CV



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Rebecca C. Levy

Current Position STScI Postdoctoral Fellow
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
Email rlevy@stsci.edu

Education

  • 2021
    Ph.D., Astronomy
    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
  • 2017
    M.S., Astronomy
    University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
  • 2015
    B.S., Astronomy, Physics
    University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Experience

  • 2024-
    STScI Postdoctoral Fellow
    Space Telescope Science Institute
  • 2021-2024
    National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Arizona
  • 2015-2021
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Maryland
  • 2019-2020
    Graduate Teaching/Lab Assistant
    University of Maryland

Honors and Awards

  • 2021
    • IAU PhD Prize Honorable Mention
  • 2020
    • Andrew S. Wilson Prize for Excellence in Research
    • Philip E. Angerhofer Outstanding Teaching Award
    • Prize for Excellence in Mentoring

Research Interests

  • The role of stellar feedback in shaping the interstellar medium and galaxy evolution
  • Multiphase gas kinematics and dynamics in nearby galaxies
  • Young, embedded star clusters and galaxy centers
  • Multiwavelength spectroscopic observations