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1 Contact Information Education Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh, WI Phone: (920) , Fax: (715) E- mail: Ph.D. in Astrophysics Aug Aug. 2000, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Research Advisor: Dr. Horace A. Smith Dissertation Title: An Examination of the Variable Stars in the Unusual, Metal- Rich Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441 M.S. in Astronomy/Astrophysics Aug Aug. 1998, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI B.A. in Physics Aug June 1995, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Teaching Experience Assistant Professor Aug Present, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI The Solar System plus labs; Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe plus labs; Classical Physics; Stellar Structure and Evolution; Energy in Today s World; Introduction to Modern Physics Lecturer Aug Aug. 2014, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI The Solar System plus labs; Stars Galaxies, and the Universe plus labs; Classical Physics; Statics; Dynamics; Energy in Today s World; College Algebra Visiting Assistant Professor Aug Aug. 2011, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI Unveiling the Universe plus labs, College Physics I labs, Energy and the World Today Lecturer Aug Aug. 2010, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI The Solar System plus labs; Stars, Galaxies, and the University plus labs; Workshop Physical Science; General Physics I; Classical Physics; Statics; Dynamics; College Algebra Visiting Assistant Professor Sept May 2007, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN Instructor for Principles of Physics II and lab; Modern Astronomy; Astronomical Techniques; Astrophysics; Observational Astronomy Teaching Assistant Aug May 1997, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Recitation and Grading for Undergraduate Astronomy Lab
2 Teaching Assistant Jan May 1996, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Recitation and Grading for Undergraduate Physics Course Research Experiences Assistant Professor Aug Present, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI Variable stars in extragalactic globular clusters to study galactic evolution Lecturer Aug Aug. 2014, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI Variable stars in dwarf galaxies and globular clusters to study galactic evolution Visiting Assistant Professor Aug Aug. 2011, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI Variable stars in dwarf galaxies to study galactic evolution Lecturer Aug Aug. 2010, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, MN Variable stars in globular clusters and dwarf galaxies to study galactic evolution Visiting Assistant Professor Sept July 2007, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN Stellar abundances of globular cluster stars to search for evidence of merging Variable stars in globular clusters and dwarf galaxies to study galactic evolution Research Associate Aug Aug. 2005, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN Supervisor: Dr. Kim Venn Spectral analysis of red giant branch stars in globular clusters to determine abundance ratio variations in clusters that are assumed to be non- Galactic members Abundance measurements of red giant stars in dwarf galaxies to determine chemical enrichment history Research Associate Aug Aug. 2003, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ Supervisors: Dr. Taft Armandroff & Dr. George Jacoby Search for variable stars in the M31 dwarf spheroidal galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope observations in order to examine the underlying stellar populations Research Associate May 2002 Aug. 2003, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ Supervisor: Dr. Patricia Knezek Investigating the stellar populations of UGC 2302 and low surface brightness, very gas- rich dwarf galaxies in Centaurus A
3 Research Associate June 1997 Aug. 2000, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Research Advisor: Dr. Horace A. Smith Variable star search in the second- parameter metal- rich globular clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441 Variable star search in the Small Magellanic Clouds Research Assistant June 1996 Dec. 1996, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Research Advisor: Dr. Edwin Loh Development of CCD; Designing of a dewar Supervising Experience Supervising Undergraduate Research August 2014 Present, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI Examining variable stars within globular clusters. Research Experience for Undergraduates July 2006 August 2006, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN Searching for RR Lyrae stars in M33 to look for an ancient stellar population Research Experience for Undergraduates June 2005 August 2005, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN Analyzing high- resolution stellar spectra of dwarf spheroidal stars to investigate the chemical evolution of the dwarf galaxies. Research Experience for Undergraduates June 2004 August 2004, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN Observing globular clusters with the Macalester College Observatory to help redefine the period- luminosity relation for Population II Cepheids. Research Experience for Undergraduates June 2003 Aug. 2003, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ Using ground- based observations of a low luminosity, gas- rich dwarf galaxy to help gain insights into its star formation history from its colors Awards & Grants UW Oshkosh Faculty Development Grant Exploring the Origin of the Milky Way PI Pritzl Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Minor in Astronomy Re- establishing at UW Oshkosh WSGC Higher Education Incentives Funding Program, PI Kaltcheva, CoI Pritzl NASA/Hubble Space Telescope RR Lyrae stars in M31 Globular Clusters: How Did the M31 Spiral Galaxy Form? Proposal ID GO , PI Clementini, CoI Pritzl et al. NASA/Hubble Space Telescope Identifying the Major Star Formation Epochs in the outlying M31 Dwarf Spheroidal Companion Cassiopeia Proposal ID GO , PI Armandroff, CoI Pritzl et al.
