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Benjamin J. Weiner is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Instrumentation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors

Benjamin J. Weiner has contributed to multiple publication venues, including

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astronomical Journal

Frequent co-authors in their research include

  • Casey Papovich (35 publications)
  • Steven L. Finkelstein (33 publications)
  • Mauro Giavalisco (33 publications)
  • Nikko J. Cleri (30 publications)
  • Jonathan R. Trump (29 publications)

Among their recent papers are:

  • "CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • "A CEERS Discovery of an Accreting Supermassive Black Hole 570 Myr after the Big Bang: Identifying a Progenitor of Massive z > 6 Quasars" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • "Confirmation and refutation of very luminous galaxies in the early Universe" (2023, Nature)
  • "Spectroscopic Confirmation of CEERS NIRCam-selected Galaxies at z ≃ 8-10" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
  • "The Physical Conditions of Emission-line Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn from JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy in the SMACS 0723 Early Release Observations" (2023, The Astrophysical Journal)

Best Publications

  • The Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • Star Formation in AEGIS Field Galaxies since z = 1.1: The Dominance of Gradually Declining Star Formation, and the Main Sequence of Star-forming Galaxies

    K. G. Noeske;B. J. Weiner;S. M. Faber;Casey J. Papovich

  • The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III

    Kyle S. Dawson;David J. Schlegel;Christopher P. Ahn;Scott F. Anderson

  • Candels: The cosmic assembly near-infrared deep extragalactic legacy survey - The hubble space telescope observations, imaging data products, and mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The Tenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders

  • The ninth data release of the sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the sdss-iii baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Scott F. Anderson

  • Galaxy Luminosity Functions to z~1: DEEP2 vs. COMBO-17 and Implications for Red Galaxy Formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • The Ninth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • A Study of the Gas-Star Formation Relation over Cosmic Time

    R.Genzel;L.J.Tacconi;J.Gracia-Carpio;A.Sternberg

  • Galaxy luminosity functions to z∼ 1 from DEEP2 and COMBO-17: Implications for red galaxy formation

    S. M. Faber;C. N. A. Willmer;C. Wolf;D. C. Koo

  • PHIBSS: molecular gas content and scaling relations in z~1-3 normal star forming galaxies

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • High molecular gas fractions in normal massive star-forming galaxies in the young Universe

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Genzel;R. Neri;P. Cox

  • The tenth data release of the Sloan digital sky survey: First spectroscopic data from the SDSS-iii apache point observatory galactic evolution experiment

    Christopher P. Ahn;Rachael Alexandroff;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

  • A study of the gas–star formation relation over cosmic time

    R. Genzel;L. J. Tacconi;J. Gracia-Carpio;A. Sternberg

  • PHIBSS: MOLECULAR GAS CONTENT AND SCALING RELATIONS IN z ∼ 1-3 MASSIVE, MAIN-SEQUENCE STAR-FORMING GALAXIES*

    L. J. Tacconi;R. Neri;R. Genzel;F. Combes

  • The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reduction, and Redshifts

    Jeffrey A. Newman;Michael C. Cooper;Marc Davis;S. M. Faber

  • The mass assembly history of field galaxies: detection of an evolving mass limit for star forming galaxies

    Kevin Bundy;Richard S. Ellis;Christopher J. Conselice;James E. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Koo
David C. Koo University of California, Santa Cruz
Michael C. Cooper
Michael C. Cooper University of California, Irvine
Jeffrey A. Newman
Jeffrey A. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Alison L. Coil
Alison L. Coil University of California, San Diego
Sandra M. Faber
Sandra M. Faber University of California, Santa Cruz
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Jennifer M. Lotz
Jennifer M. Lotz Space Telescope Science Institute
Christopher J. Conselice
Christopher J. Conselice University of Manchester
Renbin Yan
Renbin Yan University of Kentucky
Dale D. Kocevski
Dale D. Kocevski Colby College

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