Sara L. Ellison

Sara L. Ellison
Position
ProfessorPhysics and Astronomy
Contact
Office: Elliott 208sarae@uvic.ca 1-250-721-7737website
Credentials

MPhys (Kent), PhD (Cambridge)

Area of expertise

Observational extragalactic astronomy, galaxy mergers and evolution, galactic chemistry and AGN

Research overview

My main research interests can be divided into two basic categories: quasar absorption lines and galaxy evolution as a function of environment. The underlying theme of this research is to understand galaxy evolution through cosmic time, with a particular focus on chemical enrichment of the interstellar and intergalactic media. The work is built on three pillars which span the main tools we use to study galaxy evolution: observations, simulations and machine learning.