Laura Parker
Professor, Physics & Astronomy

selected scholarly activity

• conferences

  • Galaxy-galaxy lensing with the CFHT legacy survey.  AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE: LATEST RESULTS FROM THE DEEPEST ASTRONOMICAL SURVEYS. 529-532. 2007

• journal articles

  • Satellite quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in groups and clusters.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  529:3651-3665. 2024
  • VERTICO. VII. Environmental Quenching Caused by the Suppression of Molecular Gas Content and Star Formation Efficiency in Virgo Cluster Galaxies.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  956:37-37. 2023
  • VERTICO: VI: Cold-gas asymmetries in Virgo cluster galaxies.  Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A).  675:a78-a78. 2023
  • VERTICO.  Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A).  671:A3-A3. 2023
  • Erratum: “VERTICO II: How H i-identified Environmental Mechanisms Affect the Molecular Gas in Cluster Galaxies” (2022, ApJ, 933, 10).  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  942:56-56. 2023
  • VERTICO V: The environmentally driven evolution of the inner cold gas discs of Virgo cluster galaxies.  Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia.  40. 2023
  • Correction to: The cold gas and dust properties of red star-forming galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  518:4536-4536. 2022
  • VERTICO. IV. Environmental Effects on the Gas Distribution and Star Formation Efficiency of Virgo Cluster Spirals.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  940:176-176. 2022
  • The cold gas and dust properties of red star-forming galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  516:84-99. 2022
  • VERTICO II: How H i-identified Environmental Mechanisms Affect the Molecular Gas in Cluster Galaxies.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  933:10-10. 2022
  • VERTICO: The Virgo Environment Traced in CO Survey.  Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.  257:21-21. 2021
  • Ram pressure candidates in UNIONS.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  509:1342-1357. 2021
  • From blue cloud to red sequence: evidence of morphological transition prior to star formation quenching.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  509:567-585. 2021
  • A new estimator of resolved molecular gas in nearby galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  500:1261-1278. 2020
  • The GOGREEN and GCLASS surveys: first data release.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  500:358-387. 2020
  • Ram pressure stripping candidates in the coma cluster: evidence for enhanced star formation.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  495:554-569. 2020
  • ‘Observing’ unrelaxed clusters in dark matter simulations.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  490:773-783. 2019
  • Smaller stellar disc scale lengths in rich environments.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  489:2216-2226. 2019
  • Linking bar- and interaction-driven molecular gas concentration with centrally enhanced star formation in EDGE–CALIFA galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  484:5192-5211. 2019
  • The Detailed Science Case for the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer, 2019 edition 2019
  • Quenching Low-mass Satellite Galaxies: Evidence for a Threshold ICM Density.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  873:42-42. 2019
  • The trajectories of galaxies in groups: mass-loss and preprocessing.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  483:235-248. 2019
  • Red Misfits in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: properties of star-forming red galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  476:5284-5302. 2018
  • Connecting optical and X-ray tracers of galaxy cluster relaxation.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  475:4704-4716. 2018
  • Gemini Observations of Galaxies in Rich Early Environments (GOGREEN) I: survey description.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  470:4168-4185. 2017
  • Preprocessing, mass-loss and mass segregation of galaxies in dark matter simulations.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  468:4625-4634. 2017
  • Evidence of pre-processing and a dependence on dynamical state for low-mass satellite galaxies.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  467:3268-3278. 2017
  • Uncovering mass segregation with galaxy analogues in dark-matter simulations.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  462:761-777. 2016
  • Evidence for a change in the dominant satellite galaxy quenching mechanism atz = 1.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  456:4364-4376. 2016
  • Comparing galaxy morphology and star formation properties in X-ray bright and faint groups and clusters.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  455:3628-3639. 2016
  • Mass-segregation trends in SDSS galaxy groups.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters.  448:L1-L5. 2015
  • The GEEC2 spectroscopic survey of Galaxy groups at 0.8 < z < 1.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  443:2679-2694. 2014
  • The pre-processing of subhaloes in SDSS groups and clusters.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  442:406-418. 2014
  • Star formation and environmental quenching of GEEC2 group galaxies at z ∼ 1.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  438:3070-3085. 2014
  • Do group dynamics play a role in the evolution of member galaxies?.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  435:1715-1726. 2013
  • Efficient satellite quenching at z∼1 from the GEEC2 spectroscopic survey of galaxy groups.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  431:1090-1106. 2013
  • EXPLORING THE DIVERSITY OF GROUPS AT 0.1 <z< 0.8 WITH X-RAY AND OPTICALLY SELECTED SAMPLES.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  756:139-139. 2012
  • Substructure in the most massive GEEC groups: field-like populations in dynamically active groups.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  421:3594-3611. 2012
  • THE NATURE OF STAR FORMATION AT 24 μm IN THE GROUP ENVIRONMENT AT 0.3 ≲z≲ 0.55.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  738:56-56. 2011
  • The Dawn of the Red: star formation histories of group galaxies over the past 5 billion years.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  413:996-1012. 2011
  • Direct observational evidence for a large transient galaxy population in groups at 0.85 < z < 1.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  412:2303-2317. 2011
  • THE ROADMAP FOR UNIFICATION IN GALAXY GROUP SELECTION. I. A SEARCH FOR EXTENDED X-RAY EMISSION IN THE CNOC2 SURVEY.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  704:564-575. 2009
  • The colour of galaxies in distant groups.  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.  398:754-768. 2009
  • STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR CLASSIFYING GALAXY GROUP DYNAMICS.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  702:1199-1210. 2009
  • The Masses and Shapes of Dark Matter Halos from Galaxy‐Galaxy Lensing in the CFHT Legacy Survey.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  669:21-31. 2007
  • First Cosmic Shear Results from the Canada‐France‐Hawaii Telescope Wide Synoptic Legacy Survey.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  647:116-127. 2006
  • Cosmic shear analysis with CFHTLS deep data.  Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A).  452:51-61. 2006
  • Mass‐to‐Light Ratios of Galaxy Groups from Weak Lensing.  The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ).  634:806-812. 2005
  • Short exposure astronomical techniques for occultation detection.  Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.  98:120-127. 2004
  • The size of meteoroid constituent grains: Implications for interstellar meteoroids.  COSPAR Colloquia Series.  15:23-26. 2002
  • Sound from a fireball — distinguishing between the hypersonic shock front and the terminal burst.  Planetary and Space Science.  48:921-923. 2000

