-BF97. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05082004-134233

2003

Shapley, Alice Eve (2003) Detailed Astrophysical Properties of Lyman Break Galaxies. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/6F95-VD13. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04242003-004156

2002

Adelberger, Kurt Ludvig (2002) Star Formation and Structure Formation between Redshifts 1 < z < 4. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/F2SF-4J89. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09252008-090426

Kern, Brian Daniel (2002) Optical Pulse-Phased Observations of Faint Pulsars with a Phase-Binning CCD Camera. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XP9W-WM62. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-06042002-125011

2001

Gal, Roy R. (2001) The Northern Sky Optical Cluster Survey: Galaxy Clusters from Five Thousand Square Degrees of DPOSS. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/5v1y-pk39. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10142008-144557

2000

Baker, Andrew Jordan (2000) Molecular Gas in Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/c2qn-2b77. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-09202008-104918

1998

Pahre, Michael Andrew (1998) Elliptical galaxies : structure, stellar content, and evolution. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PQ71-9E96. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04222005-133013