Contact Information

Maria T. Patterson
New Mexico State University
Department of Astronomy
P.O. Box 30001, MSC 4500 (or 1320 Frenger Mall)
Las Cruces, NM 88003

Office: 108 Astronomy
Phone: (575) 646-6328
Fax: (575) 646-1602
Email: mtpatter (at) nmsu.edu
Advisor: Rene Walterbos



About Me

I am in my fifth year as a graduate student in the Department of Astronomy at NMSU. I am researching galaxy evolution and formation through studies of galaxy halos and the interstellar medium with Dr. Rene Walterbos. I am particularly interested in star formation in galaxy outer disks and understanding the origin of extraplanar gas and the role of accretion in galaxy evolution.


What's New?

My paper entitled "An Oxygen Abundance Gradient into the Outer Disk of M81" was published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. You can find a link to it on my research page.

I also recently gave a talk at the Tully-Fisher at 35: Global Properties of HI in Galaxies Workshop.

I will be presenting a poster at the 2012 STScI May Symposium: Gas Flows in Galaxies.

last updated: April 5, 2012

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