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Adam K. Leroy

Columbus Community Clinical Oncology Program ·
Area of research
Astronomy and Astrophysics · Instrumentation
Research interest
Research interests include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.
h-index
73
citations
22,517
works
605
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

<i>JWST</i> observations of starbursts: cold clouds and plumes launching in the M 82 outflow
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Tracing the Earliest Stages of Star and Cluster Formation in 19 Nearby Galaxies with PHANGS-JWST and HST: Compact 3.3 <i>μ</i>m Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emitters and Their Relation to the Optical Census of Star Clusters
The Astrophysical Journal 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
PHANGS-JWST: Data-processing Pipeline and First Full Public Data Release
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2024cited by 41position: middledoi
DENSE GAS FRACTION AND STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCY VARIATIONS IN THE ANTENNAE GALAXIES
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics 2024cited by 33position: middledoi
Resolved Measurements of the CO-to-H<sub>2</sub> Conversion Factor in 37 Nearby Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 31position: middledoi
Star Formation Efficiency in Nearby Galaxies Revealed with a New CO-to-H<sub>2</sub> Conversion Factor Prescription
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 26position: middledoi
Do spiral arms enhance star formation efficiency?
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2024cited by 23position: middledoi
PHANGS-HST Catalogs for ∼100,000 Star Clusters and Compact Associations in 38 Galaxies. I. Observed Properties
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2024cited by 21position: middledoi
PHANGS-MeerKAT and MHONGOOSE HI observations of nearby spiral galaxies: Physical drivers of the molecular gas fraction, <i>R</i><sub>mol</sub>
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2024cited by 18position: middledoi
The EDGE-CALIFA Survey: Molecular Gas and Star Formation Activity across the Green Valley
The Astrophysical Journal 2024cited by 16position: middledoi
The PHANGS-AstroSat Atlas of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
The PHANGS–JWST Treasury Survey: Star Formation, Feedback, and Dust Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby GalaxieS
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 116position: middledoi
Star Formation Laws and Efficiencies across 80 Nearby Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 91position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: A Statistical View on Bubble Evolution in NGC 628
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 61position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Destruction of the PAH Molecules in H ii Regions Probed by JWST and MUSE
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 60position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Mid-infrared Emission Traces Both Gas Column Density and Heating at 100 pc Scales
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 52position: firstdoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Multiwavelength View of Feedback-driven Bubbles (the Phantom Voids) across NGC 628
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 52position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Mapping the 3.3 μm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Vibrational Band in Nearby Galaxies with NIRCam Medium Bands
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 49position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Variations in PAH Fraction as a Function of ISM Phase and Metallicity
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 47position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Measuring Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Properties across the Multiphase Interstellar Medium
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 46position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Tracing the Diffuse Interstellar Medium with JWST Imaging of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission in Nearby Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 45position: middledoi
The Physical Drivers and Observational Tracers of CO-to-H<sub>2</sub> Conversion Factor Variations in Nearby Barred Galaxy Centers
The Astrophysical Journal 2023cited by 45position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Massive Young Star Clusters and New Insights from JWST Observations of NGC 1365
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 45position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Duration of the Early Phase of Massive Star Formation in NGC 628
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 38position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Rapid Evolution of Star Formation in the Central Molecular Gas Ring of NGC 1365
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 38position: middledoi
Quantifying the energetics of molecular superbubbles in PHANGS galaxies
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2023cited by 36position: middledoi
The ALMOND survey: molecular cloud properties and gas density tracers across 25 nearby spiral galaxies with ALMA
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: Dust-embedded Star Clusters in NGC 7496 Selected via 3.3 μm PAH Emission
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
PHANGS-MUSE: Detection and Bayesian classification of ~40 000 ionised nebulae in nearby spiral galaxies
Astronomy and Astrophysics 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
PHANGS–JWST First Results: The Dust Filament Network of NGC 628 and Its Relation to Star Formation Activity
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2023cited by 32position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Charting the Supernova-Gas-Stars Connection via a Major New VLA Survey of the Local Group
NSF2205628$346,3722022–2026PIRePORTER
CAREER: Observing the Physics of Star Formation in Galaxies
NSF1653300$582,6352017–2023PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Dust, Gas, and Star Formation: Synthesizing 20 Years of Radio, Millimeter, and Infrared Surveys
NSF1615105$378,7092016–2022PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: The Origin and Role of Dense Molecular Gas in Star-Forming Galaxies
NSF1615109$146,5852016–2020PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Alberto D. Bolatto · University of Maryland, College Park13 papers (2012–2024)Erik Rosolowsky · University of Colorado Boulder10 papers (2012–2024)Karin Sandström · University of California San Diego9 papers (2015–2024)Fabian Walter · California Institute of Technology9 papers (2012–2023)Andreas Schruba · California Institute of Technology7 papers (2015–2022)Frank Bigiel · University of Bonn7 papers (2012–2024)Thomas G. Williams · Australian National University7 papers (2021–2024)Éric Emsellem · Université Claude Bernard Lyon 16 papers (2021–2023)Eva Schinnerer · Australian National University6 papers (2016–2023) · 5 papers (2021–2023)Sylvain Veilleux · University of Maryland, College Park5 papers (2015–2023) · 4 papers (2016–2024)Kathryn Kreckel · Heidelberg University4 papers (2022–2023) · 4 papers (2021–2023)David S. Meier · University of Lausanne4 papers (2015–2018) · 4 papers (2021–2023)Rebecca C. Levy · University of Arizona4 papers (2018–2024)J. M. Diederik Kruijssen · AOL (United States)4 papers (2018–2022)Kathryn Grasha · Australian National University4 papers (2021–2023)Simon C. O. Glover · Heidelberg University4 papers (2022–2023)