After receiving my Bachelor's degree in Astrophysics from Columbia University in 1986, I received my Ph.D. in Astronomy from Ohio State University in 1991.
I have held postdoctoral positions at Johns Hopkins University, Kitt Peak National Observatory and Steward Observatory of The University of Arizona.
I am a full member of the American Astronomical Society and the International Astronomical Union.
My scientific research is in the areas of observational cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, and active galaxies and quasars. Recent and current projects include an HST study of the "ultracompact" blue dwarf galaxy POX 186, and HST NICMOS spectroscopy of z ~ 6 QSOs discovered in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and serving as a member of the STScI "Home Team" on the HST Ultra Deep Field project.
POX 186: A Dwarf Galaxy in the Process of Formation?, Corbin, M.R. & Vacca, W.D. 2002, ApJ, 581, 1039
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS Imaging of the Core of M 87, Corbin, M.R., O'Neil, E. & Rieke, M.J. 2002, AJ, 124, 183
A Multivariate Analaysis of Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field - North, Corbin, M.R., Urban, A., Stobie, E., Thompson, R.I. & Schneider, G. 2001, ApJ, 551, 23
A full list of my publications including links to electronic versions of them can be found using the NASA ADS service. I also recommend the NASA Extragalactic Database (NED) for author and object queries.
The press release issued by STScI on the POX 186 results can be found here
Links to articles on the discovery of iron in z ~ 6 QSOs and its implications can be found here
A link to the press release on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field can be found here