Liese van Zee


Astronomy Department telephone: 812 855 0274
Indiana University fax: 812 855 8725
727 East 3rd St. email: vanzee@astro.indiana.edu
Bloomington, IN 47405-7105 http://www.astro.indiana.edu/~vanzee

   
Education Ph.D., Astronomy 1996
  CORNELL UNIVERSITY
  Dissertation title: Evolutionary Studies of Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies

Advisor: Martha P. Haynes
  M.S., Astronomy 1994

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
  B.S., Astronomy and Chemistry 1991
  HAVERFORD COLLEGE
  High Honors in both Astronomy and Chemistry
   
Fellowships Outstanding Junior Faculty Award 2004-2005
and Awards Annie Jump Cannon Special Commendation of Honor 2001
  Jansky Fellowship 1996-1999
  National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship 1992-1995
  General Electric Foundation Graduate Fellowship 1991-1992
  American Institute of Chemists Undergraduate Award 1991
  American Chemical Society Award for Undergraduates in Analytical Chemistry 1990
   
Professional Assistant Professor, INDIANA UNIVERSITY. 2001 - present
Experience Research Associate, HERZBERG INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS. 1999-2001
  Jansky Fellow, NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY. 1996-1999
  Graduate Research Assistant, CORNELL UNIVERSITY. 1991-1996
  Astronomy Teaching Assistant, HAVERFORD COLLEGE. 1990-1991
  Summer Student, NAIC, ARECIBO OBSERVATORY. 1990
   
Professional American Astronomical Society
Associations International Astronomical Union
   
Research Galaxy evolution; element enrichment; star formation; extragalactic neutral
Interests hydrogen
   

Refereed Publications

32. ``Investigating the Link Between Star Formation and Neutral Gas Distribution: The Interacting Dwarf Galaxy Pair UGC 5205 and CGCG 007--025,''
L. van Zee, & J. Omori 2006, in preparation

31.``Kinematic Constraints on Evolutionary Scenarios for Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies: II. Neutral Hydrogen Observations of Compact Dwarf Irregular Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, J. J. Salzer, & C. L. Taylor 2005, AJ, submitted

30.``A Search for Low Surface Brightness Structure Around Compact Narow Emission Line Galaxies,''
E. J. Barton, L. van Zee, & M. A. Bershady, 2006, ApJ, 649, 129.

29.``Oxygen and Nitrogen in Leo A and GR 8''
L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & M. P. Haynes 2006, ApJ, 637, 269.

28.``Oxygen and Nitrogen in Isolated Dwarf Irregular Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, & M. P. Haynes, 2006, ApJ, 636, 214.

27.``The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: II. Results of Precursor Observations,''
R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes, and 18 co-authors, 2005, AJ, 130, 2613.

26.``The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey: I. Science Goals, Survey Design, and Strategy,''
R. Giovanelli, M. P. Haynes, and 37 co-authors, 2005, AJ, 130, 2598.

25.``The Nature of Radio Continuum Emission at Very Low Metallicity: Very Large Array Observations of I Zw 18''
J. M. Cannon, F. Walter, E. D. Skillman, & L. van Zee, 2005, ApJL, 621, L21.

24.``Stellar Populations of Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies: UBVRI Photometry of Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster''
L. van Zee, E. J. Barton, & E. D. Skillman 2004, AJ, 128, 2797.

23.``Rotationally Supported Virgo Cluster Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies: Stripped Dwarf Irregular Galaxies?''
L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & M. P. Haynes 2004, AJ, 128, 121.

22.``Star Formation and the ISM in Four Dwarf Irregular Galaxies,''
L. M. Young, L. van Zee, K. Y. Lo, R. C. Dohm-Palmer, & M. E. Beierle, 2003, ApJ, 592, 111.

21. ``Kinematic Constraints on Evolutionary Scenarios for Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies: I. Neutral Gas Dynamics,''
L. van Zee, J. J. Salzer, & E. D. Skillman, 2001, AJ, 122, 121.

20. ``Possible Local Spiral Counterparts to Compact Blue Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift,''
E. J. Barton, & L. van Zee, 2001, ApJL, 550, L35.

19. ``The Evolutionary Status of Isolated Dwarf Irregular Galaxies II. Star Formation Histories and Gas Depletion,''
L. van Zee, 2001, AJ, 121, 2003.

18. ``The Tully-Fisher Relation as a Measure of Luminosity Evolution: A Low Redshift Baseline for Evolving Galaxies''
E. J. Barton, M. J. Geller, B. C. Bromley, L. van Zee, & S. J. Kenyon, 2001, AJ, 121, 625.

