Evan Skillman

Evan Skillman is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics (MIfA). He works in the School of Physics and Astronomy and maintains an office in Tate Hall.

• Born in Rochester, NY
• BA in Physics from Cornell University
• Ph.D. in Astronomy from University of Washington

As a multiwavelength observer of extragalactic objects, he focuses on nearby galaxies, particularly dwarf galaxies, studying their interstellar medium, stellar populations, chemical abundances, and dark matter content. His research spans observational astrophysics, galaxy evolution, and cosmology.

His students have received notable honors including NASA Graduate Student Fellowships, UMN Dissertation Fellowships, and Hubble Fellowships.

• Tracing the 6-D Orbital and Formation History of the Complete M31 Satellite System
• COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopic SurveY (CLASSY)
• Local Cosmology from Isolated Dwarf Galaxies (LCID)
• ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury Program (ANGST)
• Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury (PHAT)
• Survey of HI in Extremely Low-mass Dwarfs (SHIELD)
• The Resolved Stellar Populations JWST Early Release Science Program