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Erika L. Gibb of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) has expertise in atomic, molecular, and optical physics; mechanics; and astrobiology. She holds research interests in comets, star formation, astrobiology, and general astronomy.

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Erika L. Gibb of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) has expertise in atomic, molecular, and optical physics; mechanics; and astrobiology. She holds research interests in comets, star formation, astrobiology, and general astronomy.

Present	Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Physics and Astronomy
Institution Organization Position Type Position Title Time Period to Options Current Position Affiliate my profile with this Institution

Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, and Physics

Comets, Star Formation, Astrobiology, Planetary Science, Cometary Coma, Astrochemistry, and Protoplanetary Disks

ASTRON 4322 - Observational Astronomy
PHYSICS 3281 - Directed Readings in Physics
PHYSICS 6495 - Continuous Registration
PHYSICS 6490 - Research
PHYSICS 6300 - Master's Thesis
PHYSICS 4381 - Directed Readings in Physics
PHYSICS 3390 - Research
ASTRON 1001A - Cosmic Evolution/Introduction Astronomy

1996 - 2001	PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ‐ Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Institution Organization Student Type Student Title Degree Time Period to Options Currently enrolled Affiliate my profile with this Institution

314-516-5081

314-516-4145

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A Radial Velocity Survey of Embedded Sources in the Rho ...

The Astronomical Journal (2019)

Timothy Sullivan, Bruce A. Wilking, Thomas P. Greene, Lindsey Lisalda, et al.

Hypervolatiles in a Jupiter-Family Comet: Observations of 45P/Honda–Mrkos ...

The Astronomical Journal (2017)

Michael A. DiSanti, Boncho P. Bonev, Neil Dello Russo, Ronald J. Vervack, et al.

We used the new high spectral resolution cross-dispersed facility spectrograph, iSHELL, at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility on Maunakea, HI, ...

Beyond 3 AU from the Sun: The Hypervolatiles CH4, C2H6 ...

The Astronomical Journal (2017)

Boncho P. Bonev, Geronimo L. Villanueva, Michael A. DiSanti, Hermann Boehnhardt, et al.

Comet C/2006 W3 (Christensen) remained outside a heliocentric distance (R h) of 3.1 au throughout its apparition, but it presented ...

The Composition of Comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) and the ...

The Astronomical Journal (2017)

Nathan X. Roth, Erika L. Gibb, Boncho P. Bonev, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.

On 2014 May 22 and 24 we characterized the volatile composition of the dynamically new Oort cloud comet C/2012 K1 ...

En Route to Destruction: The Evolution in Composition of Ices ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2016)

M. A. DiSanti, B. P. Bonev, E. L. Gibb, L. Paganini, et al.

We report production rates for H2O and eight trace molecules (CO, C2H6, CH4, CH3OH, NH3, H2CO, HCN, C2H2) in the ...

C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) at IR Wavelengths and the Variability ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2014)

L. Paganini, M. J. Mumma, G. L. Villanueva, J. V. Keane, et al.

We report production rates, rotational temperatures, and related parameters for gases in C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) using the Near InfraRed SPECtrometer ...

The Unexpectedly Bright Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) Unveiled at ...

The Astronomical Journal (2013)

Lucas Paganini, Michael A. Disanti, Michael J. Mumma, Geronimo L. Villanueva, et al.

We acquired near-infrared spectra of the Oort cloud comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) at three different heliocentric distances (R h) during ...

Detection of CH4 in the GV Tau N Protoplanetary Disk

The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2013)

Erika L. Gibb and David Horne

T Tauri stars are low mass young stars that may serve as analogs to the early solar system. Observations of ...

Spectro-Astrometry of Water in Dr Tauri

The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2013)

Logan R. Brown, Matthew R. Troutman and Erika L. Gibb

We present high-resolution, near-infrared spectro-astrometric (SA) data for the T Tauri star DR Tau using NIRSPEC at the Keck II ...

Chemical Composition of Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin): Another ''Atypical ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2012)

Erika L. Gibb, Boncho P. Bonev, Geronimo Villanueva, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.

