User:Kathleen

Kathleen Labrie Gemini Observatory Assistant Scientist Lead Scientist for the Data Processing Software Group

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I currently work at Gemini Observatory in Hilo. I am the Lead Scientist for the Data Reduction Software. I believe that the best way to test the quality of the software is to use it myself to reduce data in a scientific context. I like to join teams needing help with the data reduction of their Gemini data, it exposes me to other science and it helps with my support work. So, this is partly why I joined VSOP, and reducing the VSOP Gemini GMOS data is probably the only thing I can contribute to the project: I know next to nothing about stars! I am more of an extra-galactic sort of researcher... Heresy, I know.

I have studied at Universit&eacute; Laval (Qu&eacute;bec City) where I got by B.Sc. in Physics. Then I moved to University of Victoria (British Columbia) where I obtained my Ph.D. under the supervision of Chris Pritchet. And now, here I am at Gemini.

My main research interests as I said are mostly extragalactic, but not that cosmology non-sense. I am fond of supernova feedback and starburst galaxies. I have recently ventured in the field of young massive star formation (this is Galactic stuff...). I've got a great IFU data set reduced, but when it comes to the interpretation... well I need to do some homework. Any specialist out there?