M. Virginia McSwain

Physics Department | Lehigh University

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Ginny McSwain received her Ph.D. in Astronomy in 2004 from Georgia State University, under the supervision of Doug Gies. Her dissertation was titled, "The Evolution of Massive Stars: The Be Star and Microquasar Phenomena". She then held an NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University, continuing her studies of massive O- and B-type stars, classical Be stars, and runaway massive binaries. She joined the faculty at Lehigh University in 2007.
Fields of Interest Massive O- and B-type stars, binaries, and their evolution Young open clusters and OB associations High mass X-ray binaries and γ-ray binaries with neutron star or black hole companions of OB stars Classical Be stars Runaway massive binaries, ejected from open clusters by supernova or close gravitational encounters Origin of magnetic fields in massive stars