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  • 2020 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For groundbreaking innovations to public engagement in astrophysics research, and for the fundamental advancement of understanding active galactic nuclei through leadership in high energy gamma ray astronomy

Overview

Lucy Fortson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Their recent notable papers are:

  • "Galaxy Zoo DECaLS: Detailed visual morphology measurements from volunteers and deep learning for 314,000 galaxies" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "VERITAS Observations of the Galactic Center Region at Multi-TeV Gamma-Ray Energies" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The Great Markarian 421 Flare of 2010 February: Multiwavelength Variability and Correlation Studies" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Galaxy Zoo DESI: Detailed morphology measurements for 8.7M galaxies in the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys" (2023), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Observation of the Gamma-Ray Binary HESS J0632+057 with the H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS Telescopes" (2021), published in The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lucy Fortson include:

  • M. J. Lang
  • W. Benbow
  • A. Furniss
  • Q. Feng
  • T. B. Humensky

The scientist has contributed extensively to various publication venues, notably:

  • The Astrophysical Journal (24 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (24 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (20 publications)
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021) (7 publications)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (5 publications)

In 2020, Lucy Fortson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting groundbreaking innovations in public engagement in astrophysics research and leadership in high energy gamma ray astronomy, particularly advancing the understanding of active galactic nuclei.

Best Publications

  • Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

    M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • The green valley is a red herring: Galaxy Zoo reveals two evolutionary pathways towards quenching of star formation in early-and late-type galaxies

    Kevin Schawinski;C. Megan Urry;Brooke D. Simmons;Lucy F Fortson

  • A study of the general characteristics of proton-antiproton collisions at √ s=0.2 to 0.9 TeV

    C. Albajar;M. G. Albrow;O. C. Allkofer;B. Andrieu

  • Galaxy Zoo 2: detailed morphological classifications for 304,122 galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Kyle W. Willett;Chris J. Lintott;Steven P. Bamford;Karen L. Masters

  • VERITAS: the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System

    T.C Weekes;H Badran;S.D Biller;I Bond

  • Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

    B.S. Acharya;I. Agudo;I. Al Samarai

  • The first VERITAS telescope

    J. Holder;R.W. Atkins;H.M. Badran;G. Blaylock

  • A connection between star formation activity and cosmic rays in the starburst galaxy M82

    V. A. Acciari;V. A. Acciari;V. A. Acciari;E. Aliu;T. Arlen;T. Aune

  • Measurement of the cosmic-ray energy spectrum and composition from 1017 to 1018.3 eV using a hybrid technique

    T. Abu-Zayyad;K. Belov;D. J. Bird;J. Boyer

  • Galaxy Zoo:bars in disc galaxies

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Ben Hoyle;Ben Hoyle;Chris Lintott;Chris Lintott

  • Radio Imaging of the Very-High-Energy gamma-Ray Emission Region in the Central Engine of a Radio Galaxy

    V.A. Acciari;E. Aliu;T. Arlen;M. Bautista

  • Galaxy Zoo: Bars in Disk Galaxies

    Karen L. Masters;Robert C. Nichol;Ben Hoyle;Chris Lintott

  • Tev gamma-ray observations of the galactic center

    K. Kosack;H. M. Badran;I. H. Bond;P. J. Boyle

  • Veritas observations of the γ-ray binary LS i +61 303

    V. A. Acciari;V. A. Acciari;M. Beilicke;G. Blaylock;S. M. Bradbury

  • Detection of Pulsed Gamma Rays Above 100 GeV from the Crab Pulsar

    E. Aliu;T. Arlen;T. Aune

  • Identifying animal species in camera trap images using deep learning and citizen science

    Marco Willi;Ross T. Pitman;Ross T. Pitman;Anabelle W. Cardoso;Christina Locke

  • Insights into the high-energy γ-ray emission of Markarian 501 from extensive multifrequency observations in the Fermi era

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Beauty production at the CERN pp̄ collider

    C. Albajar;M. G. Albrow;O. C. Allkofer;K. Ankoviak

  • A multiwavelength view of the TeV blazar markarian 421: Correlated variability, flaring, and spectral evolution

    M. Błazejowski;G. Blaylock;I. H. Bond;S. M. Bradbury

Frequent Co-Authors

R. A. Ong
R. A. Ong University of California, Los Angeles
J. P. Finley
J. P. Finley Purdue University West Lafayette
S. P. Wakely
S. P. Wakely University of Chicago
John L. Quinn
John L. Quinn University College Cork
Wei Cui
Wei Cui Tsinghua University
Wystan Benbow
Wystan Benbow Harvard University
Martin Pohl
Martin Pohl University of Potsdam
David Kieda
David Kieda University of Utah
Reshmi Mukherjee
Reshmi Mukherjee Columbia University
F. Krennrich
F. Krennrich Iowa State University

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