4 NASA/Hubble Space Telescope The Second Parameter Effect in Metal- Rich Globular Clusters: A Snapshot Study of NGC 6388 Sept June 2004, Proposal ID SNAP- 9821, PI Pritzl Synergy NOAO Galactic TAC Journal Referee: Astronomical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Astronomy textbook reviews Professional Affiliations International Astronomical Union American Association of Variable Star Observers Refereed Lamb, M. P., Venn, K. A., Shetrone, M. D., Sakari, C. M., & Pritzl, B. J. Publications Chemical Abundances in the Globular Clusters NGC 5024 and NGC 5466 from Optical and Infrared Spectroscopy 2015, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 448, 42 Kuehn, C. A., Dame, K., Smith, H. A., Catelan, M., Jeon, Y.- B., Nemec, J. M., Walker, A. R., Kunder, A., Pritzl, B. J., De Lee, N., & Borissova, J. Variable Stars in Large Magellanic Cloud Globular Clusters III: Reticulum 2013, Astronomical Journal, 145, 160 Contreras Ramos, R., Clementini, G., Federici, L., Fiorentino, G., Cacciarai, Ca., Catelan, M., Smith, H. A., Fusi Pecci, F., Marconi, M., Pritzl, B. J., & Kinemuchi, K. Does the Oosterhoff Dichotomy Exist in the Andromeda Galaxy? I: The Case of G , Astrophysical Journal, 765, 71 Kuehn, C. A., Smith, H. A., Catelan, M., Pritzl, B. J., De Lee, N., & Borissova, J. Variable Stars in Large Magellanic Cloud Globular Clusters II: NGC , Astronomical Journal, 144, 186 Prieto, G., Catelan, M., Contreras Ramos, R., Pritzl, B. J., Smith, H. A., & Alonso- Garcia, J. Variable Stars in the Globular Cluster M28 (NGC 6626) 2012, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 543, 148 Dall Ora, M., Kinemuchi, K., Ripepi, V., Rodgers, C. T., Clementini, G., Di Fabrizio, L., Smith, H. A., Marconi, M., Musella, I., Greco, C., Kuehn, C., Catelan, M., Pritzl, B. J., & Beers, T. C. Stellar Archaeology in the Galactic Halo with the Ultra- Faint Dwarfs VI: Ursa Major II 2012, Astrophysical Journal, 752, 42 Pritzl, B. J., Olszewski, E. W., Saha, A., Venn, K. A., & Skillman, E. D. Probing the M33 Halo Using RR Lyrae Stars: The Outer Halo: 2011, Astronomical Journal, 142, 198
5 Rabidoux, K., Smith, H. A., Pritzl, B. J., Osborn, W., Kuehn, C., Randall, J., Lustig, R., Wells, K., Taylor, L., De Lee, N., Kinemuchi, K., LaCluyze, A., Hartley, D., Greenwood, C., Ingber, M., Ireland, M., Pellegrini, E., Anderson, M., Purdum, G., Lacy, J., Curtis, M., Smolinski, J., & Danford, S. Light curves and Period Changes of Type II Cepheids in the Globular Clusters M3 and M5 2010, Astronomical Journal, 139, 2300 Zorotovic, M., Catelan, M., Smith, H. A., Pritzl, B. J., Aguirre, P., Angulo, R. E., Aravena, M., Assef, R. J., Contreras, C., Cortes, C., De Martini, G., Escobar, M. E., Gonzalez, D., Jofre, P., Lacerna, I., Navarro, C., Palma, O., Prieto, G. E., Recabarren, E., Trivino, J., & Vidal E. The Globular Cluster NGC II. Variable Stars 2010, Astronomical Journal, 139, 357 Clementini, G., Contreras, R., Federici, L., Cacciari, C., Merighi, R., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., Fusi Pecci, F., Marconi, M., Kinemuchi, K., & Pritzl, B.J. The Variable Star Population of the Globular cluster B514 in the Andromeda Galaxy 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 704, L103 L107 Greco, C., Clementini, G., Catelan, M., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rest, A., De Lee, N., Smith, H.A., & Pritzl, B.J. Variable Stars in the Fornax dsph Galaxy. III. The Globular Cluster Fornax , Astrophysical Journal, 701, Zorotovic, M., Catelan, M. Zoccali, M., Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Stephens, A.W., Contreras, R., & Escobar, M.E. The Globular