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Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Kelly E Whalen

(NASA POST DOC PROGRAM FELLOW)

Kelly E Whalen's Contact Card & Information.
Email: kelly.e.whalen@nasa.gov
Org Code: 662
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 662
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: NPP POST-DOC CONTRACT

Research Interests


AGN/star formation feedback

Astrophysics: Galaxies


Starburst galaxies

Astrophysics: Galaxies


Galaxy Formation/Evolution

Education


2023 - Ph.D., Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH. Thesis title: "The Extremes of Galaxy Formation & Evolution"


2017 - B.S., Siena College, Loudonville NY

Publications


Refereed

2024. "The Intrinsic Sizes of Odd Radio Circles.", The Astrophysical Journal, 967 (1): 51 [10.3847/1538-4357/ad3934] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "Ionized gas extends over 40 kpc in an odd radio circle host galaxy.", Nature, 625 (7995): 459-462 [10.1038/s41586-023-06752-8] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Extending the Dynamic Range of Galaxy Outflow Scaling Relations: Massive Compact Galaxies with Extreme Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal, 951 (2): 105 [10.3847/1538-4357/accbbf] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Kinematics, Structure, and Mass Outflow Rates of Extreme Starburst Galactic Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal, 949 (1): 9 [10.3847/1538-4357/acc660] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "The Ionization and Dynamics of the Makani Galactic Wind.", The Astrophysical Journal, 947 (1): 33 [10.3847/1538-4357/acbfae] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "Host Dark Matter Halos of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer-selected Obscured and Unobscured Quasars: Evidence for Evolution.", The Astrophysical Journal, 946 (1): 27 [10.3847/1538-4357/acb7ef] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "The Space Density of Intermediate-redshift, Extremely Compact, Massive Starburst Galaxies.", The Astronomical Journal, 164 (5): 222 [10.3847/1538-3881/ac958f] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Host Dark Matter Halos of SDSS Red and Blue Quasars: No Significant Difference in Large-scale Environment.", The Astrophysical Journal, 927 (1): 16 [10.3847/1538-4357/ac4d31] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Physical Properties of Massive Compact Starburst Galaxies with Extreme Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal, 923 (2): 275 [10.3847/1538-4357/ac2fa4] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Compact Starburst Galaxies with Fast Outflows: Central Escape Velocities and Stellar Mass Surface Densities from Multiband Hubble Space Telescope Imaging.", The Astrophysical Journal, 912 (1): 11 [10.3847/1538-4357/abe935] [Journal Article/Letter]

2020. "Physical Models for the Clustering of Obscured and Unobscured Quasars.", The Astrophysical Journal, 888 (2): 71 [10.3847/1538-4357/ab5d31] [Journal Article/Letter]