Brooke Kristine Kimsey-Miller

CONTACT Address: Astronomy Department Email: bkkimsey@iu.edu

INFORMATION Swain West 403 Phone: (812) 498-9120
727 E. 3rd Street Website: bkkmiller.weebly.com
Bloomington, IN 47405

EDUCATION M.A., Astronomy, Indiana University August 2020

Thesis Title (Tentative):
Abundances as a Function of Density and Redshift
Advisor: Dr. John J. Salzer

B.S., Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics, Indiana University May 2019

Honors Thesis Title: A Recipe for Green Pea Environments
Advisor: Dr. John J. Salzer

RESEARCH Research Assistant, Indiana University 2019 - Present

EXPERIENCE Advisor: Dr. John J. Salzer
Analyzing the relationship between abundance, density, and redshift
of a large sample of emission-line galaxies over a 30 degree field and a
z between .1 and .5.

Research Assistant, Indiana University 2018 - 2019

Advisor: Dr. John J. Salzer
Reducing and analyzing spectroscopic images taken by WIYN3.5m
Hydra in Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF). Measured
800 - 960 new spectroscopic redshifts of galaxies using cross-correlation
method and Wrapped Automated Line Fitting (WRALF). Part of
a larger project analyzing if the galactic environment is the driving
mechanism behind the extreme star formation rate of galaxies known
as the Green Peas.

NSF REU Student, Ohio Wesleyan University Summer 2018

Advisor: Dr. Robert Harmon
Acquiring, reducing and analyzing data to produce light curves of a
variable star, LO Pegasi, in order to map its starspots to a 2D model
utilizing a state of the art program designed by Dr. Robert Har-
mon. Typically called the Light-Curve Inversion technique. American
Physical Society poster presentation in April 2019.

Research Assistant, Indiana University Summer 2017

Advisor: Dr. Katherine Rhode
Mastering Python scripting and working in IRAF with ds9 analyzing
globular cluster candidates. Part of a larger project working with
globular clusters and how they relate to galaxy evolution.

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TEACHING Associate Instructor, A107 The Art of Astronomy Fall 2019
EXPERIENCE Indiana University
Introductory course for non-majors. Grading, holding office hours,
and giving feedback to 120 students.
Topics Include: The electromagnetic spectrum; spectral lines of point-
like and extended objects; using Photoshop to create Astronomical
images from broadband and narrowband images

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, A105 Stars and Galaxies Spring 2019

Indiana University
Introductory course for non-majors. Grading classwork & helping 150
students understand new material.
Topics Include: The basic structure of our local neighborhood; the
structure and evolution of the Sun and other stars; the properties,
formation, and evolution of galaxies; the large-scale structure of the
Universe; and the origin and fate of the Universe

Undergraduate Grader, J112 Intro to College Math II Spring 2019

Indiana University
Two courses in the spring and one in the fall. Grading & providing
feedback on homework for 30-40 students per course.
Topics Include: Algebraic operations and equations; functions and
graphing; polynomials; exponential and logarithmic functions

OBSERVING Perkins Observatory Summer 2018

EXPERIENCE Delaware, Ohio
QSI 632wsg CCD camera on a Meade Instruments 14-inch LX600
5 nights for summer REU program

OUTREACH Kirkwood Observatory 2019

Bloomington, IN
Co-host public observing nights for the local community. Engaging
children and adults of all ages while waiting for a chance to look
through the telescope.

Science Fest 2017-Present

Indiana University
Participate in annual outreach science festival that aims to provide
hands on science activities for children.

Solar Eclipse 2017

Nashville, IN
As part of an all day Saturday event to engage children in the sciences,
I and two others explained the solar system and how solar eclipses work
to seven groups of 20 young elementary school children.
Bloomington, IN
I and two others explained the solar eclipse to 20 middle school stu-
dents as part of a classroom visit.

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HONORS Presidential Scholarship 2009 - 2010
AND National Society of Leadership & Success 2015 - Present
AWARDS Dean’s List 2012 - 2014
Five Year Service Award 2015
Hollis & Grete Johnson Research Prize 2019
Research Scholarship Award 2019

COMPUTER Programming Languages

SKILLS Python, bash, C/C++
Software
ROOT, LATEX, Mathematica, IRAF, Microsoft Office, Mira, MaxIM
DL, Visual Basic

CONFERENCES [1]Jewell, A., Kimsey-Miller, B., Harmon, R. O., Starspots on LO

AND Pegasi. Poster presented at American Physical Society April Meeting
PROCEEDINGS 2019, Volume 64, Number 3; 2019 April 13; Denver, CO.

[2] Brunker, S. W., Kimsey-Miller, B., Cousins, B., Salzer, J.

Probing the Environments of Extreme Star-Forming Galaxies. Poster
presented at American Astronomical Society Meeting 2019 Jan 6-10;
Seattle, WA. 2019AAS...23336801B