Clusters NGC I. A New CCD BV Color- Magnitude Diagram 2009, Astronomical Journal, 137, Greco, C., Dall Ora, M., Clementini, G., Ripepi, V., Di Fabrizio, L., Kinemuchi, K., Marconi, M., Musella, I., Smith, H.A., Rodgers, C.T., Keuhn, C., Beers, T.C., Catelan, M., & Pritzl, B.J. On the Newly Discovered Canes Venatici II dsph Galaxy 2008, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 675, Kuehn, C., Kinemuchi, K., Ripepi, V., Clementini, G., Dall Ora, M., Di Fabrizio, L., Rodgers, C.T., Greco, C., Marconi, M., Musella, Il, Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., Beers, T.C., & Pritzl, B.J. Variable Stars in the Newly Discovered Milky Way Dwarf Spheroidal Satellite Canes Venatici I 2008, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 674, Greco, C., Clementini, G., Catelan, M., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rest, A., De Lee, N., Smith, H.A., & Pritzl, B.J. Variable Stars in the Fornax dsph Galaxy. I. The Globular Cluster Fornax , Astrophysical Journal, 670, Grossi, M., Disney, M.J., Pritzl, B.J., Knezek, P.M., Gallagher, J.S., Minchin, R.F., & Freeman, K.C. Star Formation History and Evolution of Gas- Rich Dwarf Galaxies in the Centaurus A Group 2007, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 374,
6 Catelan, M., Stetson, P.B., Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Kinemuchi, K., Layden, A.C., Sweigart, A.V., & Rich, R.M. Deep HST Photometry of NGC 6388: Age and Horizontal- Branch Luminsoty 2006, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 651, Corwin, T.M., Sumerel, A.N., Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., Sweigart, A.V., & Stetson, P.B. Image- Subtraction Photometry of Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC , Astronomical Journal, 132, Pritzl, B.J., Venn, K.A., & Irwin, M. A Comparison of Kinematically Selected Globular Cluster and Field Star Element Ratios 2005, Astronomical Journal, 130, Salinas, R., Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., & Borissova, J. Newly Discovered Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters NGC 5634, Arp 2, and Terzan , International Bulletin of Variable Stars, 5640 Pritzl, B.J., Armandroff, T.E., Jacoby, G.H., & Da Costa, G.S. The Dwarf Spheroidal Companions to M31: Variable Stars in Andromeda I and Andromeda III 2005, Astronomical Journal, 129, Contreras, R., Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., & Borissova, J. Discovery of More Than 200 RR Lyrae Variables in M62: An Oosterhoff I Globular Cluster with a Predominantly Blue HB 2005, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 623, Catelan, M., Pritzl, B.J., & Smith, H.A. The RR Lyrae Period- Luminosity Relation. I. Theoretical Calibration 2004, Astrophysical Journal Supplemental, 154, LaCluyze, A., Smith, H.A., Gill, E.- M., Heddon, A., Kinemuchi, K., Rosas, A.M., Pritzl, B.J., Sharpee, B., Wilkinson, C., Robinson, K.W., Baldwin, M.E., & Samolyk, G. The Changing Blazhko Effect of XZ Cygni 2004, Astronomical Journal, 126, Pritzl, B.J., Armandroff, T.E., Jacoby, G.H., & Da Costa, G.S. The Dwarf Spheroidal Companions to M31: Variable Stars in Andromeda II 2004, Astronomical Journal, 127, Pritzl, B.J., Knezek, P.M., Gallagher, III, J.S., Grossi, M., Disney, M.J., Minchin, R.F., Freeman, K.C., Tolstoy, E., & Saha, A. Anomalous Evolution of the Dwarf Galaxy HIPASS J , Astrophysical Journal, 596, L47 L50 Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Stetson, P.B., Catelan, M., Sweigart, A.V., Layden, A.C., & Rich, R.M. Hubble Space Telescope Snapshot Study of Variable Stars in Globular Clusters: Inner Region of NGC , Astronomical Journal, 126,
