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Carrie Filion, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Astrophysics

Bio

Carrie Filion joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) as a Flatiron Research Fellow in September, 2024. Carrie is interested in using both dynamical simulations and observations of stars in nearby galaxies to learn more about galaxy formation and evolution. She is also interested in using sonification both as a novel way to present and analyze data and as a mechanism for making astronomy more accessible to the blind and low-vision community. Carrie earned her Ph.D. in 2024 from Johns Hopkins University where she was advised by Professor Rosemary F.G. Wyse. Prior to her graduate studies, she earned her B.A. in physics at Bryn Mawr College.

Publications

The Milky Way’s Circular Velocity Curve Measured Using Element Abundance Gradients

The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv:2601.18876, March 2026

Danny Horta, Adrian M. Price-Whelan, Sergey E. Koposov, Jason A.-S. Hunt, et al.

Dynamical Origins of Azimuthal Metallicity Variations in the Galactic Disk: Insights from Kinematic Ridges with Gaia

The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv:2601.02494, February 2026

Carlos Jurado, K. Hawkins, Jason A.-S. Hunt, Z. Hackshaw, et al.

The DREAMS Project: A New Suite of 1,024 Simulations to Contextualize the Milky Way and Assess Physics Uncertainties

arxiv:2512.00148, December 28, 2025

Jonah C. Rose, Mariangela Lisanti, Paul Torrey, F. Villaescusa-Navarro, et al.

The DREAMS Project: Disentangling the Impact of Halo-to-Halo Variance and Baryonic Feedback on Milky Way Satellite Galaxies

arxiv:2512.02095, December 2025

Jonah C. Rose, Mariangela Lisanti, Paul Torrey, F. Villaescusa-Navarro, et al.

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