Erin Hicks, Ph.D.

Dr. Erin Hicks
Chair & Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
CPSB 202F
(907) 786-7764
ekhicks@alaska.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006
  • M.S., Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
  • B.S., Physics, Minors in Astronomy and Mathematics, Washington State University, 1999

Teaching Responsibilities

  • ASTR A103 Solar System Astronomy
  • ASTR A103L Solar System Astronomy Laboratory
  • PHYS A498 Individual Research

Research Interests

Galaxy formation and evolution, including the role of black holes in galaxy evolution, fueling of active galactic nuclei (AGN), feedback from AGN, dynamics and physical properties of high redshift galaxies, evolution of galaxy scaling relations with redshift, n-body simulations, adaptive optics and integral field spectroscopy.

Publications

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Davies, R.I., Maciejewski, W., Hicks, E.K.S., Emsellem, E., Erwin, P., Burtscher, L., Dumas, G., Lin, M., Malkan, M., Muller-Sanchez, F., Orban de Xivry, G., Rosario, D.J. & Schnorr-Mueller, A. (2014).

Forster Schreiber, N., Genzel, R., Newman, S.F.,..., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2014).

Hicks, E.K.S., Davies, R.I., Maciejewski, W., Emsellem, E., Malkan, M.A., Dumas, G., Muller-Sanchez, F. & Rivers, A. (2013).

Newman, S.F., Genzel, R., Forster Schreiber, N., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2012).

Mancini, C., Forster Schreiber, N.M., Renzini, A., Cresci, G., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2011). Muller-Sanchez, F., Prieto, M.A., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2011). Engel, H., Davies, R.I., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L.J., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2010). Friedrich, S., Davies, R.I., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2010). Hicks, E.K.S., Davies, R.I., Malkan, M.A., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L.J., Muller-Sanchez, F. & Sternberg, A. (2009). Cresci, G., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2009). Davies, R., Maciejewski, W., Hicks, E.K.S., Tacconi, L.J., Genzel, R., Engel, H. & Sternberg, A. (2009). Forster Schreiber, N.M., Genzel, R., Bouche, N., Cresci, G., Davies, R., Buschkamp, P., Shapiro, K., Tacconi, L.J., Hicks, E.K.S., et al. (2009). Hicks, E.K.S. & Malkan, M.A. (2008). Hicks, E.K.S., Malkan, M.A., Teplitz, H.I., McCarthy, P.J. & Yan, L. (2002). 

Career History/Work Experience

  • 2010-2013: University of Washington, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2006-2009: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany, Postdoctoral Fellow