Laura Lenkic

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Pasadena, CA 91109

Curriculum Vitae:

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JPL Postdoc

Biography

I recently completed my doctorate at the University of Maryland, where I studied gas and star formation at the peak of cosmic star forming activity using observations from NOEMA, ALMA, and the HST. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher, working closely with Dr. Margaret Meixner where I am studying gas and star formation in nearby low metallicity environments with ALMA and JWST. My research interests are rooted in understanding how environment and star formation affect and shape one another

Education

2016-2021: Ph.D. in Astrophysics at The University of Maryland
2014-2016: M.Sc. in Astrophysics at Western University
2009-2014: B.Sc. in Physics at Western University

Professional Experience

2021-2023: Postdoctoral Researcher at USRA
2016-2021: Research and Teaching Assistant at The University of Maryland
2014-2016: Research and Teaching Assistant at Western University
2012-2014: Research Assistant at Western University

Community Service

As a graduate student, I served on my department’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee and as the Graduate Student Council president. I am a member of the American Astronomical Society and a referee for the Astrophysical Journal.

Research Interests

Properties of multi􀀀phase ISM in nearby galaxies
Structure and dynamics of star forming clumps in nearby galaxies
Radio and infrared emission lines in nearby galaxies
Cosmic evolution of gas and star formation in galaxies

Selected Publications

Tzanavaris, P., Hornschemeier, A. E., Gallagher, S. C., Lenki_c, L., Desjardins, T. D., Walker, L. M., Johnson,

K. E., Mulchaey, J. S. 2016, ApJ, 817, 95 \Exploring X-Ray Binary Populations in Compact Group Galaxies

with Chandra"

Lenki_c, L., Tzanavaris, P., Gallagher, S. C., Desjardins, T. D., Walker, L. M., Johnson, K. E., Fedotov, K.,

Charlton, J., Hornschemeier, A. E., Durrell, P. R., Gronwall, C. 2016, MNRAS, 459, 2948 \The Ultraviolet

and Infrared Star Formation Rates of Compact Group Galaxies: An Expanded Sample"

Lenki_c, L., Bolatto, A. D., Forster Schreiber, N. M., Tacconi, L. J., Neri, R., Combes, F., Walter, F.,

Garc__a-Burillo, S., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Cooper, M. C. 2020, AJ, 159, 190 \Plateau de Bure High-z Blue

Sequence Survey 2 (PHIBSS2): Search for Secondary Sources, CO Luminosity Functions in the Field, and

the Evolution of Molecular Gas Density through Cosmic Time"

Girard, M., Fisher, D. B., Bolatto, A. D., Abraham, R., Bassett, R., Glazebrook, K., Herrera-Camus, R.,

Jim_enez, E., Lenki_c, L.,, Obreschkow, D. 2021, ApJ, 909, 12 \Systematic Di_erence Between Ionized and

Molecular Gas Velocity Dispersion in z _1 􀀀 2 Disks and Local Analogues"

Levy, R. C., Bolatto, A. D., Leroy, A. K., Emig, K. L., Gorski, M., Krieger, N., Lenki_c, L.,, Meier, D. S.,

Mills, E. A. C., Ott, J., Rosolowsky, E., Tarantino, E., Veilleux, S., Walter, F., Weiss, A., Zwaan, M. A. 2021,

ApJ, 912, 4 \Outows from Super Star Clusters in the Central Starburst of NGC 253"

Lenki_c, L., Bolatto, A. D., Fisher, D. B., Glazebrook, K., Obreschkow, D., Abraham, R., Ambachew, L.

2021, MNRAS, 506, 3916, \Giant Star Forming Complexes in High-z Main Sequence Galaxy Analogues: The

Internal Structure of Clumps in DYNAMO Galaxies"

Bolatto, A. D., Leroy, A. K., Levy, R. C., Meier, D. S., Mills, E. A. C., Thompson, T. A., Emig, K. L.,

Veilleux, S., Ott, J., Gorski, M., Walter, F., L_opez, L. A., Lenki_c, L. 2021, ApJ, 923, 83, \ALMA Imaging

of a Galactic Molecular Outow in NGC 4945"

Cooke, L., Levy, R. C., Bolatto, A. D., Simon, J. D., Newman, A. B., Teuben, P., Davey, B. D., Wright, M.,

Tarantino, E., Lenki_c, L., Villanueva, V. 2022, MNRAS, 512, 1012, \Cuspy Dark Matter Density Pro_les in

Massive Dwarf Galaxies"

Ambachew, L., Fisher, D. B., Glazebrook, K., Girard, M., Obreschkow, D., Abraham, R., Bolatto, A. D.,

Lenki_c, L., Damjanov, I. 2022, MNRAS, 512, 3079, \Stellar Masses of Clumps in Gas-rich, Turbulent Disk

Galaxies"

Levy, R. C., Bolatto, A. D., Leroy, A. K., Sormani, M. C., Emig, K. L., Gorski, M., Lenki_c, L., Mills,

E. A. C., Tarantino, E., Teuben, P., Veilleux, S., Walter, F. 2022, ApJ, 935, 19, \The Morpho-Kinematic

Architecture of Super Star Clusters in the Center of NGC253"

