Refereed Publications

  • DiGiorgio Zanger, B. "Using oral exams in physics and astronomy courses." 2026, American Journal of Physics, 94(3), 173–179. (Editor's Pick)
    Journal · Preprint
  • DiGiorgio Zanger, B. "Using video games to teach Kepler's laws and orbital dynamics." Accepted by The Physics Teacher.
    Preprint
  • DiGiorgio Zanger, B., Westfall, K. B., Bundy, K., et al. "The Strength of Bisymmetric Modes in SDSS-IV/MaNGA Barred Galaxy Kinematics." 2024, ApJ, 973, 116.
    Journal · Preprint · Project page
  • DiGiorgio, B., Bundy, K., Westfall, K. B., et al. "A Novel Framework for Modeling Weakly-Lensed Kinematics and Imaging at Moderate Redshift." 2021, ApJ, 922, 116.
    PDF · Project page

Submitted and In Preparation

  • Donovan Meyer, J., et al. (incl. BDZ). "CHILES XII: ALMA imaging of CO(3-2) in a z = 0.376 CHILES galaxy — resolved atomic and molecular gas well beyond the Local Universe." Submitted.
  • DiGiorgio Zanger, B., Westfall, K. B., Bundy, K., et al. "Characterizing Stellar Population Gradients in Kinematically-Identified Bars." In preparation.
  • DiGiorgio Zanger, B., et al. "A Parametric Rotation Curve for Bisymmetric Motions in Barred MaNGA Galaxies." In preparation.

Dissertation

Modeling Asymmetry in the Rotation of Disk Galaxies. PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, June 2023. Advisors: Kevin Bundy and Kyle Westfall.

Recent Talks

Colloquia and conference talks since 2023. Invited talks are marked.

  • Lake Forest College, February 2026 — "Modeling irregularities in galaxy rotation"
  • Invited: Lafayette College Physics Colloquium, September 2025 — "Modeling irregularities in galaxy rotation"
  • American Association of Physics Teachers, Washington, DC, August 2025 — "Using the Kerbal Space Program rocketry video game to teach orbital dynamics in introductory astronomy"
  • Swarthmore College, February 2025 — "Modeling irregularities in galaxy rotation"
  • American Astronomical Society, National Harbor, MD, January 2025 — "Nirvana: a catalog of bisymmetric kinematic models for >1000 barred MaNGA galaxies"
  • Invited: University of Maine Physics Colloquium, April 2024 — "Modeling Irregularities in Galaxy Rotation with Spatially-Resolved Spectroscopy"
  • Williams College, March 2024
  • Juniata College, February 2024
  • University of Minnesota – Morris, January 2024
  • Colby College, April 2023
  • University of Utah Scientific Research Initiative, March 2023
  • Lycoming College, February 2023

Service

  • Referee for The Astrophysical Journal, The Physics Teacher, and the American Journal of Physics
  • Physics & Astronomy DEI Committee, Swarthmore College (2025–present)
  • American Association of Physics Teachers, South-Eastern Pennsylvania Section (2025–present)
  • Head Teaching Assistant, UCSC Astronomy Department (2019–2020, 2022–2023)
  • Conflict Resolution Team, UCSC Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (2021)