Haynes, Martha Patricia

Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy

Positions

Professor, Astronomy (ASTRO), College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Haynes studies the large scale distribution of galaxies in the local universe and especially how local environment influences galaxy formation and evolution. She is current co-lead of the ALFALFA survey , using the multi-beam ALFA receiver on the 305-meter Arecibo telescope. ALFALFA aims to conduct a complete census of gas-bearing galaxies over a cosmologically significant volume. ALFALFA promises a wealthy dataset for the exploration of many issues in near-field cosmology and galaxy evolution studies, setting the stage for their extension to higher redshifts someday with the Square Kilometre Array.