Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of New Mexico
MSC07 4220
Albuquerque, NM 87131
USA

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Ylva Pihlström

Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico. Being a radio astronomer, my favorite subjects are the Galactic Center, astrophysical masers, but also starburst galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei. I use radio interferometery observing techniques, including Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). I also participate in work with the Long Wavelength Array (LWA).

Current research students:

• Graduate student Brandon Medina is analyzing infrared spectral energy distributions of AGB stars in the BAaDE sample.
• Graduate student Rajorshi Bhattacharya is improving extinction estimates to individual AGB stars throughout the Galaxy using 2MASS and MSX data.
• Underaduate student Jason Weisgerber is determining the stellar phase of SiO maser observations utilizing Gaia and ZTF period studies.
• Underaduate student Stephanie Hansen is focusing on expanding the infrared database for exploring correlations between IR and SiO properties in evolved stars.
• Undergraduate student Damen Reyes is using the ALMA archive to determine the presence of CO lines in our AGB sample.