Assistant Professor Ishigaki, Miho N.
Research Field
- galaxy evolution, stellar spectroscopy, Optical-IR astronomy
Degree
Summary of Research
- I study how our Milky Way Galaxy formed and evolved and how chemical elements were created in the history of our Galaxy. I use stellar spectroscopy to search for the oldest stars in our Galaxy and determine their surface chemical compositions and orbit around the Galaxy. These old stars are like fossils that tell us about the past of the universe and our Galaxy, which we cannot directly observe. Subaru Telescope is a powerful instrument for searching a wide area of the sky and finding the oldest stars found mainly in the “halo” of our Galaxy. By piecing together observations of the many old stars in our galaxy, we are trying to solve the mysteries of the birth of the Galaxy and the origin of the elements.
Research Achievements or Papers
Academic Society
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Astronomical Society of Japan
Other Activity
- University lectures
- Public lectures
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