The nature of star formation physics in the ISM

My talk will broadly revolve around using the largest ground- and space-based observatories to provide insight at unprecedented details into the detailed nature of the star formation physics in the resolved interstellar medium in nearby galaxies.

Dr Kathryn Grasha

I attended the University of Colorado for my undergraduate degree and earned my PhD from the University of Massachusetts. I was awarded a Laureate Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Australian National University.  In 2021, I won both an ASTRO 3D Fellowship and an Australian Research Council DECRA (Discovery Early Career Research Award) Fellowship, both at the ANU. My expertise touches on nearly all aspects of the star formation cycle, from the ultraviolet all the way to the radio, and spans nearly the entire lifetime of the Universe, covering both local galaxies and galaxies as far back as 11 billion years. My passion does lie in local, resolve star formation studies where we have the ability to resolve individual stars and study their connection with their immediate surrounding gaseous environment.