Lauren A. MacArthur     NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics     5071 West Saanich Road     Victoria, BC, CANADA, V9E 2E7     Office: (250) 363-6916     Fax:    (250) 363-0045     Lauren.MacArthur %% nrc-cnrc.gc.ca CURRENT NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, 5071 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC, CANADA, V9E 2E7 Postdoctoral Associate, Research Group of Dr. Laura Ferrarese and the NGVS team May, 2009 - present I am currently working with the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey team at NRC-HIA Caltech, Department of Astronomy, MC 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125 Postdoctoral Associate, Research Group of Prof. Richard Ellis Oct 2005 - Oct 2008 My research focuses on galaxy formation and evolution from the observational point of view, with a particular focus on the formation and evolution of the spheroidal (bulge) components of spiral galaxies. Photometric and spectroscopic observations allow us to put constrains on the ages, metal content, and masses of the bulge stellar populations. In turn, these observational parameters are matched against models to place valuable constraints on the different formation scenarios. Understanding the formation of bulges is a key ingredient to our understanding of galaxy formation in general. Calibration of stellar population models with integrated spectra of Globular Clusters EDUCATION University of British Columbia, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Vancouver, BC, Canada Ph.D. in Astronomy, Supervisor: Prof. Stéphane Courteau graduation date: July 25, 2005 My Ph.D. thesis research focused on stellar populations in spiral galaxies with the aim of constraining bulge formation scenarios (secular evolution versus monolithic collapse). Collaborative research with Eric Bell (Max Planck Institut für Astronomie) on colour gradients in spiral galaxies, Jesús González (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) on radially resolved absorption line indices in spiral galaxies, Jim Rose (University of North Carolina) and Ricardo Schiavon (University of Virginia) on age and metal abundances in globular clusters from their integrated spectra, Guy Worthey (Washington State University) on the stellar populations in M31. M.Sc. in Astronomy, Supervisor: Prof. Stéphane Courteau graduated Oct 2001 M.Sc. thesis research on structural parameters of local spiral galaxies using the largest multi-wavelength (optical-near IR) imaging sample (to date). Established major constraints for structure formation models. University of Guelph, Department of Physics, Guelph, ON, Canada B. Sc. in Chemical Physics, Specialized Honours, First-Class standing, Feb 1999 4th-Year Thesis: Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy My undergraduate honours thesis involved setting up the laser and optics for a cavity ring-down spectrometer, as well as writing data acquisition and analysis software. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS REFEREED PAPERS Ferrarese, L., Cote, P., Cuillandre, J.-C., Gwyn, S., MacArthur, L.A., et al., 2012 "The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS). I. Introduction to the Survey", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 200, 4 [ApJS Article on the ADS] Schiavon, R., Caldwell, N., Harding, P., Morrison, H., Rose, J., Courteau, S., MacArthur, L.A., Graves, G., 2011 "Star Clusters in M31. IV. A Comparative Analysis of Absorption Line Indices in Old M31 and Milky Way Clusters", The Astronomical Journal, 143, 14 [AJ Article on the ADS] Roediger, J.C., Courteau, S., MacArthur, L.A., McDonald, M., 2011 "The formation and evolution of Virgo cluster galaxies - II. Stellar populations", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 416, 1996 [MNRAS Article on the ADS] Roediger, J.C., Courteau, S., McDonald, M., MacArthur, L.A., 2011 "The formation and evolution of Virgo cluster galaxies - I. Broad-band optical and infrared colours", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 416, 1983 [MNRAS Article on the ADS] Geach, J.E., Smail, I., Moran, S.M., MacArthur, L.A., Lagos, C., Edge, A.C., 2011 "On the Evolution of the Molecular Gas Fraction of Star-Forming Galaxies", Astrophysical Journal, 730L, 19 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Boselli, A. et al., 2011 "The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS). I: The UV luminosity function of the central 12 sq. deg", Astronomy & Astropysics, 528, A107 [A&A Article on the ADS] Brooks, A. M., Solomon, A. R., Governato, F., McCleary, J., MacArthur, L.A., Brook, C. B. A., Jonsson, P., Quinn, T. R., Wadsley, J., 2011 "Interpreting the Evolution of the Size-Luminosity Relation for Disk Galaxies from Redshift 1 to the Present", Astrophysical Journal, 728, 51 [ApJ Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., McDonald, M., Gonzalez, J.J., Courteau, S., 2010 "Integrated Stellar Populations: Confronting Photemetry with Spectroscopy", Astrophysical Journal, 680, 70 [ApJ Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Ellis, R.S., Treu, T., Moran, S.M., 2008 "Environmental Effects in the Evolution of Galactic Bulges", Astrophysical Journal Letters, 709, 53 [ApJL Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Gonzalez, J.J., Courteau, S, 2009 "Stellar Populations and Kinematic Profiles in Spiral Bulges & Disks: Population Synthesis of Integrated Spectra", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 395, 28 [MNRAS Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Ellis, R.S., Treu, T., U, V., Bundy, K., Moran, S.M., 2008 "The Evolutionary History of Galactic Bulges: Photometric and Spectroscopic Studies of Distant Spheroids in the GOODS Fields Evolution", Astrophysical Journal, 680, 70 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Courteau, S., Dutton, A., van den Bosch, F., MacArthur, L.A., Dekel, A., McIntosh, D. & Dale, D., 2007, "Scaling Relations of Spiral Galaxies," Astrophysical Journal, 671, 203 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Moran, S.M., Loh, B.L., Ellis, R.S., Treu, T., Bundy, K., & MacArthur, L.A., 2007 "The Dynamical Distinction between Elliptical and Lenticular Galaxies in Distant Clusters: Further Evidence for the Recent Origin of S0 Galaxies," ApJ Letters, 665, 1067 [ApJ Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., 2005, "Dust Sensitivity of Absorption-Line Indices," Astrophysical Journal, 623:795-814 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Schiavon, R.P., Rose, J.A., Courteau, S., & MacArthur, L.A., 2005, "A Library of Integrated Spectra of Galactic Globular Clusters", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 160: 163-175 [Library & Article] Worthey, G., España, A., MacArthur, L.A., & Courteau, S., 2005, "M31's Heavy Element Distribution and Outer Disk," Astrophysical Journal, 631: 820-831 [ApJ Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E., & Holtzman, J.A., 2004, "Structure of Disk-Dominated Galaxies. II. Color Gradients and Stellar Population Models", Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 152: 175-199 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Schiavon, R.P., Rose, J.A., Courteau, S., & MacArthur, L.A., 2004, "The Identification of Blue Horizontal-Branch Stars in the Integrated Spectra of Globular Clusters", Astrophysical Journal, 608L: 33-36 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Courteau, S., Andersen, D.R., Bershady, M.A., MacArthur, L.A., & Rix, H.-W., 2003, "The Tully-Fisher Relation of Barred Galaxies", Astrophysical Journal, 594: 208-224 [ApJ Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A., 2003, "Structure of Disk-Dominated Galaxies. I. Bulge/Disk Parameters, Simulations, and Secular Evolution", Astrophysical Journal, 582: 689-722 [ApJ Article on the ADS] Tiedje, H.F., DeMille, S., MacArthur, L.A., & Brooks, R.L., 2001, "Cavity Ring-down Spectroscopy of Transient O2-O2 Dimers," Canadian Journal of Physics, 79: 773-781 SELECTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS & NON-REFEREED PAPERS Duc, P.-A. et al., 2011 "Investigating the merger origin of Early-Type Galaxies using ultra-deep optical images", to appear in the proceedings of the IAU Symposium 277, Tracing the Ancestry of Galaxies, Eds. Carignan, C., Combes, F., Freemen, K.C. [Article on the ADS] Duc, P.-A., Ferrarese, L., Cuillandre, J.-C., Gwyn, S., MacArthur, L.A., Ferriere, E., Cote, P., Durrell, P. , 2011 "Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey", to appear in the proceedings of the conference "A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies", Lyon, France [Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., McDonald, M., Gonzalez, J.J., Courteau, S., 2010 "Stellar Populations and Kinematics in Spiral Galaxies", to appear in the proceedings for IAUS 262, "Stellar Populations - Planning for the Next Decade" [Article on the ADS] Roediger, J.C., Courteau, S., MacArthur, L.A., McDonald, M., 2010 "The Formation and Evolution of Virgo Cluster", o appear in the proceedings for IAUS 262, "Stellar Populations - Planning for the Next Decade" [Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Ellis, R.S., & Treu, T. (2007), "The Fundamental Plane of Bulges at Intermediate Redshift," to appear in proceedings for the IAUS 245 "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges" in Oxford, England. [IAU Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Gonzalez, J.J., & Courteau, S. (2007), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," to appear in proceedings for the IAUS 241 "Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies" in La Palma, Spain. [IAU Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," to