Leah Simon

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Florida
  • M.S. in Astronomy, University of Florida
  • B.A. in Physics/German Studies, Macalester College

 

Current Courses Taught

  • PHY 151 Introductory Physics
  • PHY 251 Modern Physics
  • PHY 360 Astrophysics
  • PHY 120 Astronomy
  • PHY 440 Advanced Laboratory
  • PHY 500 Senior Seminar

 

 

 

Awards and Honors

  • University of Florida Alumni Fellowship (graduate studies fellowship)
  • Sigma Xi Scholarship (research grant)

 

 

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • “Metallicity and Far-Infrared Luminosity of High Redshift Quasars”, Simon, L. E. and Hamann, F., 2010, MNRAS, 407, 1826.
  • “The Origins of a Rich Absorption Line Complex in a Quasar at Redshift 3.45″, Simon, L. E., and Hamann, F., 2010, MNRAS, 409, 269.
  • “Narrow Absorption Line Outflows in High Redshift Quasars”, Simon, L., and Hamann, F., and Pettini, M., AGN Winds in Charleston, ASP Conference Series, 2012, 460, 52S.
  • A Census of Narrow C IV Absorption Lines in 24 Quasars at Redshifts 1.9 < z < 4.6, Simon, L., and Hamann, F., and Pettini, M., Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2011, 43, 326.05.
  • “Metallicities and Outflows in High Redshift Quasars”, Simon, L., and Hamann, F., Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2010, 42, 546
  • “Tracing Metallicity in High Redshift Quasars”, Simon, L. E., and Hamann, F., in eds. Cunha, K., Spite, M., & Barbuy, B., Chemical Abundances in the Universe: Connecting First Stars to Planets, Proceedings IAU Symposium 265, 2009.
  • “Quasar Metal Abundances & Host Galaxy Evolution”, Hamann, F., and Simon, L. E., in eds. Cunha, K., Spite, M., & Barbuy, B., Chemical Abundances in the Universe: Connecting First Stars to Planets, Proceedings IAU Symposium 265, 2009.
  • “Quasar Metal Abundance and FIR Luminosity”, Simon, L. E. and Hamann, F., in eds. W. Wang, Z. Yang, Z. Luo, & Z. Chen, The Starburst-AGN Connection. ASP Conference Series, 2009, 408, 173.
  • “The Influence of Black Hole Growth on Star Formation at High Redshift”, Simon, L. and Hamann, F., Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2009, 41, 455.
  • “Quasar Metallicities and Host Galaxy Evolution”, Simon, L. and Hamann, F., Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2007, 38, 796.
  • “Properties of Absorbers in Quasars at High Redshift: Towards an Understanding of the Near-Quasar Host Environment”, Simon, L. E. and Hamann, F. W. and Pettini, M, in eds. L. C. Ho & J.-W. Wang, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 2007, 373, 299.
  • “Physical Properties of Absorbers in High Redshift Quasars”, Simon, L. E. and Hamann, F. W. and Pettini, M., in ed. R. Guzmán, Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2007, 29, 177.
  • “Mass Ratio Distributions in Massive O and B Type Binary Star Systems”, Simon, L. E. and Kobulnicky, H. A., Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 2003, 35, 1222.

 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Quasars
  • Near-quasar environments
  • Host galaxies
  • High-redshift star formation and galaxy evolution
  • Galaxy formation
  • Sub-millimeter and far-infrared galaxies
  • Elemental abundances
  • Chemical enrich-ment
  • Spectroscopy
  • Quasar absorption
  • Emission lines

 

 

Professional Affiliations

American Astronomical Society (AAS)