Reichardt Chu, B., Fisher, D. B., Bolatto, A. D., Chisholm, J., Fielding, D., Berg, D., Cameron, A. J.,

Glazebrook, K., Herrera-Camus, R., Kacprzak, G. G., Lenki_c, L., Li, M., McPherson, D. K., Nielsen, N. M.,

Obreschkow, D., Rickards Vaught, R. J., Sandstrom, K. 2022, ApJ, 941, 163, \DUVET: Spatially Resolved

Observation of Star Formation Regulation via Galactic Winds in a Turbulent Disk Galaxy"

Lenki_c, L., Bolatto, A. D., Fisher, D. B., Abraham, R., Glazebrook, K., Levy, R. C., Obreschkow, D., Volpert,

C. G. 2023, ApJ, 945, 9, \CO Excitation in High􀀀z Main Sequence Analogues: Resolved CO(4􀀀3)/CO(3􀀀2)

Line Ratios in DYNAMO Galaxies"

Larsson, J., Fransson, C., Sargent, B., Jones, O. C., Barlow, M. J., Bouchet, P., Meixner, M., Blommaert, J.

A. D. L., Coulais, A., Fox, O. D., Glasse A., Gastaud, R., Habel, N., Hjorth, J., Hirschauer, A. S., Kavanagh,

P. J., Lau, R. M., Lenki_c, L., Nayak, O., Rest, A., Temim, T., Tikkanen, T., Wright, G. S., Wesson, R. 2023,

ApJ, 949, 27, \JWST NIRSpec Observations of Supernova 1987A { From the Inner Ejecta to the Reverse

Shock"

Jones, O. C., Nally, C., Habel, N., Lenki_c, L., Fahrion, K., Hirschauer, A. S., Chu, L. E. U., Meixner, M.,

De Marchi, G., Nayak, O., Robberto, M., Sabbi, E., Zeidler, P., Alves de Oliveira, C., Beck, T., Biazzo, K.,

Brandl, B., Giardino, G., Jerabkova, T., Keyes, C., Muzerolle, J., Panagia, N., Pontoppidan, K., Rogers,

C., M., Sargent, B. A., Soderblom, D. R. 2023, NatAs, 7, 694, \Discovery of Dusty Sub-Solar Young Stellar

Objects in NGC 346 with JWST/NIRCam"

De Marchi, G., Giardino, G., Biazzo, K., Panagia, N., Sabbi, E., Robberto, M., Zeidler, P., Jones, O. C.,

Meixner, M., Fahrion, K., Habel, N., Nally, C., Hirschauer, A. S., Nayak, O., Beck, T. L., Lenki_c, L. 2023,

NatAs under review, \Sun-like stars take longer to form when the metallicity is low"

Fransson, C., Barlow, M. J., Kavanagh, P. J., Larsson, J., Jones, O. C., Sargent, B., Bouchet, P., Meixner,

M., Temim, T., Hjorth, J., Blommaert, J. A. D. L., Lenki_c, L., Tikkanen, T., Nayak, O., Jaspers, J., Fox,

O. D., Hirschauer, A. S., Rest, A., Colina, L., van Dishoeck, E. F., Henning, T., Lagage, P.-O., Wright, G. S.

2023, Science under review, \A Compact Object in SN1987A"

Jones, O. C., Kavanagh, P. J., Barlow, M. J., Temim, T., Larsson, J., Fransson, C., Blommaert, J. A. D. L.,

Meixner, M., Lau, R., Sargent, B., Bouchet, P., Hjorth, J., Wright, G. S., Coulais, A., Fox, O. D., Gastaud, R.,

Glasse, A., Habel, N., Hirschauer, A. S., Jaspers, J., Krause, O., Lenki_c, L., Nayak, O., Rest, A., Tikkanen,

T., Wesson, R., Colina, L., van Dishoeck, E. F., Gudel, M., Henning, Th., Lagage, P.-O., Ostlin, G., Ray, T.

P., Vandenbussche, B. 2023, ApJ accepted, \Ejecta, Rings, and Dust in SN 1987A with JWST MIRI/MRS"

Lenki_c, L., Nally, C., Jones, O. C., Boyer, M. L., Kavanagh, P. J., Habel, N., Nayak, O., Hirschauer, A.S.,

Meixner, M., Temim, T., Sargent, B. A. 2023, ApJ under review, \A JWST/MIRI and NIRCam Analysis of

the Young Stellar Object Population in the Spitzer I region of NGC 6822"

Nayak, O., Hirschauer, A. S., Kavanagh, P. J., Meixner, M., Chu, L., Habel, N., Jones, O. J., Lenki_c, L.,

Nally, C., Reiter, M., Robberto, M., Sargent, B. S. 2023, ApJ under review, \JWST Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Resolves Gas, Dust, and Ice in Young Stellar Objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud"

Nally, C., Jones, O. C., Lenki_c, L., Habel, N., Hirschauer, A. S., Meixner, M., Kavanagh, P. J., Boyer, M.

L., Ferguson, A. M. N., Sargent, B. A., Nayak, O., Temim, T. 2023, MNRAS under review, \JWST MIRI

and NIRCam Unveil Previously Unseen Infrared Stellar Populations in NGC 6822"