appear in proceedings for the ESO-USM-MPE workshop: Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution. [ESO Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Constraints on Bulge Formation Scenarios", Galaxy Evolution: Theory & Observations, Eds. Vladimir Avila-Reese, Claudio Firmani, Carlos S. Frenk & Christine Allen, Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (Serie de Conferencias) 17: 180-181 [RMAA Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Systematic Variations in Bulge and Disk Parameters", The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift, Eds. Ralf Bender & Alvio Renzini, ESO Astrophysics Symposia (Springer-Verlag) 215 Venice, Italy [RMAA Article on the ADS] MacArthur, L.A. (1998), "Optimization of MgCl2 purification techniques for SNO" (Co-op work term report) MacArthur, L.A. & Noble, A.J. (1997), "D2O R/O Performance Testing with NaCl (Exp-09-Jul-97_1)," SNO-STR-97-023 (SNO internal report) MacArthur, L.A. & Noble, A.J. (1997), "212Pb Assays: Exp-10-Apr-97_1," SNO-STR-97-013 (SNO internal report) MacArthur, L.A. & Noble, A.J. (1997), "212Pb Assays: Exp-28-Feb-97_1 and Exp-06-Mar-97_2," SNO-STR-97-012 (SNO internal report) MacArthur, L.A. (1996), "An Introduction to the LINUX Operating System," (Co-op work term report) SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS MacArthur, L.A. "Spiral Galaxy Formation based on Detailed Spectroscopic Studies", Galaxy Formation, Durham, UK, July 2011 MacArthur, L.A. "Uncovering the Dwarf Galaxy Population in Virgo with the NGVS", Fornax, Virgo, Coma, et al.: Stellar Systems in High Density Environments, ESO Garching, Germany, June 2011 MacArthur, L.A."Galaxy Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives", Presentation to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: Victoria Centre, Victoria, BC, April 2010 MacArthur, L.A. "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies", Aug, 2009 IAUS 262 "Stellar Populations - Planning for the Next Decade" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MacArthur, L.A. "Galaxy Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives" 1st California Astronomy Postdoc Symposium, University of California, Santa Cruz, Aug 21, 2008, Santa Cruz, CA. MacArthur, L.A. "Galaxy Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives" Astronomy Seminar, University of California, Riverside, Apr 18, 2008, Riverside, CA. MacArthur, L.A. "Galaxy Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives" Astronomy Colloquium, University of Washington, Nov 29, 2007, Seattle, WA. MacArthur, L.A. "Galaxy Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives" Astronomy Seminar, NRC-HIA Victoria, Nov 27, 2007, Victoria, BC. MacArthur, L.A. "The Fundamental Plane of Bulges at Intermediate Redshift" Keck Science Meeting 2007, Sept 19, 2007, Caltech, Pasadena, CA. MacArthur, L.A. "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges", July 20, 2007 IAUS 245 "The Fundamental Plane of Bulges at Intermediate Redshift" in Oxford, England. MacArthur, L.A. "Bulge Formation: Observational Perspectives" Carnegie-Caltech Postdoc Workshop, Apr 10, 2007, Lake Arrowhead, CA. MacArthur, L.A. "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies", Dec 15, 2006 IAUS 241 "Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies" in La Palma, Spain. MacArthur, L.A. "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies" Astrophysics Colloquium, Oct 3, 2006 University of California, Irvine in Irvine, CA. MacArthur, L.A. "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies" Plaskett Medal Lecture at the 2006 Canadian Astronomical Society Annual Meeting in Calgary, AB. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., González, J., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2004), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," at the UCO/Lick Observatory conference: Nearly Normal Galaxies in a ΛCDM Universe in Santa Cruz, CA. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2004), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," at the 21st Jerusalem Winter School in Theoretical Physics: The Origin of Galaxies in Jerusalem. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," at the MPE conference: Stellar Populations 2003, Garching, Germany. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2002), "Constraints on Bulge Formation Scenarios", at the UNAM conference: Galaxy Evolution: Theory & Observations, Cozumel, Mexico POSTER PRESENTATIONS Schiavon, R.P., Rose, J.A., Courteau, S., & MacArthur, L.A. (2006), "Science with a Library of Integrated Spectra of Galactic Globular Clusters" at IAUS 241 "Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies" in La Palma, Spain. Worthey, G., España, A., MacArthur, L.A., & Courteau, S. (2005), "The Subdominant Halo of M31," at The 205th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in San Diego, California MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2004), "Stellar Populations in Spiral Galaxies," at the 21st Jerusalem Winter School in Theoretical Physics: The Origin of Galaxies in Jerusalem. