Elizabeth J. Barton (Betsy)

University of California, Irvine
Department of Physics and Astronomy
4154 Frederick Reines Hall
Irvine, CA 92697
(949)824-7178 / ebarton [at] uci.edu

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.

Recent Research

Here is my CV.

My current research involves, among other things, a search for the highest-redshift star-forming galaxies yet detected, statistical studies of galaxy interactions and satellite galaxies, and research at low and intermediate redshift into the formation of spiral bulges through in situ star formation. Here is a summary of some of my recent research and ongoing projects.

Large Telescope Proposals

I am actively involved in building the science cases for the next generation of large telescopes. I am currently on the Science Advisory Committee for the Thirty Meter Telescope project, a joint undertaking of the University of California, Caltech, and Canada. I am also a member of the Science Working Group created to advise the NSF about federal investment in an extremely large telescope such as the proposed 30-meter Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope (GSMT). I am developing the science cases for galaxy evolution and "first light" objects, star-forming galaxies at extremely high redshifts.

As a Research Associate at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics located at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, I participated in the Canadian initiative to develop a 20-30 meter telescope.

Finding Me

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