17. ``Discovery of an Extremely Metal-Poor Galaxy: Optical Spectroscopy of UGCA 292,''
L. van Zee, 2000, ApJL, 543, L31.

16. ``Lopsidedness in Irregular Galaxies,''
A. B. Heller, N. Brosch, E. Almoznino, L. van Zee, & J. J. Salzer, 2000, MNRAS, 316, 569.

15. ``Departures from Axisymmetric Morphology and Dynamics in Spiral Galaxies,''
D. A. Kornreich, M. P. Haynes, R. V. E. Lovelace, & L. van Zee, 2000, AJ, 120, 139.

14. ``The Evolutionary Status of Isolated Dwarf Irregular Galaxies I. UBV and H Imaging Observations,''
L. van Zee, 2000, AJ, 119, 2757.

13. ``Markarian 421's Unusual Satellite Galaxy,''
P. W. Gorham, L. van Zee, S. C. Unwin, & C. S. Jacobs, 2000, AJ, 119, 1677.

12. ``Neutral Gas Distribution and Kinematics of the Nearly Face-on Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232,''
L. van Zee & J. Bryant, 1999, AJ, 118, 2172.

11. ``Spectroscopy of Outlying HII Regions in Spiral Galaxies: Abundances and Radial Gradients,''
L. van Zee, J. J. Salzer, M. P. Haynes, A. A. O'Donoghue, & T. J. Balonek, 1998, AJ, 116, 2805.

10. ``Neutral Gas Distributions and Kinematics of Five Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & J. J. Salzer, 1998, AJ, 116, 1186.

 9. ``Abundances in Spiral Galaxies: Evidence for Primary Nitrogen Production,''
L. van Zee, J. J. Salzer, & M. P. Haynes, 1998, ApJL, 497, L1.

 8. ``The Complex Kinematics of the Neutral Hydrogen Associated with I Zw 18,''
L. van Zee, D. Westpfahl, M. P. Haynes, & J. J. Salzer, 1998, AJ, 115, 1000.

 7. ``Asymmetry in High Precision Global HI Profiles of Isolated Spiral Galaxies,''
M. P. Haynes, D. E. Hogg, R. J. Maddalena, M. S. Roberts, & L. van Zee, 1998, AJ, 115, 62.

 6. ``Optical Colors and Metallicities of Gas-Rich Quiescent Dwarf Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, & J. J. Salzer, 1997, AJ, 114, 2479.

 5. ``Element Enrichment and Stellar Populations of Gas-Rich Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, & J. J. Salzer, 1997, AJ, 114, 2497.

 4. ``Obtaining High Precision HI Fluxes for Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, R. J. Maddalena, M. P. Haynes, D. E. Hogg, & M. S. Roberts, 1997, AJ, 113, 1638.

 3. ``A Comparative Study of Star Formation Thresholds in Gas-Rich Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, J. J. Salzer, & A. H. Broeils, 1997, AJ, 113, 1618.

 2. ``Evolutionary Studies of the Low Metallicity Dwarf Irregular Galaxy UGCA 20,''
L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, J. J. Salzer, & A. H. Broeils, 1996, AJ, 112, 129.

 1. ``Hydrogen Envelopes Around Low Luminosity Galaxies,''
L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, & R. Giovanelli, 1995, AJ, 109, 990.


Conference Proceedings

26. ``Oxygen and Nitrogen Enrichment in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 2006, BAAS, 207, 134.03

25. ``Star Formation in the Outer Disk of NGC 5964,'' C. P. Mckinney, A. C. Boley, L. van Zee, D. Schade, & S. Cote, 2006, BAAS, 207, 138.08

24. ``Rotationally Supported Virgo Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & M. P. Haynes 2005, in ``IAU Colloquium 198 Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies,'' ed. H. Jerjen and B. Bingelli (Cambridge University Press), p. 68

23. ``Active Learning with Deep Images from the WIYN 3.5m Telescope,'' L. van Zee, 2005, BAAS, 206, 2.06

22. ``Discovery of an Extended Gas Disk Around UGC 5288,'' L. van Zee, 2005, BAAS, 205, 93.19

21. ``11HUGS: The 11 Mpc H alpha and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey,'' J. C. Lee, R. C. Kennicutt, J. G. Funes, S. Sakai, C. A. Tremonti, & L. van Zee, 2005, BAAS, 205, 60.04.

20. ``Star Formation and the ISM in Four Dwarf Irregular Galaxies,'' L. M. Young, L. van Zee, K. Y. Lo, R. C. Dohm-Palmer, & M. E. Beierle, 2003, BAAS, 203, 105.07.