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Color Gradients in Spiral Galaxies," at the ESO-USM-MPE workshop on: Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution in Venezia, Italy. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., Bell, E.F. & Holtzman, J.A. (2003), "Color Gradients in Spiral Galaxies," at the MPE conference: Stellar Populations 2003 in Garching, Germany. MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2002), " Constraints on Bulge Formation Scenarios", at the UNAM conference: Galaxy Evolution: Theory & Observations, Cozumel, Mexico MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2001), "Systematic Variations in Bulge and Disk Parameters," at The Mass of Galaxies at Low and High Redshift, Venice, Italy MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A. (2001), "Systematic Variations in Bulge and Disk Parameters," at the annual CASCA conference in Penticton, BC MacArthur, L.A., Courteau, S., & Holtzman, J.A., (2000), "On the Nature and Measurements of Disk Scale Lengths," at Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies conference in Rome, Italy AWARDS & HONOURS Plaskett Medal (awarded jointly by the Canadian Astronomical Society CASCA & Royal Astronomical Society RASC for "most outstanding doctoral thesis in astronomy or astrophysics in the preceding two calendar years."), 2006 NSERC PDF, National Fellowship, 2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Galaxies and Observational Cosmology (Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy), 2005 (declined) NOVA fellowship in Galaxies and Cosmology (NETHERLANDS RESEARCH SCHOOL FOR ASTRONOMY Kapteyn Institute in Groningen), 2005 (declined) Research Fellow at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (National Research Council of Canada, in Victoria) 2005 (declined) Cordula and Gunter Paetzold Fellowship (UBC UGF), Institutional Fellowship, 2004-2005 Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship (UBC UGF), Institutional Fellowship, 2003-2004 NSERC PGS-B, National Fellowship, 2001-2003 NSERC PGS-A, National Fellowship, 1999-2001 Gold Medal in Physics, Institutional Award, University of Guelph, 1999 Copernicus Scholarship in Physics, Institutional Award, Universiy of Guelph, 1996 Dean’s Scholarship, Institutional Award, University of Guelph, 1995 Entrance Scholarship, Institutional Award, University of Guelph, 1994 WORK EXPERIENCE Department Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada Teaching Assistant September 1999 - April 2004 Responsible for marking assignments, exams, and labs. Held weekly lab and tutorial sessions. Classes include: Galactic Astronomy (prof: Dr. Stéphane Courteau), Astronomy 101 & Stellar Structure (prof: Dr. Jaymie Matthews), and Physics of Music (prof: Dr. William Unruh). Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Supervisor: Dr. Tony Noble, Queen’s University Research Assistant in High Energy Physics May-Sept 1998 Optimization of MgCl2 Purification techniques. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Supervisor: Dr. Tony Noble, Queen’s University Research Assistant in High Energy Physics Jan-Sept 1997 212Pb assays (atoms/tonne H20) with scintillation detectors D2O reverse osmosis performance testing with NaCl Atomic Molecular Optical Group, University of Guelph, Department of Physics, Supervisor: Dr. R.L. Brooks Research Assistant in Atomic and Molecular Physics May-Sept 1996 Set up vacuum line, optics, FTIR, and cryogenics along an accelerator beam line for the purpose of proton irradiation experiments. Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada Teaching Assistant January 1996 - December 1998 Responsible for marking assignments and exams. Held weekly tutorial sessions. Classes include: Physics for Life Sciences, Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & SERVICES Referee for The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) and the Canadian Time Allocation Committee (CTAC) 2005 - present Panel Member: Hubble Space Telescope Proposal Review, Cycle 18 (HST) May 2010 American Astronomical Society (AAS) 2004 - present REFERENCES Dr. Laura Ferrarese, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics E-mail: Laura.Ferrarese %% nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Prof. Richard S Ellis, Caltech, Astronomy E-mail: rse %% astro.caltech.edu Prof. Stéphane Courteau (Ph.D./M.Sc. Supervisor), Department of Physics, Queen’s University, E-mail: courteau %% astro.queensu.ca Other references available upon request.

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