Christina W. Lindberg
Post-Doc at the CfA (she/her)
I am a JC Ryan Prize Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics - Harvard & Smithsonian. My main research interest is in the baryonic ecosystem of galaxies, specifically, how stars and the interstellar medium (ISM) interact on parsec-scales.
For my research, I leverage multi-band photometry from telescopes like HST and JWST characterize resolved stars and dust extinction in nearby galaxies. As a core member of the Scylla survey and PI of HST and JWST programs, I have fit and analyzed SEDs for millions of stars across galaxies like the SMC, LMC, M31, and other Local Group galaxies. With these data sets, we can construct parsec-scale dust extinction maps, provide a phase-agnostic tracer of the ISM.
I collaborate with Dr. Catherine Zucker and her group at the CfA. Previously, I was an astrophysics Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University, advised by Dr. Claire Murray and other researchers in the ISM* group at STScI. I obtained a B.S. in physics and astronomy from the University of Washington working with Drs. Jess Werk and Daniela Huppenkothen.
If you are a student interested in working on similar research, please feel free to get in touch via email.