We measured the volatile chemical composition of comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) on three dates from 2009 January 30 to February ...

Temporal and Spatial Aspects of Gas Release During the 2010 ...

The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2011)

M. J. Mumma, B. P. Bonev, G. L. Villanueva, L. Paganini, et al.

We report measurements of eight primary volatiles (H2O, HCN, CH4, C2H6, CH3OH, C2H2, H2CO, and NH3) and two product species ...

EPOXI: Comet 103P/Hartley 2 Observations from a Worldwide Campaign ...

The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2011)

K. J. Meech, M. F. A'Hearn, J. A. Adams, P. Bacci, et al.

Earth- and space-based observations provide synergistic information for space mission encounters by providing data over longer timescales, at different wavelengths ...

CO and H3 + Toward MWC 1080, MWC 349, and LKHα ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2010)

Erika Gibb, S. D. Brittain, T W Rettig, M Troutman, et al.

We present high-resolution, near-infrared NIRSPEC observations of the fundamental rovibrational CO and H+ 3 R(1,0), R(1,1) u , and Q(1,0) ...

Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz): Parent Volatiles, a Search for ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2009)

Boncho P. Bonev, Michael J. Mumma, Erika L. Gibb, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.

High-dispersion (λ/δλ ≈ 25,000) infrared spectra of Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) were acquired on 2004 November 28-29, and 2005 January ...

The Peculiar Volatile Composition of Comet 8P/Tuttle: A Contact ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2008)

Boncho P. Bonev, Michael J. Mumma, Yana L. Radeva, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.

We report measurements of eight native (i.e., released directly from the comet nucleus) volatiles (H2O, HCN, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, CO, ...

Depleted Carbon Monoxide in Fragment C of the Jupiter-Family Comet ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2007)

M. A. DiSanti, W. M. Anderson, G. L. Villanueva, B. P. Bonev, et al.

Carbon monoxide emission was targeted in fragment C of the recently split Jupiter-family comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 during its 2006 apparition, ...

Warm HCN, C2H2, and CO in the Disk of GV ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2007)

Erika Gibb, K. A. Van Brunt, S. D. Brittain and T W Rettig

We present the first high-resolution, ground-based observations of HCN and C2H2 toward the T Tauri binary star system GV Tau. ...

The Abundance of Carbon Dioxide Ice in the Quiescent Intracloud ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2007)

D. C. B. Whittet, S. S. Shenoy, E. A. Bergin, J. E. Chiar, et al.

We present new observations with the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope of the solid-CO2 absorption feature near ...

Post-Outburst Infrared Spectra of V1647 Ori, the Illuminating Star of ...

The Astrophysical Journal (2006)

Erika Gibb, T W Rettig, S D Brittain, D Wasikowski, et al.

V1647 Ori is a low-mass star in the L1630 star-forming region that underwent an outburst in late 2003 and early ...

Probing the Evolutionary History of Comets: An Investigation of the ...

The Astronomical Journal (2020)

Nathan X. Roth, Erika L. Gibb, Boncho P. Bonev, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.

Post-perihelion volatile production and release from Jupiter-family comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková

Neil Dello Russo, Hideyo Kawakita, Boncho P. Bonev, Ronald J. Vervack, et al.

The Peculiar Volatile Composition of CO-dominated Comet C/2016 R2 ...

The Astronomical Journal (2019)

Adam J. McKay, Michael A. DiSanti, Michael S. P. Kelley, Matthew M. Knight, et al.

A Radial Velocity Survey of Embedded Sources in the Rho ...

The Astronomical Journal (2019)

Timothy Sullivan, Bruce A. Wilking, Thomas P. Greene, Lindsey Lisalda, et al.

Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden): Evidence for Depleted Organic Volatiles ...

The Astronomical Journal (2018)

Michael A. DiSanti, Boncho P. Bonev, Erika L. Gibb, Nathan X. Roth, et al.

A Tale of “Two” Comets: The Primary Volatile Composition of ...

The Astronomical Journal (2018)

Nathan X. Roth, Erika L. Gibb, Boncho P. Bonev, Michael A. DiSanti, et al.