Overview
biography
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Dr. Simpson received her Doctor of Science in Astronomy degree at the University of Florida in 1995. She joined FIU's Department of Physics also in 1995, where she is now a full professor. She is currently the CASE Equity Advisor and an Assoc. Director for the Office to Advance Women, Equity, and Diversity (AWED).
She was awarded the Richard H. Emmons Award for Excellence in College Astronomy Teaching by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 2016.
Dr. Simpson's research is on star formation in dwarf galaxies, with an emphasis on the atomic hydrogen gas which is the initial building block for stars. As star formation is how galaxies evolve, and because dwarf galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxy in the universe, studying star formation in dwarf galaxies helps us understand how the universe has evolved over time.
research interests
- Astronomy; Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Sharing the Work: Using Diversity Advocates to Develop Inclusive ExcellenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10755-024-09702-y Web of Science: 001172010400001
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2021A Search for Correlations between Turbulence and Star Formation in LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 161.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abe1c0 Web of Science: 000629961000001
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2020A Catalog of Holes and Shells in the Interstellar Medium of the LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 160.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab9bfa Web of Science: 000553686700001
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2019Gas Engaged in Noncircular Motions in LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 158.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab223d Web of Science: 000472119600005
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2017The Nature of Turbulence in the LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 153.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa634b Web of Science: 000398760100001
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2017The HI Chronicles of LITTLE THINGS BCDs. III. Gas Clouds in and around Mrk 178, VII Zw 403, and NGC 3738. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 153.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa5ca7 Web of Science: 000395948000004
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2015HIGH-RESOLUTION MASS MODELS OF DWARF GALAXIES FROM LITTLE THINGS. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 149.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/149/6/180 Web of Science: 000355250400003
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2014THE HI CHRONICLES OF LITTLE THINGS BCDs II: THE ORIGIN OF IC 10's HI STRUCTURE. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 148.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/148/6/130 Web of Science: 000345223200027
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2013EVIDENCE FOR AN INTERACTION IN THE NEAREST STARBURSTING DWARF IRREGULAR GALAXY IC 10. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS. 779.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/779/2/L15 Web of Science: 000328260900001
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2013THE H I CHRONICLES OF LITTLE THINGS BCDs: EVIDENCE FOR EXTERNAL PERTURBATIONS IN THE MORPHOLOGY AND KINEMATICS OF HARO 29 AND HARO 36. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 146.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/146/2/42 Web of Science: 000321841100024
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2012LITTLE THINGS. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 144.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/134 Web of Science: 000310530400010
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2011VII Zw 403: H I STRUCTURE IN A BLUE COMPACT DWARF GALAXY. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 142.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/142/3/82 Web of Science: 000294669700016
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2006Properties of the dwarf irregular galaxy DDO 169. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 132:1035-1045.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/506144 Web of Science: 000240403700008
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2005DDO 43: A prototypical dwarf irregular galaxy?. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 130:1049-1064.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/432537 Web of Science: 000231450900012
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2005DDO 88: A galaxy-sized hole in the interstellar medium. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 129:160-177.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/426364 Web of Science: 000226130800014
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2004Neutral hydrogen in ARP 158. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 128:985-996.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/422731 Web of Science: 000223633800003
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2001Clues to the formation and evolution of tidal dwarf galaxies. ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE. 277:473-473.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1012727000423 Web of Science: 000172167900119
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2000A comparative study of star-forming and quiescent dwarf galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 120:2975-3006.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/316879 Web of Science: 000165870800017
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1997NGC 5291: Implications for the formation of dwarf galaxies. ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. 114:1427-&.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/118574 Web of Science: A1997XX79700013
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1990ACCURATE POSITIONS FOR OBJECTS IN THE 2ND BYURAKAN SPECTRAL SKY SURVEY .3.. PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC. 102:478-480.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/132656 Web of Science: A1990DB08200011
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Book Chapter
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2001Clues to the Formation and Evolution of Tidal Dwarf Galaxies. 473-473.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3313-7_119
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Conference
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2003Arp 158: A study of the HI. 263-270.Web of Science: 000185511000020
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Other Scholarly Work
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2021A search for correlations between turbulence and star formation in LITTLE THINGS and THINGS galaxies. 93-97.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1743921322003957
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2017LITTLE THINGS (vol 144, 134, 2012). ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL.Full Text via DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/153/1/47 Web of Science: 000405784300005
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Preprint
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2012
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2005DDO 43: A Prototypical Dwarf Irregular Galaxy?Full Text via DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0506113
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Pokhrel, Nau R, H I Structure and Kinematics of the Interstellar Medium in the LITTLE THINGS Galaxies 2016
- Ashley, Trisha L, The HI Chronicles of LITTLE THINGS Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies 2014
Research
principal investigator on
- FIU ADVANCE awarded by Office of Research on Women's Health 2021 - 2025
- ADVANCE Adaptation: Intersectionality and Mentoring in the Professoriate for Advancement, Community, and Transformation (IMPACT) awarded by National Science Foundation 2022 - 2024
- Enhancing Undergraduate Success in Physics at FIU awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2021
- Collaborative Research: Star Formation in Subcritical Environments. awarded by National Science Foundation 2007 - 2015
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- FIU ADVANCE awarded by Office of Research on Women's Health 2021 - 2025
- ADVANCE Institutional Transformation at FIU 2016-2021 awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2023
Videos
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Contact
full name
- Caroline Simpson
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-7300 (confirmed)
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