7 Pritzl, B.J., Armandroff, T.E., Jacoby, G.H., & Da Costa, G.S. The Dwarf Spheroidal Companions to M31: Variable Stars in Andromeda VI 2002, Astronomical Journal, 124, Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., & Sweigart, A.V. Variable Stars in the Unusual Metal- Rich Globular Cluster NGC , Astronomical Journal, 124, Sharpee, B., Stark, M., Pritzl, B., Smith, H.A., Silbermann, N., Wilhelm, R., & Walker, A. B,V Photometry of Variable Stars in the Northeast Arm of the Small Magellanic Cloud 2002, Astronomical Journal, 123, Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., & Sweigart, A.V. Variable Stars in the Unusual Metal- Rich Globular Cluster NGC , Astronomical Journal, 122, Pritzl, B., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., & Sweigart, A.V. RR Lyrae Stars in NGC 6388 and NGC 6441: A New Oosterhoff Group? 2000, Astrophysical Journal, 530, L41 L44 Suntzeff, N.B., Phillips, M.M., Covarrubias, P., Navarrette, M., Perez, J.J., Guerra, A., Acevedo, M.T., Doyle, L.R., Harrison, T., Kane, S., Long, K.S., Maza, J., Miller, S., Piatti, A.E., Claria, J.J., Ahumada, A.V., Pritzl, B., & Winkler, P.F. Optical Light Curves of the Type Ia Supernova 1998BU in M96 and the Supernova Calibration of the Hubble Constant 1999, Astronomical Journal, 117, Conference Proceedings Pritzl, B.J. Exploring M33 Through RR Lyrae Stars 40 Years of Variable Stars: A Celebration of Contributions by Horace A. Smith 2013, astro- ph/ Kuehn, C. A., Smith, H. A., Catelan, M., Jeon, Y.- B., Nemec, J. M., Walker, A. R., Kunder, A., Dame, K., Pritzl, B. J., De Lee, N., & Borissova, J. RR Lyrae in the LMC: Insights Into the Oosterhoff Phenomenon 40 Years of Variable Stars: A Celebration of Contributions by Horace A. Smith 2013, astro- ph/ Zorotoci, M., Catelan, M., Zoccali, M., Smith, H.A., & Pritzl, B.J. The Globular cluster NGC 5286: Color- Magnitude Diagram and Variable Stars Proceedings for the International Astronomical Union, Vol , p. 411 Greco, C., Clementini, G., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Federici, L., Maio, M., Gullieuszik, M., Ripepi, V., Dall Ora, M., Di Fabrizio, L., Kinemuchi, K., Di Crescienzo, M., Marconi, M., Musella, I., Pritzl, B., Rest, A., De Lee, N., & Smith, H. Looking for Building Blocks of the Galactic Halo: Variable Stars in the Fornax, Bootes I, Canes Venatici II Dwarfs and in NGC 2419 Proceedings for the International Astronomical Union, Vol , p. 411
8 Escobar, M.E., Catelan, M., Zoccali, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Layden, A., Gregorsok, J., Welch, D.L., & Webb, T. The Globular Cluster M69: Color- Magnitude Diagram and Variable Stars Star Clusters: Basic Galactic Building Blocks Throughout Time and Space, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol , p. 390 Kuehn, C.A., Smith, H.A., Taylor, L., McClellan, R.E., Catelan, M., Pritzl, B.J., & de Lee, N. RR Lyrae in LMC Globular Clusters Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observations, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol , p. 203 Ripepi, V., Clementini, G., Dall Ora, M., Kinemuchi, K., Musella, I., Marconi, M., Greco, C., di Fabrizio, L., Moretti, M.I., Smith, H.A., Kuehn, C., Rodgers, C.T., Beers, T.C., Catelan, M., & Pritzl, B.J. Stellar Archeology in the Milky Way Halo: Variable Stars and Stellar Populations in the New Milky Way Satellites Discovered by the SDSS Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observations, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol , p. 200 Greco, C., Clementini, G., Held, E.E., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Federici, L., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Ripepi, V., Dall