Astronomy Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Astronomy, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Nearby galaxies: modelling star formation histories and contamination by unresolved background galaxies, Hadi Papei
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Spectro-Temporal Relationships of Repeating Fast Radio Bursts, Mohammed Afif Chamma
Probing the Inner Structure of Active Galactic Nuclei Through Reverberation Mapping, Viraja Chandrashekhar Khatu
The Dynamical Evolution of Classical Be Stars, Keegan Marr
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Formation of Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe, Arpan Das
Revisiting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission in Photodissociation regions, Ameek K. Sidhu
Brown Dwarf Atmospheres at High Cadence and Spectral Resolution: A Speed Limit on Brown Dwarf Rotation and a Spectroscopic Atlas of a 1050 K Atmosphere, Megan E. Tannock
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Mid-Infrared Studies of Galactic sources: Probing the Relationship Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their Physical Environment, Collin Matthew Knight
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A Tropospheric Water Vapour Climatology and Trends Derived from Vibrational Raman Lidar Measurements over Switzerland, Shannon Hicks-Jalali
Raman-scatter Lidar measurements of Water Vapor determined using an integrated Microwave Radiometer-Lidar retrieval, Jeffrey VanKerkhove
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Multiwavelength, Machine Learning, and Parallax Studies of X-ray Binaries in Three Local Group Galaxies, Robin Arnason
Mapping Debris Disks at extreme contrast: near-IR Polarimetric Differential Imaging with the Gemini Planet Imager., Juan Sebastian Bruzzone
High Resolution Spectroscopy of the Hyades Giants, Antonio Martinez
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Investigating Brown Dwarf Atmospheres: Gravity, Dust Content, Cloud Structure and Metallicity, Kendra Kellogg
Physical Properties Of Faint Meteors Through High-Resolution Observations, Dilini Subasinghe
Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets through Planet-Disk Dynamical Interactions, Maryam Tabeshian
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Formation and Past Evolution of the Meteoroid Complex of Comet 96P/Machholz, Abedin Yusein Abedin
The geometry and density of B-emission star disks from statistical analysis and numerical simulations, Isabelle H. Cyr
The Circumstellar Environments of B-emission Stars by Optical Interferometry, Bethany Grzenia
The Inner Gaseous Disks Of Herbig Be Stars, Parshati Patel
What governs star formation in galaxies? A modern statistical approach, Sahar Rahmani
The Spectral Variability of Astronomical PAHs, Matthew Shannon
X-ray Populations in The Local Group: Insights with Hubble & Chandra, Neven Vulic
Aging comets and their meteor showers, Quanzhi Ye
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Nitrogen Abundances in Early-Type Be Stars, Ahmed Ahmed
Stellar Spectroscopy: New Methods and Insights, Sanaz S. Golriz
Methods and Results Toward Measuring Magnetic Fields in Star-Forming Regions, Scott C. Jones
A new technique for interpreting depolarization measurements using the CRL atmospheric lidar in the Canadian High Arctic, Emily M. McCullough
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The X-ray View of Galaxies in Compact Groups and the Coma Cluster Infall Region, Tyler D. Desjardins
Observational Signatures from Self-Gravitating Protostellar Disks, Alexander L. DeSouza
Star Cluster Populations in Compact Groups of Galaxies, Konstantin Fedotov
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The atmospheric chemistry of magnetic Bp stars, Jeffrey D. Bailey
Core Formation in Partially Ionized Magnetic Molecular Clouds, Nicole D. Bailey
The Continuum Linear Polarization Signature of Classical Be Stars, Robbie J. Halonen
Molecular Gas in the Circumstellar Environment of Unusual Evolved Stars, Sarah E. Malek
Gravitational Darkening of Classical Be Stars, Meghan A. McGill
A Variability Study of the Typical Red Supergiant Antares A, Teznie J D Pugh
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Magnetic diffusion in star formation: From clouds to cores to stars to disks, Wolfgang B. Dapp
Bulk density of small meteoroids, Jean-Baptiste Kikwaya Eluo