CV

Last updated 29 September 2026

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Academic Appointments

Postdoctoral Fellow
Science Research Initiative, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 08/2026 - Present

Lecturer in Astronomy/Postdoctoral Science Fellow
Columbia University, New York, NY, 07/2022 - 07/2026

Adjunct Lecturer in Physics & Astronomy
Barnard College, New York, NY, Fall 2025, Spring 2024/25/26

Graduate Research Assistant
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 06/2019 - 06/2022

Graduate Teaching Assistant
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 08/2018 - 05/2019

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Columbia University, New York, NY, 05/2016 - 07/2018

Education

West Virginia University, 08/2018 - 07/2022
Ph.D, Astrophysics, 07/2022
Thesis: Deep Radio Observations and the Role of the Cosmic Web in Galaxy Evolution
Advisor: Professor D.J. Pisano
M.S., Astrophysics, 05/2020

Columbia University, 08/2014 - 05/2018
B.A., Major: Astrophysics, Concentration: Mathematics
Advisor: Professor J. H. van Gorkom
Ben E. Horowitz Scholar

First & Second Author Publications

J. Blue Bird, N. Luber, H. B. Gim, [8 authors], CHILES XI: Resolved HI morphologies and the evolution of the H$_{2}$ / HI ratio over the last five billion years, ApJ, 998, 248B, arXiv: 2601:11011

Sabrina Stierwalt, Nicholas Luber, Zelie Goldberg Little, [7 authors], TiNy Titans HI: An Isolated, Compact, HI-Rich Group of Dwarf Galaxies: Discovering Satellites around Dwarf Hosts via HI Gas, ApJ, 997, 132S, arXiv: 2512.09174

Nicholas Luber, Sabrina Stierwalt, George C. Privon, [7 authors], Caught in the Cosmic Web: A Low-Mass Galaxy Undergoing Ram-Pressure Stripping, ApJL, 993, 1, L14 arXiv: 2509.15405

Nicholas Luber, Min Yun, Hansung Gim, Daniel Krista-Kelsey, D.J. Pisano, Emmanuel Momjian, Chris Hales, The CHILES Continuum & Polarization Survey: Survey Design and Noise Characterization, AJ, 170, 59, arXiv: 2504.20253

Nicholas M. Luber, Farhan Hasan, J. H. van Gorkom, [14 authors], CHILES IX: Observational and Simulated HI Content and Star Formation of Blue Galaxies in Different Cosmic Web Environments, ApJ, 985, 214, arXiv: 2504.03585

Nicholas Luber, D.J. Pisano, Jacqueline van Gorkom, [9 authors], CHILES VIII: Probing Evolution of Average HI Content in Star Forming Galaxies over the Past 5 Billion Years, ApJ, 985, 215, arXiv: 2504.02100

N. Luber, A. Muller, J. H. van Gorkom, et al., [19 authors], GASP XXXVII: The HI Properties of Galaxies in Clusters with Jellyfish Galaxies, ApJ, 927, 39, arXiv: 2201.00853

N. Luber, Sarah Pearson, Mary E. Putman, Gurtina Besla, Sabrina Stierwalt, Joel P. Meyers, Investigating the Baryon Cycle in Interacting Dwarfs with the Very Large Array and Pan-STARRS, AJ, 163, 49, arXiv: 2111.04795

N. Luber, J. H. van Gorkom, K. M. Hess, D. J. Pisano, X. Fernández, E. Momjian, Large-scale Structure in CHILES Using DisPerSE, 2019, AJ , 157, 254, arXiv: 1904.10511

K. M. Hess, N. M. Luber, X. Fernández, [27 authors], CHILES: HI morphology and galaxy environment at $z$ = 0.12 and $z$ = 0.17, 2019, MNRAS, 484, 2234, arXiv: 1811.12405

Other Publications

Henco Arlow, D.J. Pisano, [2 authors], Nicholas Luber, [4 authors], CHILES XII: The HI evolution of Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies between 0 < z < 0.48, MNRAS, 548, 738, arXiv: 2604.13679

Kelley M. Hess, John Hibbard, [2 authors], Nicholas M. Luber, [8 authors], CHILES X: Molecular and atomic gas at intermediate redshift, A&A, 705, A163, arXiv: 2510.07966