• preprints

  • Satellite quenching and morphological transformation of galaxies in groups and clusters 2024
  • VERTICO VII: Environmental quenching caused by suppression of molecular gas content and star formation efficiency in Virgo Cluster galaxies 2023
  • VERTICO VI: Cold-gas asymmetries in Virgo cluster galaxies 2023
  • VERTICO V: The environmentally driven evolution of the inner cold gas discs of Virgo cluster galaxies 2023
  • VERTICO III: The Kennicutt-Schmidt relation in Virgo cluster galaxies 2022
  • VERTICO IV: Environmental Effects on the Gas Distribution and Star Formation Efficiency of Virgo Cluster Spirals 2022
  • The cold gas and dust properties of red star-forming galaxies 2022
  • VERTICO II: effects of HI-identified environmental mechanisms on molecular gas 2022
  • Ram Pressure Candidates in UNIONS 2021
  • From Blue Cloud to Red Sequence: Evidence of Morphological Transition Prior to Star Formation Quenching 2021
  • A new estimator of resolved molecular gas in nearby galaxies 2020
  • Linking bar- and interaction-driven molecular gas concentration with centrally-enhanced star formation in EDGE-CALIFA galaxies 2018
  • Evidence for a change in the dominant satellite galaxy quenching mechanism at z=1 2015
  • The GEEC2 spectroscopic survey of Galaxy Groups at $0.8 2014
  • Star Formation and Environmental Quenching of GEEC2 Group Galaxies at z~1 2013
  • Do group dynamics play a role in the evolution of member galaxies? 2013
  • Efficient satellite quenching at z~1 from the GEEC2 spectroscopic survey of galaxy groups 2013
  • Exploring the Diversity of Groups at 0.1 2012
  • Substructure in the Most Massive GEEC Groups: Field-like Populations in Dynamically Active Groups 2012
  • The Nature of Star Formation at 24 microns in the Group Environment at 0.3 < z < 0.55 2011
  • The Dawn of the Red: Star formation histories of group galaxies over the past 5 billion years 2010
  • Direct observational evidence for a large transient galaxy population in groups at 0.85 2010
  • The roadmap for unification in galaxy group selection:. I. A search for extended X-ray emission in the CNOC2 survey 2009
  • The colour of galaxies in distant groups 2009
  • The Masses and Shapes of Dark Matter Halos from Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing in the CFHTLS 2007
  • Cosmic Shear Analysis with CFHTLS Deep data 2005
  • First cosmic shear results from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Wide Synoptic Legacy Survey 2005

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teaching activities

• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2023
• Data Analysis Project Course - ASTRON 4X03, Instructor 2023
• Data Analysis Project Course - DATASCI 4X03, Instructor 2023
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2022
• Galaxies and Cosmology - ASTRON 3X03, Instructor 2022
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2021
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2020
• Galaxies and Cosmology - ASTRON 3X03, Instructor 2020
• Special Topics in Astrophysics - PHYSICS 788, Instructor 2020
• Introductory Astrophysics II - PHYSICS 762, Instructor 2019
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2019
• Observational Cosmology - PHYSICS 768, Instructor 2019
• Introductory Astrophysics II - PHYSICS 762, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2018
• The Big Questions - ASTRON 2B03, Instructor 2017

education and training

• Ph.D, University of Waterloo 2001 - 2005
• B.Sc, Mount Allison University 1997 - 2001
• European Southern Observatory , Post-Doctoral Fellow 2005 - 2007

full name

• Laura Parker

mailing address

• Mcmaster University

  Department of Physics & Astronomy

  1280 Main St W

  Hamilton

  Ontario

  L8S 4M1

  Canada