Judith A. Irwin

Office: Rm 308E Stirling Hall
TEL: (613) 533-2717/2707
FAX: (613) 533-6463
Email: IRWIN@ASTRO.QUEENSU.CA
 First image of NGC~4631 from CHANG-ES -- C band First image from CHANG-ES -- NGC 4631 at 6 GHz.

Most recent accepted paper: The JCMT Nearby Galaxies Legacy Survey V: The CO(J=3-2) Distribution and Molecular Outflow in NGC~4631" (MNRAS). Current research paper: "Cosmic Rays and Dust in NGC 3044 and NGC 4157". Current observing: Continuum HAlos in Nearby Galaxies -- an EVLA Survey (CHANG-ES) -- see the CHANG-ES home page .

Textbook for upper level undergraduates
Astrophysics --- Decoding the Cosmos and Companion website

The NGC2903 PAGE, An Arecibo ALFA project

BELOW LEFT: False-colour view of the Orion Nebula, taken using the 16-inch Ellis Hall Telescope on Queen's University Campus, Kingston, and FLI 1024X1024 CCD. BELOW RIGHT: Link to the Astronomy Picture of the Day

Orion Nebula 2 The Orion Nebula Astronomy Picture of the Day Astronomy Picture of the Day

I have spent sabbatical leaves at CEA/Saclay, France, (Paris Photos) and at NCRA in Pune, India, home of the GMRT. (India Photos)
Here are some GMRT the GMRT results on NGC 3079 NGC 3079 from the GMRT
Nobel Prizes in Physics related to Astronomy (1900 - 2011)


Christmas Eclipse 2000 Canadian style

Press Releases:

M108: with Denise King: Press Release Page 1, Press Release Page 2 Total atomic hydrogen picture (top), Supershell picture (bottom)

ATOMIC MUSHROOM: with Jayanne English: Press Release

Graduate Students and Alumni:

Jeremy MacHattie (MSc), Jeremy Durelle (MSc, 2011), Heather Kennedy (MSc 2009), Tara Parkin (MSc 2008), Guillaume Rivest (MSc 2007), Cyndi Whaley (MSc 2007), Dr. Sabine McConnell (PhD, 2006), Dr. Rupinder Brar (PhD, 2005), Tara Mowery, nee Chaves (MSc, 2001), Dr. Siow Wang Lee (PhD, 1998), Brian Frei (MSc, 1997), Denise King, nee Giguere (MSc, 1996), Barkat Sorathia (MSc, 1994).

Post-Doctoral Fellows:

Dr. Theresa Wiegert (currently located at the EVLA), Dr. Jayanne English (now Professor at the University of Manitoba), Dr. Jeroen Stil (now Professor at the University of Calgary)


Last revised Oct. 6, 2011