Hansung Gim, Min Yun, Nicholas M. Luber, Emmanuel Momjian, D.J. Pisano, Kelley M. Hess, Julia Blue Bird, Lucas Hunt, The CHILES Continuum \& Polarization Survey-II: Radio Continuum Source Catalog and Radio Properties, AJ, 170, 60, arXiv: 2504.20200

A. Bianchetti, F. Sinigaglia, G. Rodighiero, [3 authors], N. Luber, [23 authors], MIGHTEE-HI and CHILES Team Up: new constraints on the evolution of the M$_{HI}$-M$_{}$ scaling relation*, ApJ, 982, 82, arXiv: 2502.00110

Tirna Deb, Marc A.W. Verheijen, Bianca M. Poggianti, [11 authors], Nicholas Luber, [2 authors], GASP XXXIX: MeerKAT hunts Jellyfish in A2626, MNRAS, 516, 2683, arXiv: 2208.12950

Adam R. Kobelski, Lucas A. Tarr, Sarah A. Jaeggli, Nicholas Luber, [2 authors], A publicly available multi-observatory data set of an enhanced network patch from the Photosphere, ApJS, 261, 15, arXiv: 2205.01766

R. Dodson, E. Momjian, D.J. Pisano, N. Luber, [15 authors], CHILES VII: Deep Imaging for the CHILES project, a SKA prototype, AJ, 163, 59, arXiv: 2112.06488

J. Blue Bird, J. Davis, N. Luber, [15 authors], CHILES VI: HI and H$\alpha$ observations for $z$ $<$ 0.1 galaxies; probing HI spin alignment with filaments in the cosmic web, 2020, MNRAS, 492, 153, arXiv: 1811.12405

Mentored Students

Dafina Burlakova, High School Research Student, Stuyvesant High School

Mariska Laky, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Barnard College

Colby Malcom, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Columbia University
Current Graduate student at University of Leiden

Accepted Telescope Proposals

Very Large Array 25A-364, Gregory Walsh, Nicholas Luber, 2025, The State of HI Across The Major Merger Sequence, 75/90 hrs.

Very Large Array 24A-355, Sabrina Stierwalt, Nick Luber, Nitya Kallivayalil, [3 authors], 2024, Gas Kinematics in Dwarf-Dwarf Interactions: Fueling Hierarchical Assembly, 180/180 hrs.

Very Large Array 24A-349, Jingyao Zhu, Nick Luber, Mary Putman, 2023, Probing ram pressure stripping in dwarf satellite galaxies using 21-cm HI, 24/24 hrs.

Large Millimeter Telescope 2021-S1-US-22/2023-S1-US-8, Hansung Gim, Min Yun, Danielle Lucero, [4 authors], Nick Luber, [4 authors], 2021/2023, Exploring the evolution of total gas contents with the observations of galaxies within z=0.11-0.17,

Large Millimeter Telescope 2021-S1-US-16/2023-S1-US-18, Julia Blue Bird, Min Yun, Hansung Gim, [3 authors], Nick Luber, [5 authors], 2021/2023, Total Gas Content at High Redshift with CHILES and LMT,

Very Large Array 22B-244, Nick Luber, Pierre-Jacques, T., 2022, Dynamics and Evolution of Spiral-Elliptical Mergers using Neutral Hydrogen, 12/18 hrs.

Very Large Array 21A-386, Nick Luber, Terrence Pierre-Jacques, D.J. Pisano, 2021, Studying Spiral-Elliptical Mergers with Neutral Hydrogen, 8/18 hrs.

Very Large Array 21A-304, Blue Bird, J., Nick Luber, J.H. van Gorkom, [8 authors], 2021, CHILES in C-configuration, spin alignment in nearby galaxies and HI in filaments, 24/24 hrs.

Green Bank Telescope 19B-328, Nick Luber, D.J. Pisano, 2019, Diffuse HI Mapping of Host-Dwarf Galaxy Interaction, 2/2 hrs.

Green Bank Telescope 18B-357, D.J. Pisano, Jennifer Donovan Meyer, Evan Smith, [8 authors], Nick Luber, [2 authors], 2018, More mapping of CO(1-0) in the highest redshift HI detection in CHILES, 7.5/7.5 hrs.

