About Me

I am an assistant professor in the Astronomy Department of the University of California at Berkeley. My research focuses on the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time.

New Downloads

1. •NMBS catalogs (Whitaker et al. 2011)
   

2. •FAST latest version (Kriek et al. 2009a)
   

3. •3D-HST data (Brammer et al. 2012)
   

Recent Publications

Stellar kinematics of z~2 galaxies and the inside-out growth of quiescent galaxies
van de Sande, J., Kriek, M., Franx, M., van Dokkum, P. G., Bezanson, R., Bouwens, R. J., Quadri, R. F., Rix, H.-W., & Skelton, R. E. 2013, ApJ, in press

A Large Population of Massive Compact Post-Starburst Galaxies at z>1: Implications for the Size Evolution and Quenching Mechanism of Quiescent Galaxies
Whitaker, K. E., Kriek, M., van Dokkum, P. G., Bezanson, R., Brammer, B., Franx, M., & Labbé, I. 2012, ApJ, 745, 179