Grad Students and Postdocs with Bill Harris


Rob Cockcroft (PhD) -- Old-Halo Components of M33

Annie Hou (PhD, cosupervised with Laura Parker) -- Dynamics of Galaxy Groups

Jeremy Webb (PhD, cosupervised with Alison Sills) -- Globular Cluster Tidal Radii and Galactic Potential Fields

Corey Howard (MSc, cosupervised with Ralph Pudritz) -- Massive Star Cluster Formation

Alana Krider (MSc, cosupervised with Laura Parker) -- UCDs in Rich Galaxy Clusters




Some recent publications:

Possible Subgroups of Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128, K.A.Woodley and W.E.Harris 2011, AJ 141, 27.

Ultra-Compact Dwarfs in the Core of the Coma Cluster, J.P.Madrid, A.W.Graham, W.E.Harris, P.Goudfrooij, D.A.Forbes, D.Carter, J.P.Blakeslee, L.R.Spitler, and H.C.Ferguson 2010, ApJ 722, 1707.

Consequences of Cosmic Microwave Background Regulated Star Formation, J.Bailin, G.Stinson, H.Couchman, W.E.Harris, J.Wadsley, and S.Shen 2010, ApJ 715, 194.

The Kinematics of the Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128 with a New Large Sample of Radial Velocity Measurements, K.A.Woodley, M.Gomez, W.E.Harris, D.Geisler, and G.L.H.Harris 2010, AJ 139, 1871.

Statistical Tools for Classifying Galaxy Group Dynamics, A.Hou, L.C.Parker, W.E.Harris, and D.J.Wilman 2009, ApJ 702, 1199.

Further Definition of the Mass-Metallicity Relation in Globular Cluster Systems Around Brightest Cluster Galaxies, R.Cockcroft, W.E.Harris, E.M.H.Wehner, B.C.Whitmore, and B.Rothberg 2009, AJ 138, 758.

Stochastic Self-Enrichment, Pre-Enrichment, and the Formation of Globular Clusters, J.Bailin and W.E.Harris 2009, ApJ 695, 1082.




Previous Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Students

Jeremy Bailin (PDF, 2007-2009): Now postdoctoral fellow in Michigan

Elizabeth Wehner (PDF, 2005-2007): Went to postdoctoral fellowship at Utrecht, Holland; currently university lecturer in astronomy

J.J.Kavelaars (PDF, 1997-2002): Now staff astronomer at Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, NRC

Andrew Layden (PDF, 1995-96): Obtained a Hubble Fellowship; now faculty member at Bowling Green State University

Jean Couture (PDF, 1989-92): Went to high-tech industry in Montreal

Hugh Harris (PDF, 1982-84): Now staff astronomer at US Naval Observatory, Flagstaff

Kristin Woodley (PhD 2009): Went to postdoctoral fellowship at UBC

Waldemar Okon (PhD 2005): currently university lecturer in physics

Marcel Vandalfsen (PhD 2004): Went to software engineer position in Toronto

Dean McLaughlin (PhD 1997): Obtained Hubble Fellowship at graduation; now in a Lecturer faculty position at Keele University, UK.

Patrick Durrell (PhD 1996): Now faculty member at Youngstown State University, Ohio

Jeff Secker (PhD 1995): Staff scientist/manager at Defence Research Establishment, Ottawa