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Galaxy Zoo Tags

Our test period for Galaxy Zoo Tags has completed! Thanks so much for your help. We'll update soon with the results of our experiment and the future of GZ Tags!

The Team

Science Team

Karen Masters - Principal Investigator: Astronomer, Haverford College
Interested in spiral galaxies of all kinds, red has always been her favourite colour. She's working to disentangle the 'true' red spirals, from those that are reddened because we see them edge on, and along the way learn about interstellar dust, and the nature of red spirals themselves. Bars also a speciality.

Brooke Simmons - Deputy PI: Astronomer, Lancaster University
Works on understanding why and how galaxies grow, especially in tandem with their central supermassive black holes. Also interested in the changing sky and the changing Earth.

Sandor Kruk - Project Scientist: Astronomer, European Space Agency
Research Fellow at ESA interested in the visual and automated measures of galaxy morphology and peculiar galaxies.

Becky Smethurst - Deputy Project Scientist: Astronomer, University of Oxford
Research fellow working on understanding how supermassive black holes grow and if they care about the shape of their galaxy.

Mike Walmsley - Technical Lead: University of Toronto.
Applying machine learning to help Galaxy Zoo volunteers measure galaxy morphology at unprecedented scale.

Chris Lintott - Founding PI: Astronomer, University of Oxford
Runs the Zooniverse collaboration and works on how galaxies form and evolve; particularly interested in the effects of active galactic nuclei and mergers. In his 'spare' time, he hunts for planets, presents the BBC's long-running Sky at Night program and plays real tennis.

Steven Bamford - Astronomer, University of Nottingham
Works on figuring out what makes galaxies look the way they do: how they formed and why they change as they get older and move to new cosmic locations. When not busy working on science or doing his bit to help run the Zooniverse, he is usually to be found entertaining his two young children or sailing a boat.

Carie Cardamone - Astronomer, Tufts University
An educator and astronomer, studying the Zoo's green peas, interested in understanding why galaxies grow they way they do. She's very enthusiastic about engaging the broader public in scientific research and the nature of science.

Hugh Dickinson - Astronomer, Open University
Hugh works as an astronomy lecturer at the Open University in the UK. Modern scientific instruments can (and do) provide us with abundant data that are both exquisite in their precision and challenging in their analysis. Hugh is excited by the many ways that human beings and computers can work together to help solve some of the trickiest and most intriguing problems in modern science.

Lucy Fortson - Astrophysicist, University of Minnesota
Interested in galaxy evolution, black holes and the jets of material beaming from the centers of active galactic nuclei. Started the Zooniverse effort at the Adler Planetarium, now bringing the light to the University of Minnesota. On the odd weekend, when she's not preparing lecture or writing grants, Lucy can be found hanging out with her husband and son at one of Minneapolis' fine dining establishments.

Boris Häußler - Astronomer, European Southern Observatory Chile
An expert on analysing Hubble Space Telescope images and automatic morphology methods.

Sugata Kaviraj - Astronomer, University of Hertfordshire and University of Oxford
Works on the formation and evolution of galaxies.

Bill Keel - Astronomer, University of Alabama
Author of 'The Road to Galaxy Formation' and 'The Sky at Einstein's Feet'. With research interests in galaxy formation and evolution, dust content of galaxies, and active galactic nuclei, he couldn't stay away when Galaxy Zoo got started.

Lee Kelvin - Astronomer, Liverpool John Moores University
Researcher.

Coleman Krawczyk - Astronomer, University of Portsmouth
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Portsmouth, UK. With a background in astrophysics, he is currently working as a data scientist for the Zooniverse. In particular he is working on general purpose aggregation tools.

Izzy Garland - Astronomer, Lancaster University (Masaryk University from 1st July) PhD student (soon to be a research fellow) working on the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies in the absence of major mergers, particularly via the mechanism of large-scale bars.

Peter Maksym - Astronomer, University of Alabama
Interested in the un-lives and behaviors of black holes and their habitats, amongst other things. He's currently working on analysis of the Voorwerpjes ("little Voorwerps") but can also be found looking for hapless stars getting ripped to shreds.

Jason Shingirai Makechemu - PhD Student: Astronomer, Lancaster University.
Interested in using Machine Learning to classify galaxy morphologies with the aim of distinguishing AGN-host galaxies from galaxies that do not host AGN.

Kameswara Bharadwaj Mantha - Astrophysicist, University of Minnesota
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota in Twin Cities with the Zooniverse team, working on developing human-computer optimized, novel deep-learning based anomaly detection frameworks. He is interested in the growth and evolution of galaxies and galaxy collisions (aka. mergers) and their role in the overall growth and development of galaxies over the Universe's history. He also specializes in developing human-computer optimized, novel deep-learning based anomaly detection frameworks and applies them to imaging data from large scale galaxy surveys.

Jordan Raddick - Science Education and Outreach Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University
A science writer and educator, creator of the science projects on the SDSS SkyServer web site, and an avid science fiction reader and writer. Jordan wishes he could visit galaxies in their natural habitat.

Hayley Roberts - Astrophysicist, University of Minnesota
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota with the Zooniverse team, who studies the evolution of galaxies and galaxy mergers. She's also an expert in radio astronomy, investigating rare phenomena, and implementing machine learning methods in large data sets.

Claudia Scarlata - Astronomer, University of Minnesota
An expert in automated morphology measures, now working on efforts to combine machine learning and human classification.

Meg Urry - Physicist, Yale University
Works on supermassive black holes (growth history, unification, relativistic jets, blazars) and their interplay with galaxies. In her spare time, she writes for CNN.com and works to increase the participation of women and minorities in science.

Ivy Wong - Astronomer, ICRAR/Perth
A Super Science Fellow in Australia, Ivy studies why galaxies start and stop forming stars, how they grow supermassive black holes in their centre, and why they look like they do today, especially their radio properties. Project Scientist for Radio Galaxy Zoo