Adam Smercina
Postdoctoral Scholar
Astronomy Department
University of Washington
asmerci [at] uw [dot] edu
Greetings!
I am a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington, working in the nearby galaxies and resolved stellar populations group. Beginning Fall 2024 I will be a Hubble Fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
I'm interested in how galaxies form and evolve, from the smallest dwarf galaxies to large galaxies like the Milky Way. I use the resolved stellar populations, interstellar content, and satellite populations of local galaxies roughly the size of our Milky Way to understand how they change over time, especially as a result of their interactions with other galaxies.
Satellite Galaxies
Galaxy Evolution
Regulating Star Formation
Stellar Halos &
Merger Histories
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Sunset as seen from the Subaru telescope. Subaru is located at the summit of Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawai'i.