Evan Skillman was born in Rochester, NY. He obtained his BA in physics from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Washington. His Ph.D. thesis, “Physical Conditions in Giant Extragalactic HⅡ Regions,” was supervised by Bruce Balick.
His first postdoctoral research position was at the Netherlands Foundation for Radio Astronomy in Dwingeloo, The Netherlands. There, he worked closely with Thijs van der Hulst. His second postdoctoral research position was as a Welch Foundation Fellow at the University of Texas working with Greg Shields. He joined the faculty of the Astronomy Department at the University of Minnesota in 1989. He has enjoyed sabbatical years at the Max Planck Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Garching, Germany, hosted by Simon White, and at the Insitute for Astronomy in Cambridge, UK, hosted by Stephen Smartt.
Evan is a multiwavelength observer of extragalactic objects, with a concentration on nearby galaxies. He has studied the interstellar medium, the stellar populations, the chemical abundances, and the dark matter content of nearby galaxies, with a focus on dwarf galaxies.
Education
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1984
B.A., Cornell University, 1977
Professional Background
Professor, University of Minnesota, 1997-present
Visiting Astronomer, Institute for Astronomy, Cambridge University, 2002-2003
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, 1993-1997
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, 1989-1993
Scientific & Professional Societies
American Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
International Astronomical Union
Royal Astronomical Society (England)