Ora, M., Di Fabrizio, L., Kinemuchi, K., di Criscienzo, M., Marconi, M., Musella, I., Rest, A., de Lee, M., Pritzl, B.J., & Smith, H. Looking for the Building Blocks of the Galactic Halo: Variable Stars in the Fornax, Bootes I, Canes Venatici II Dwarfs and in NGC 2419 Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observations, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol , p. 197 Grecco, C., Clementini, G., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Dell Arciprete, L., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rizzi, L., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Rest, A., & De Lee, N. Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters and in the Field of the Fornax dsph Galaxy Globular Clusters Guides to Galaxies, ESO Astrophysics Symposia 2009, p. 163 Dall Ora, M., Clementini, G., Ripepi, V., Kinemuchi, K., Greco, C., Kuehn, C., Musella, I., Rodgers, C.T., Di Fabrizio, L., Beers, T.C., Catelan, M., Marconi, M., Pritzl, B.J., & Smith, H.A. Stellar Populations of the Newly Discovered Satellites of the Milky Way 2008, Mem. S. A. It., 79, Contreras, R., Federici, L., Clementini, G., Cacciari, C., Merighi, R., Kinemuchi, K., Catelan, M., Fusi Pecci, F., Marconi, M., Pritzl, B., & Smith, H. RR Lyrae Stars in M31 Globular Clusters: B , Mem. S. A. It., 79, Catelan, M., Prieto, G.E., Zoccali, M., Weidner, C., Stetson, P.B., Moni Bidin, C., Altmann, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Borissova, J., & De Medeiros, J.R. A Search for EHB Pulsators in the Globular Cluster NGC 6752 Hot Subdwarf Stars and Related Objects, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 392 ed. U. Heber, C.S. Jeffery, & R. Napiwotzki, 2008, p. 347
9 Greco, C., Clementini, G., Catelan, M., Poretti, E., Held, E.V., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rest, A., De Lee, N., Smith, H.A., & Pritzl, B.J. The Oosterhoff Types of the Fornax dsph Globular Clusters Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies, Proceedings of IAU Symposium, Vol. 241 ed. A. Vazdekis & R.F. Peletier (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press), 2007, p. 343 Salinas, R., Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., & Pritzl, B.J. Newly Discovered Variable Stars in the Globular Cluster NGC 1261 IBVS, 5744 Kinemuchi, K., Clementini, G., Ripepi, V., Dall Ora, M., di Fabrizio, L., Kuehn, C., Rodgers, C.T., Musella, I., Greco, C., Marconi, M., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., Beers, T.C., & Pritzl, B.J. Variable Stars in the SDSS Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies VI Reumion Annual Sociedad Chilena de Astronomia, 2007, p. 25 Salinas, R., Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., & Borissova, J. The Sagittarius dsph Globular Cluster System: Variable Stars 11 th Latin- American Regional IAU Meeting, Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Serie de Conferencias, Vol. 26 ed. M. Rubio, L. Infante, & S. Torres- Peimbert, 2006, p. 184 Escobar, M.E., Catelan, M., Zoccali, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Layden, A., Gregorsok, J., Welch, D.L., & Webb, T. The Globular Cluster M69: Color- magnitude Diagram and Variable Stars Globular Clusters Guides to Galaxies, ESO/Springer Conference Proceedings, Vol. 26 ed. T. Richtler & S. Larsen, 2006, p. 168 Clementini, G., Greco, C., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Dell Arcipreti, L., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rizzi, L., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Rest, A., & De Lee, N. The Fornax Project 2006, Mem. S. A. It., 