Biography
Kimberly A. Herrmann
Ph.D., Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State University Park, 2008
BS, Physics - Computational Option, Penn State Behrend, 2002
Minors in Computer Science and Mathematics, 2002
ASTRO 1: Astronomical Universe (Spring & Fall of even years)
PHYS 211: General Physics: Mechanics (Spring of odd years)
PHYS 212: General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (Fall of odd years)
PHYS 213: General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics (Spring of even years)
PHYS 214: General Physics: Optics and Modern Physics (Spring of even years)
PHYS 250: Introductory Physics I (Fall of even years)
PHYS 251: Introductory Physics II (Spring of odd years)
HONOR 297H: Special Topics (Select Spring semesters)
Herrmann, K. A., Hunter, D. A., & Elmegreen, B. G. (2016). Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies: II. Color Trends and Mass Profiles. Astronomical Journal, 151(6), 17.
Herrmann, K. A., Hunter, D. A., & Elmegreen, B. G. (2013). Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies: I. Profiles and Statistics. Astronomical Journal, 146(5), 24.
Herrmann, K. A., & Ciardullo, R. B. (2009). Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. III. Planetary Nebula Kinematics and Disk Mass. The Astrophysical Journal, 705(2), 1686-1703.
Herrmann, K. A., & Ciardullo, R. B. (2009). Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. II. Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy. The Astrophysical Journal, 703(1), 894-904.
Herrmann, K. A., Ciardullo, R. B., Feldmeier, J. J., & Vinciguerra, M. (2008). Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. I. Planetary Nebula Photometry and Distances. The Astrophysical Journal, 683(2), 630-643.
Research Interests
As an observational astronomer, I study "nearby" galaxies: ones within ~30 million light years. My thesis research used planetary nebulae (dying low mass stars) to probe the disk mass of nearby spirals (like our own Milky Way). In 2008, I joined the LITTLE THINGS international team studying how stars form in 41 nearby tiny galaxies and I started studying a larger sample of 141 galaxies in up to 11 different wavelength regions.
Publications
A sensitive, high resolution, wide field IRAM NOEMA CO(1-0) survey of the very nearby spiral galaxy IC 342, Astronomy & Astrophysics - December, 2023
Collaborators: Jerome Pety; Andreas Schruba; Adam Leroy; Cinthya Herrera; I-Da Chiang; Michael Querejeta; Erik Rosolowsky; Eva Schinnerer; Karl Schuster; Jiayi Sun
Relationships between the Stellar, Gaseous, and Star Formation Disks in LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies: Indirect Evidence for Substantial Fractions of Dark Molecular Gas, Astronomical Journal - January 18, 2021
Collaborators: Deidre Hunter; Bruce Elmegreen; Esther Goldberger; Hannah Taylor; Anton Ermakov; Se-Heon Oh; Bradley Malko; Brian Barandi; Ryan Jundt
New Young Stars and Brown Dwarfs in the Upper Scorpius Association, Astronomical Journal - July 27, 2018
Collaborators: Kevin Luhman; E. Mamajek; T. Esplin; M. Pecaut
Mass-to-Light versus Color Relations for Dwarf Irregular Galaxies, Astronomical Journal - November 22, 2016
Collaborators: Deidre Hunter; Hong-Xin Zhang; Bruce Elmegreen
Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies: II. Color Trends and Mass Profiles, Astronomical Journal - May, 2016
Collaborators: Deidre Hunter, Secondary Author; Bruce Elmegreen, Secondary Author
The Shape of LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Galaxies DDO 46 and DDO 168: Understanding the Stellar and Gas Kinematics, Astronomical Journal - May 21, 2015
Collaborators: Megan Johnson; Deidre Hunter; Sarah Wood; Se-Heon Oh; Hong-Xin Zhang; Stephen Levine
High-resolution Mass Models of Dwarf Galaxies from LITTLE THINGS, Astronomical Journal - May 12, 2015
Collaborators: Se-Heon Oh; Deidre Hunter; Elias Brinks; Bruce Elmegreen; Andreas Schruba; Fabian Walter; Michael Rupen; Lisa Young; Caroline Simpson; Megan Johnson
Surface Brightness Profiles of Dwarf Galaxies: I. Profiles and Statistics, Astronomical Journal - September 21, 2013
Collaborators: Deidre Hunter, Secondary Author; Bruce Elmegreen
A Survey for Planetary Nebulae in M31 Globular Clusters, The Astrophysical Journal - April 30, 2013
Collaborators: George Jacoby; Robin Ciardullo; Orsola De Marco; Myung Gyoon Lee; Ho Seong Hwang; Evan Kaplan; James Davies
The Stellar and Gas Kinematics of the LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NGC 1569, Astronomical Journal - October 18, 2012
Collaborators: Megan Johnson; Deidre Hunter; Se-Heon Oh; Hong-Xin Zhang; Bruce Elmegreen; Elias Brinks; Erik Tollerud
Little Things, Astronomical Journal - October 2, 2012
Collaborators: Deidre Hunter; Dana Ficut-Vicas; Trisha Ashley; Elias Brinks; Phil Cigan; Bruce Elmegreen; Volker Heesen; Megan Johnson; Se-Heon Oh; Michael Rupen; Andreas Schruba; Caroline Simpson; Fabian Walter; David Westpfahl; Lisa Young; Hong-Xin Zhang
Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. III. Planetary Nebula Kinematics and Disk Mass, The Astrophysical Journal - October 26, 2009
Collaborator: Robin Ciardullo, Secondary Author
Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. II. Planetary Nebula Spectroscopy, The Astrophysical Journal - September 2, 2009
Collaborator: Robin Ciardullo, Secondary Author
Kinematic Evidence for Halo Substructure in Spiral Galaxies, The Astrophysical Journal - February 11, 2009
Collaborators: Robin Ciardullo, Secondary Author; Steinn Sigurdsson, Secondary Author
The Mass-to-Light Ratios of Spiral Disks, Galaxies in the Local Volume, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings - 2008
Collaborator: Robin Ciardullo, Co-Author
Planetary Nebulae in Face-On Spiral Galaxies. I. Planetary Nebula Photometry and Distances, The Astrophysical Journal - August 20, 2008
Collaborators: Robin Ciardullo, Secondary Author; John Feldmeier, Secondary Author; Matt Vinciguerra, Student Author
The Planetary Nebula System of M33, The Astrophysical Journal - October 10, 2004
Collaborators: Robin Ciardullo, Co-Author; Patrick Durrell, Co-Author; Mary Beth Laychak; Kenneth Moody; George Jacoby; John Feldmeier
Three-Dimensional Simulation of Traveling-Wave Tube Cold-Test Characteristics Using CST Microwave Studio, NASA Contractor Report - July, 2003
Collaborators: C Chevalier; C Kory; J Wilson; A Cross; S Santana
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Reactive Compatibilization in Polymer Blends, Macromolecules - November 27, 2002
Collaborator: Chuck Yeung, Co-Author
Education
Ph D, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University
BS, Physics - Computational Option, Pennsylvania State University