Welcome to my home page!
Astronomical Research
Who am I, and why is this page here? I'm a postdoctoral researcher
at the Max-Planck Institute for
Extraterrestrial Physics, involved in both observational and
theoretical studies of nearby galaxies, with an eye towards finding,
characterizing, and (hopefully) understanding their structure and dynamics.
Particular interests include galactic bars (both single-bar and double-bar
systems), the structure and extent of stellar disks, and the relation of
central supermassive black holes to their host galaxies. And I've recently
become involved in galaxy evolution studies as well.
For more information, see my Research
Page.
Pretty Pictures: Images of two galaxies (originally presented at the
June, 1996, meeting of the American Astronomical Society), are available
for viewing here: NGC 2273 and NGC 2655.
Code: Some of my open-source software
projects (astronomy-related) can be found here: Software.
Useful and Interesting Links
- Astronomy
Astronomical resources and sites,
including search methods (with forms)
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erwin AT mpe DOT mpg DOT de
Last updated 21 October 2005.