Prof. Dr. Kate Rubin

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsAstrophysics
Keywordsgalaxy evolution, galactic winds, galactic halos, interstellar medium, starburst galaxies
Honours and awards

2024: SDSU Astronomy Department's Outstanding Faculty

2021: SDSU Astronomy Department's Outstanding Faculty

2009: ARCS Foundation Fellow

2005: UC Santa Cruz Regents Fellow

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySan Diego
InstitutionSan Diego State University
InstituteDepartment of Astronomy
Homepagekrubin.sdsu.edu

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Joseph HennawiMax-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2011

Programme(s)

2011Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2012Kate H. R. Rubin, J. Xavier Prochaska, David C. Koo, Andrew C. Phillips: The Direct Detection of Cool, Metal-enriched Gas Accretion onto Galaxies at z ~ 0.5. In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2012, 26-31