Kristine Spekkens

Kristine Spekkens
Dr.
Kristine Spekkens
Professor
Office:
Sawyer Building, Room 5304
Telephone:
(613) 541-6000 ext 6340
Fax:
613-541-6040
E-mail:
Department of Physics and Space Science

College Address

Royal Military College of Canada
PO Box 17000, Station Forces
Kingston, Ontario, CANADA
K7K 7B4

Research Field: Extragalactic Astrophysics

Kristine Spekkens' research focuses on understanding of the structure and evolution of nearby galaxies in a cosmological context. She is spearheading a variety of projects to help reconcile long-standing discrepancies between the observed properties of spiral galaxies and predictions from galaxy formation theory, and is particularly interested in developing robust techniques for inferring the distribution of dark matter in these systems. Dr. Spekkens is also involved in planning surveys with the next generation of radio telescopes to map the distribution and kinematics of atomic hydrogen in galaxies in diverse environments out to moderate redshifts. Dr. Spekkens' program thus affords graduate students the opportunity to carry out research with the world's largest radio and optical telescopes, and to develop new tools for interpreting the high-quality data obtained from these facilities.

Please see Dr. Spekkens' research website for more information about her research.

Dr. Spekkens is always looking for talented graduate and undergraduate students to join her research group. Please contact her if you are interested in her research.

Recent Publications

  • D.J. Sand, K. Spekkens, D Crnojevic, J.R. Hargis, B. Willman, J. Strader, & C.J. Grillmair, Antlia B: A Faint Dwarf Galaxy Member of the NGC 3109 Association, ApJ, 812, L13 (6pp), 2015.
  • P. Kamphuis, G.I.G. Jozsa, S.-H. Oh, K. Spekkens, N. Urbancic, P. Serra, B. Koribalski, & R.-J. Dettmar, Automated kinematic modelling of warped galaxy discs in large HI surveys: 3D tilted-ring fitting of HI emission cubes, MNRAS, 452, 3139 (20pp), 2015.
  • L. Holmes, K. Spekkens, S.F. Sanchez, C.J. Walcher, R. Garcia-Benito, D. Mast, C. Cortijo-Ferrero, V. Kalinova, R.A. Marino, J. Mendez-Abreu, J.K. Barrera-Ballestros, The incidence of bar-like kinematic flows in CALIFA DR1 galaxies, MNRAS, 451, 4397 (14pp), 2015.
  • C.J. Mitchell, T.B. Williams, K. Spekkens, K. Lee-Waddell, R. Kuzio de Naray, & J.A. Sellwood, The RINGS Survey: Ha and HI velocity maps of galaxy NGC 2280, AJ, 149, 116 (12pp), 2015.
  • G. Hallenbeck, S. Huang, K. Spekkens, M.P. Haynes, R. Giovanelli, E.A.K. Adams, J. Brinchmann, J. Chengalur, L.K. Hunt, K.L. Masters, & A. Saintonge, HIghMass: High HI mass, HI-rich galaxies at z~0: High-resolution VLA imaging of UGC 9037 and UGC 12506, AJ, 148, 69 (13pp), 2014.
  • K. Spekkens, N. Urbancic, B.S. Mason, B. Willman, & J. Aguirre, The Dearth of Neutral Hydrogen in Galactic Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies, ApJL, 795, L5 (5pp), 2014.
  • A. Natarajan, J.B. Peterson, T.C. Voytek, K. Spekkens, B.S. Mason, J. Aguirre, & B. Willman Bounds on Dark Matter Properties from Radio Obsevations of Ursa Major II using the Green Bank Telescope, PRD, 88, 3535 (10pp), 2013.
  • K. Spekkens, B. S. Mason, J. E. Aguirre, & B. Nhan, A Deep Search for Extended Radio Continuum Emission from Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies: Implications for Particle Dark Matter, ApJ, 771, 63 (16pp), 2013.
  • K. Lee-Waddell, K. Spekkens, M.P. Haynes, S. Stierwalt, J. Chengalur, P. Chandra, & R. Giovanelli, Pre-existing Dwarfs, Tidal Knots and a Tidal Dwarf Galaxy: an Unbiased HI Study of the Gas-rich Interacting Galaxy Group NGC 3166/9, MNRAS, 427, 2314 (14pp), 2012.
  • R. Kuzio de Naray, C. A. Arsenault, K. Spekkens, J. A. Sellwood, M. McDonald, J. D. Simon, & P. Teuben, Searching for Non-Axisymmetries in NGC 6503: A Weak End-on Bar, MNRAS, 427, 2523 (14pp), 2012.
  • E. Brière, S. Cantin, & K. Spekkens, Properties of the Giant HII Regions and Bar in the Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 5430, MNRAS, 425, 261 (11pp), 2012.
  • R. Kuzio de Naray & K. Spekkens, Do Baryons Alter the Halos of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies?, ApJ, 741, 2, L29, 2011.
  • A. Saintonge & K. Spekkens, Disk Galaxy Scaling Relations in the SFI++: Intrinsic Scatter and Applications, ApJ, 726, 77, 2011.

A complete publication list is available from the NASA Astrophysics Data System.

Current Graduate Students

  • Lindsay Holmes (Ph.D. 2017, RMC)
  • Colin Lewis (PhD. 2018, Queen's)
  • Ananthan Karunakaran (M.Sc. 2017, Queen's)

Former Postdocs and Graduate Students

  • Aravind Natarajan (2015)
  • Rachel Kuzio de Naray (2011-2013)
  • Poonam Chandra (2008-2013)
  • Karen Lee-Waddell (Ph.D. 2015, M.Sc. 2012)
  • Élaine Briere
  • Cameron Arsenault (M.Sc. 2010)
 
 

Comments

Comments or suggestions are welcomed at: bryce.bennett@rmc-cmr.ca

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