Talks and Posters

Invited Seminar, HEAP Seminar, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Invited Talk Galaxies/AGN Journal Club, STScI, Baltimore, MD 03/2026

Colloquium, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY 02/2026

Talk, 247th AAS meeting, Phoenix, AZ 01/2026

Colloquium, Columbia University, New York, NY 02/2025

Talk, 245th AAS meeting, National Harbor, MD, 01/2025

Talk, AstroFest, Columbia University, New York, NY, 09/2024

Talk, IAU General Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, 08/2024

Talk, GASPISA, Pisa, Italy, 05/2024

Talk, 243rd AAS meeting, New Orleans, LA, 01/2024

Talk, AstroFest, Columbia University, New York, NY, 09/2023

Talk, The Evolution of Gas in and around Galaxies, Stanley, ID, 07/2023

Talk, GothamFest, Center for Computational Astrophysics, New York, NY, 01/2023

Talk, 241st AAS meeting, Seattle, WA, 01/2023

Talk, AstroFest, Columbia University, New York, NY, 09/2022

Dissertation Talk, 240th AAS meeting, Pasadena, CA, 06/2022

Invited Talk, Astronomical Sciences Seminar Series, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 11/2021

Poster, 231st AAS meeting, National Harbor, MD, 01/2018

Poster, AstroFest, Columbia University, New York, NY, 09/2017

Poster, AstroFest, Columbia University, New York, NY, 09/2016

Teaching

Seminar Instructor:

• Principles of Scientific Inquiry - University of Utah, Fall 2026 Discussion based course aimed at introducing science as a body of knowledge, a process, and a human endeavor.

• Frontiers of Science - Columbia University, 07/2022-07/2026
  Discussion-based course using four different scientific fields as material for learning scientific habits of mind.

Lecture Instructor:

• Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology - Barnard College, Spring 2026
  Survey astronomy course exploring stars, galaxies and cosmology through the lens of four key questions.

• Life in the Universe - Barnard College, Spring 2024, 2025, Fall 2025
  Survey astronomy course using the Drake Equation as a template for understanding possible extra-terrestrial life.

• General Physics II - Columbia University, Summer 2024, 2025
  The algebra-based introduction to mechanics fluids and thermodynamics, aimed for those on the pre-medical track.

• Another Earth - Columbia University, Fall 2024
  Survey astronomy course that uses the Drake Equation as a vehicle to understand possible extra-terrestrial life.

• General Physics I - Columbia University, Summer 2023
  The algebra-based introduction to mechanics fluids and thermodynamics, aimed for those on the pre-medical track.

Grader:

• West Virginia University - Astronomy 470, Fall 2020
  An introduction to general relativity for advanced physics undergraduate students.

Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor:

• West Virginia University - Physics 102, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
  The introductory electricity and magnetism lab aimed toward students pursuing degrees related to health sciences.

Outreach

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the role of the electromagnetic spectrum in astronomy with a specific focus on the radio geared towards an all age public audience. 09/2025

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the the effect of the cosmic web on galaxy evolution geared towards first-year college students. 09/2025

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the use of long integration radio observations to understand the nature of the sky at long wavelengths. 10/2024

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the use of radio interferometry to understand cold gas, the cosmic web, and galaxy evolution geared towards an all age public audience. 12/2023

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the use of radio interferometry to understand cold gas, the cosmic web, and galaxy evolution geared towards first-year college students. 10/2023

Talk, New York, New York, Lecture on the use of radio interferometry to understand cold gas, the cosmic web, and galaxy evolution geared towards international high school students. 10/2023

Talk, Fishkill, New York, Interactive lecture overviewing astronomical objects geared towards 3rd - 5th graders. 06/2023

Volunteer, Morgantown, West Virginia, Facilitating physics demonstrations and communicating astronomy in a community fair setting for all ages. 07/2021

Talk, Fishkill, New York, Interactive lecture overviewing astronomical objects geared towards 3rd - 5th graders. 05/2021

In the Media

Episode 27: Making a Milky Way, Searching for dwarfs, and elusive black holes, StarXiv Podcast, Feature, December 2025

A distant galaxy is being strangled by the cosmic web, NewScientist, Interview/Feature, November 2025

Core Conversations: Nicholas Luber CC’18, Columbia College Core Conversations, Interview/Feature, September 2025