19. ``Stellar and Gaseous Kinematics of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies,'' J. Ten Barge, L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & J. J. Salzer, 2003, BAAS, 202, 40.05.

18. ``The Masses of Distant Galaxies from Optical Emission Line Widths,'' E. B. Gillespie, & L. van Zee, 2003, in ``The Masses of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift,'' ed. R. Bender and A. Renzini (Springer-Verlag), 226.

17. `Searching for Structure Around Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies,'' E. B. Gillespie, L. van Zee, & M. A. Bershady, 2002, BAAS, 200, 27.05.

16. ``Comparison of Star Formation Modes in Normal Dwarf Irregulars and BCDs,'' L. van Zee, 2002, in ``Modes of Star Formation and the Origin of Field Populations,'' ed. E. K. Grebel and W. Brandner (ASP Conf. Series, 285) 333.

15. ``Constraints on BCD Evolution: HI Distribution and Kinematics,'' L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & J. J. Salzer, 2001, in ``Gas and Galaxy Evolution,'' ed. J. E. Hibbard, M. P. Rupen, and J. H. van Gorkom (ASP Conf. Series, 240), 175.

14. ``Star Formation and the Interstellar Medium in Dwarf Galaxies,'' L. M. Young, L. van Zee, R. C. Dohm-Palmer, & K. Y. Lo, 2001, in ``Gas and Galaxy Evolution,'' ed. J. E. Hibbard, M. P. Rupen, and J. H. van Gorkom (ASP Conf. Series, 240), 187.

13. The Probable Binary Galaxy System MKN 421: Kinematics & Structure from Optical Observations,'' P. W. Gorham, L. van Zee, S. C. Unwin, & C. S. Jacobs, 2000, in ``GeV-TeV Gamma Ray Astrophysics Workshop: towards a major atmospheric Cherenkov detector VI,'' ed. B. L. Dingus, M. H. Salamon, and D. B. Kieda (AIP Conference Proceedings, 515), 165.

12. ``The Oxygen and Nitrogen Abundance of Leo A and GR 8,'' L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & M. P. Haynes, 1999, BAAS, 31(3), 828.

11. ``Neutral Gas Dynamics of Optically Asymmetric Disk Galaxies,'' D. A. Kornreich, M. P. Haynes, R. V. E. Lovelace, & L. van Zee, 1998, BAAS, 30(4), 1407.

10. ``Star Formation Thresholds in Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 1998, in ``The Low Surface Brightness Universe,'' ed. J. I. Davies, C. Impey, and S. Phillipps (ASP Conf. Series, 170), 274.

 9. ``High Resolution HI Synthesis Imaging of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 1998, in ``Dwarf Galaxies and Cosmology,'' ed. T. X. Thuan, C. Balkowski, V. Cayatte, and J. Thân Thanh Vân (Editions Frontières), 125.

 8. ``Nitrogen and Oxygen Abundances in Outlying HII Regions of Spiral Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 1998, in ``Abundance Profiles: Diagnostic Tools for Galaxy History,'' ed. D. Friedli, M.G. Edmunds, C. Robert, and L. Drissen (ASP Conf. Series, 147), 98.

 7. ``The HI Distribution and Kinematics of NGC 1232,'' J. Bryant & L. van Zee, 1997, BAAS, 29(5), 1343.

 6. ``High Resolution HI Synthesis Imaging of Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, E. D. Skillman, & J. J. Salzer, 1997, BAAS, 29(5), 1340.

 5. ``The Nitrogen-to-Oxygen Ratio in Outlying HII Regions of Spiral Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, & J. J. Salzer, 1997, to appear in ``Proceedings of IAU 187: Cosmic Chemical Evolution.''

 4. ``Star Formation Activity in High MH/LB Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 1998, in ``Highlights of Astronomy, Vol 11A,'' ed. J. Andersen (Kluwer Academic Publishers), 130

 3. ``HI and Optical Studies of UGCA 20,'' L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, J. J. Salzer, & A. H. Broeils, 1996, in ``The Interplay Between Massive Star Formation, the ISM, and Galaxy Evolution,'' ed. D. Kunth, B. Guideroni, M. Heydari-Malayeri, and T. X. Thuan (Editions Frontières), 563.

 2. ``Evolutionary Studies of Low Surface Brightness Dwarf Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, 1995, BAAS, 27(4), 1373.

 1. ``Hydrogen Envelopes Around Low Luminosity Galaxies,'' L. van Zee, M. P. Haynes, & R. Giovanelli, 1993, BAAS, 25(4), 1451.