David C. Koo
Faint surveys of galaxies and active galactic nuclei (AGN) have been the primary focus of my research in observational cosmology over the last several years. In addition to the use of the Keck Telescope to obtain deep spectroscopic surveys (e.g., DEEP2) of sources seen billions of years as they were in the past, my research has also included exquisite imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope or from the use of laser guide-star adaptive optics on Keck (see CfAO and CATS) as well as complementary panchromatic (multiwavelength) imaging ranging from the X-ray using Chandra in space to the radio using the VLA from the ground (see AEGIS program). The science goals are to answer the basic questions of 1) how did galaxies acquire their stars, gas properties, and morphologies? 2) what has been and explains their evolution in star formation, supermassive black hole growth, infall and outflow of gas, chemical abundances, and development of basic structures such as bulges, disks, bars, and halo?; and 3) can we explain what we observe with the most advanced theoretical simulations?
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Academic Bio
- PhD UC Berkeley 1981
- Carnegie Fellowship and Associate Research Position, Carnegie institution of Washington-DTM, 1981-1986
- Space Telescope Science Institute Fellowship, STScI, 1986-1987
- Assistant Astronomer and WFPC2 Instrument Scientist, STScI, 1987
- Astronomer/Professor UCO/Lick Observatory UCSC, 1988-Present
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- David Koo
- Grad Students
- Mark Ammons
- Jacob Arnold
- Valentino Gonzalez
- Nick Konidaris
- Mark Mozena
- Kate Rubin
- Post Docs
- Aaron Dutton
- Tesla Jeltema
- David Rosario
- Kamson Lai
- Undergrads
- Laura Bost
- Susmita Datta
- Emily De LaGarza
- Justin Griggs
- Michael Quaranta
- Conswela White
- Sloan Wiktorowizc
- Recent Advisees
- Lihwai Lin
- Jason Melbourne
- Anne Metevier
- Susan Kassin
- Elise Laird
- Kai Noeske
- Ricardo Schiavon
- Eric Steinbring
- Christopher Willmer
- Ben Weiner
- Research Centers
- CfAO
- Research Groups
- AEGIS
- DEEP2
- CATS
- Contact Info
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