77, 249 Poretti, E., Dell Arciprete, L., Clementini, G., Held, E.V., Greco, C., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rizzi, L., Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B., Rest, A., & De Lee, N A Large and Homogeneous Sample of SX Phe Stars in the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy 2006, Mem. S. A. It., 77, 219 Catelan, M., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Borissova, J., Cacciari, C., Contreras, R., Corwin, T.M., De Lee, N., Escobar, M.E., Layden, A.C., Navarro, C., Preito, G., Salinas, R., Stetson, P.B., Sweigart A.V., Vidal, E., Zoccali, M., & Zorotovic, M. Completing the Census of (Bright) Variable Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters 2005, Mem. S. A. It., 77, 202 De Lee, N., Catelan, M., Layden, A., Pritzl, B., Smith, H., Sweigart, A., & Welch, D.L. NGC 6304: A Metal- Rich Cluster with RR Lyrae? 2006, Mem. S. A. It., 77, 117
10 Greco, C., Clementini, G., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Dell Arciprete, L., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rizzi, L., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Rest, A., & De Lee, N. Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters and in the Field of the Fornax dsph Galaxy Globular Clusters Guides to Galaxies, ESO/Springer Conference Proceedings, Vol. TBA ed. T. Richtler & S. Larsen, 2006, in press Greco, C., Clementini, G., Held, E.V., Poretti, E., Catelan, M., Dell Arciprete, L., Gullieuszik, M., Maio, M., Rizzi, L., Smith, H.A., Pritzl, B.J., Rest, A., & De Lee, N. Variable Stars in the Field and in the Clusters of the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Resolved Stellar Populations, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. TBA ed. D. Valls- Gabaud & M. Chavez (San Francisco: ASP), 2006, in press (astro- ph/ ) Pritzl, B.J., Venn, K.A., & Irwin, M.J. Elemental Abundance Ratio Comparisons of Globular Clusters, Field Stars, and Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies From Lithium to Uranium: Elemental Tracers of Early Cosmic Evolution, IAU Symposium Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 228 ed. V. Hill, P. Francois, & F. Primas (Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press), 2005, p. 407 Grossi, M., Disney, M.J., Minchin, R.F., Pritzl, B.J., Knezek, P.M., Saha, A., Gallagher, III, J.S., & Freeman, K.C. Properties of Three Gas- Rich Dwarfs in the Centaurus A Group Satellites and Tidal Streams ed. F. Prade, D. Martinez- Delgado, & T. Mahoney (San Francisco: ASP), 2003, in press (astro- ph/ ) Catelan, M., Sweigart, A.V., Pritzl, B.J., & Smith, H.A. On the Oosterhoff Classification of the Unusual, Metal- Rich Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441 New Horizons in Globular Cluster Astronomy ed. G. Piotto, G. Meylan, G. Djorgovski, & M. Riello (San Francisco: ASP), 2003, 289 Pritzl, B.J., Smith, H.A., Catelan, M., & Sweigart, A.V. Metal- Rich Globular Clusters and the Second- Parameter Effect: NGC 6388 and NGC 6441 Observed HR Diagrams and Stellar Evolution: The Interplay between Observational Constraints and Theory ed. T. Lejeune & J. Fernandes (San Francisco: ASP), 202, 335 Lacluyze, A., Smith, H.A., Gill, E.- M., Hedden, A., Kinemuchi, K., Rosas, A.M., Pritzl, B.J., Sharpee, B., Robinson, K.W., Baldwin, M., & Samolyk, G. The Changing Blazhko Effect of XZ Cygni Radial and Nonradial Pulsations as Probes of Stellar Physics, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 259 ed. C. Aerts, T.R. Bedding, & J. Christensen- Dalsgaard (San Francisco: ASP), 202, 416
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